Media Roundup

La revue de presse fournit des liens aux articles récents et archivés, à la fois en anglais et en français, sur l’immigration et la diversité lesquels ont été publiés dans les média locaux et nationaux. Il y a également des articles internationaux. Cette section est mise à jour hebdomadairement.


Toronto Star – CBSA Detainee Dies in Custody on Christmas Day in Surrey, B.C.

Border officials say a detainee at an immigration holding centre in Surrey, B.C., has died after being found unresponsive on Christmas Day. Canada Border Services Agency says in a statement that first responders were called to the centre, where staff were attempting resuscitation. But it says “all efforts to revive the detainee were unsuccessful,” and they were pronounced dead by the first responders.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/12/27/cbsa-detainee-dies-in-custody-on-christmas-day-in-surrey-bc.html

La Presse – Le guichet unique sera prêt en juin, assure le Ministère

Cette fois, c’est la bonne, promet le ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI). Maintes fois annoncé, jamais livré, l’ambitieux projet de guichet unique permettant d’accéder facilement à tous les cours de francisation offerts par Québec ouvrira comme prévu dans moins de six mois, assure le Ministère. Le Ministère est déjà « la porte d’entrée unique » pour les cours à temps complet et ce sera « la même logique pour le temps partiel » le 1er juin prochain. La francisation en entreprise relèvera aussi de Francisation Québec.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2022-12-27/francisation/le-guichet-unique-sera-pret-en-juin-assure-le-ministere.php

 

Globe and Mail – Deep Job Cuts in Silicon Valley Could Bring Tech Workers Back to Canada

More than 150,000 tech workers have been laid off this year, according to an online tally. The cuts have been wide and deep, slicing across companies, global offices and nationalities – Canadians included. But could their losses be Canada’s gain? It’s a potentially critical question for the entrepreneurs and visionaries who see a moment for this country to find serendipity in grim times. The dramatic change in Silicon Valley’s fortunes has created “opportunity for Canada to reclaim some of its talent,” said Jennifer Holmstrom, a Canadian who leads talent and recruitment for GGV Capital, a global venture capital firm.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-silicon-valley-layoffs-hiring-talent-canada/

Globe and Mail – Banks Competing for New Immigrants as a Key Source of Business Growth

The largest Canadian banks have spent years building and honing offerings for newcomers to Canada, as well as referral networks to reach them before they arrive. That’s for good reason: A large majority of banks’ new customers are immigrants, far eclipsing the growth that comes from young adults growing up, or established clients switching financial institutions.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-banks-competing-for-new-immigrants-as-a-key-source-of-business-growth/

CBC News – Ukrainian Refugees Turn to Dance as They Adjust to New Life in Canada

In the basement of the Ukrainian National Federation in Montreal, Anastasiia Solianyk stands in a circle with other women, swaying gently to the music. It’s a grey Saturday morning in December, and she’s at her weekly therapeutic dance class. The dance class is part of a wellness program through the Montreal branch of the Ukrainian National Federation to support people like Solianyk soon after they arrive, and help them adjust to life in Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ukraine-refugee-mental-health-dance-1.6691108

CBC News – She Worked on the Front Lines During COVID-19. Now She Could Be Deported and Ripped from Her Daughter

One year after the federal government vowed to do more to give status to undocumented workers, Canada is pressing forward with deporting a personal support worker, separating her from her child and sending her back to the country from which she says she ran for her life. Fatumah Najjuma, a 29-year-old, fled Uganda while pregnant in 2018 after she says she was disowned by her family and her life was put in danger for her religious and social affiliations.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/deportation-canada-worker-permanent-resident-najjuma-1.6696207