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.


CTV News – ‘I’m Really Happy’: Ukrainian Immigrants Find Solace in Winnipeg After Fleeing War

Three Ukrainian immigrants escaping conflict in their country are calling Winnipeg home, with the road to becoming part of the community fast-tracked by people’s generosity. Alireza Pourjam moved to Kyiv from Iran for post-secondary education in 2018. While studying in Ukraine, he met his wife, Kateryna Butylina. The two were forced to flee their home in Ukraine for Turkiye amid the Russian conflict. The couple wound up in Winnipeg in October, hoping to make a new life here in Canada.

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/i-m-really-happy-ukrainian-immigrants-find-solace-in-winnipeg-after-fleeing-war-1.6152945

CBC News – B.C. Health Minister Calls on Ottawa to Halt Deportation of Hospital Worker

British Columbia’s health minister is speaking out in support of a hospital worker at risk of being deported to Mexico, arguing she should be allowed to continue to contribute to the province’s health-care system. Adrian Dix said British Columbians have relied on workers like Claudia Zamorano throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Zamorano and her family say they fled Mexico almost five years ago following death threats from organized crime groups in the west coast city of Colima.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/claudia-zamorano-royal-columbian-hospital-housekeeper-deportation-1.6650513

ONFR+ – Comprendre d’abord les défis de l’éducation en contexte linguistique minoritaire

Un colloque organisé sur le campus de l’Université d’Ottawa par l’Observatoire sur l’éducation en contexte linguistique minoritaire (OÉCLM) et réunissant une douzaine d’experts a mis en lumière, vendredi dernier, les défis de l’enseignement. Au programme : pénurie, immigration et rétention. Les besoins de demain ne sont pas tant à portée de main. Le caractère urgent de la pénurie d’enseignants a jailli des divers témoignages de panélistes et du public, composé d’enseignants, de chercheurs et d’institutions francophones.

https://onfr.tfo.org/comprendre-dabord-les-defis-education-en-contexte-linguistique-minoritaire/

Radio-Canada – Le Manitoba dit vouloir accroître l’immigration francophone

Le gouvernement du Manitoba s’engage à augmenter l’immigration francophone dans la province. À cette fin, elle participe au salon Destination Canada qui a lieu en France et au Maroc au cours des prochains jours. Une proportion faiblissante de Manitobains parlent français à la maison, et le français est la première langue officielle parlée par un nombre décroissant d’habitants, selon le recensement de 2021. La Société de la francophonie manitobaine a longtemps souligné l’importance de l’immigration francophone pour contrer ce recul.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1932616/destination-canada-salon-jon-reyes-francais

CBC News – This Afghan Refugee Arrived in Sask. Last Year. Now He Is on a Mission to Help Other Newcomers Feel at Home

Hardly two hours before the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul was bombed on Aug. 26 last year, Najibulla Sorosh was there with his family. A month later, he arrived in Saskatchewan. Now he is helping other Afghan refugees resettle. Sorosh, 47, said he understands their plight. Last week, a charter flight of 350 Afghan refugees landed in Saskatoon, with 221 staying in Saskatchewan. Twenty-eight of them are settling in Prince Albert and receiving help from Sorosh, a settlement counsellor at the local YWCA.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/more-afghan-refugees-arrive-in-saskatchewan-1.6648099

CBC News – Pakistan Warns Paperless Migrants About Jail Time, Alarming Afghans Waiting to Come to Canada

Pakistan is threatening to throw people in jail for up to three years if they do not renew their visas by the end of 2022. The process costs applicants hundreds of dollars each — putting families that escaped Afghanistan and the Taliban with little or no money at a serious disadvantage. A video ad produced by Pakistan’s Ministry of the Interior has been streaming on government social media channels and on television since the start of October.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/afghan-migrant-refugee-canada-pakistan-1.6645091