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 – ‘Most Stressful Experience’: Express Entry Draws Resume, But Long Waits Take Toll

Canada’s immigration department is restarting its draws today for all programs under Express Entry — a system used to select so-called economic immigrants — after it temporarily shut down over the pandemic and travel restrictions that came with it.  While this would come as good news for many stuck in the considerable backlog of applicants seeking permanent residency, those who spoke with CTVNews.ca say the long pause and wait times have led to uncertainty and suffering in their lives.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/most-stressful-experience-express-entry-draws-resume-but-long-waits-take-toll-1.5975324

Le Devoir – Un « petit nombre » de demandeurs d’asile ont été transférés du Québec à l’Ontario

Depuis le 30 juin, Ottawa a commencé à transférer un « petit nombre » de demandeurs d’asile vers Ottawa et Niagara Falls pour réduire la pression sur le Québec, a déclaré lundi un porte-parole d’Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada sans donner de détails. « Le nombre exact de demandeurs d’asile avec un voyage ultérieur vers l’Ontario n’est pas définitif pour le moment », a déclaré Aidan Strickland dans un courriel.

https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/730017/un-petit-nombre-de-demandeurs-d-asile-ont-ete-transferes-du-quebec-a-l-ontario

CBC News – Work to Settle 230 Displaced Ukrainians Begins After Plane Arrives in Saskatchewan

On Monday evening, 230 displaced Ukrainians stepped off a plane at Regina International Airport and into their new lives in Canada. The plane, which flew direct from Warsaw, Poland, carried people displaced from their homes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “It’s a really proud day,” said MLA Terry Dennis, the legislative secretary responsible for Saskatchewan-Ukraine relations, at the airport.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/work-settle-urainian-after-plane-arrives-1.6510686

CBC News – Family Stuck in Long Wait for N.B. Medicare Card Told to Pay $30,000 Bill in 30 Days

Charlotte McGee and her family have accumulated more than $30,000 in medical bills while waiting for their New Brunswick Medicare cards, and they’re now being told to pay up. McGee relocated last year to Saint Andrews from Maine with her husband, Brody, a nurse who used to live in New Brunswick, and their two young children. They applied for Medicare in October and have been waiting ever since. McGee said her family doesn’t have the money to pay the medical bills.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/medicare-cards-delay-medical-bills-1.6510013

CBC News – Deportations Halted for Two Edmonton Families at 11th Hour

Two Edmonton families facing imminent deportation — one to Mexico, the other to the Philippines — have been granted reprieves. Luis Ubando Nolasco, Cinthya Carrasco Campos and their eight and nine-year-old daughters were supposed to be on a flight to Mexico on Monday. The family fled to Canada in 2018 and sought refugee protection after a family member’s homicide. The government rejected their applications to stay and they were ordered to leave the country. But the couple says that on Saturday, they met with Edmonton Centre MP and federal Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault, who told them their deportation had been paused and they don’t have to leave.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/deportations-halted-for-two-edmonton-families-1.6510229

Le Devoir – Les délais pour le Certificat de sélection du Québec humanitaire explosent

Le gouvernement Legault accuse des retards sans précédent dans la délivrance du Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) pour des immigrants que le Canada a pourtant acceptés comme résidents permanents pour motifs humanitaires. Alors que ce n’était qu’une formalité de quelques semaines, il faut maintenant près d’un an pour obtenir ce précieux sésame, qui donne accès à d’importants services, dont l’assurance maladie du Québec. Sans le CSQ, il n’est pas non plus possible pour un demandeur de conclure son dossier de résidence permanente.

https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/729705/immigration-un-document-essentiel-qui-se-fait-attendre