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 – Canada Is Leaving Some Would-Be Immigrants Waiting Just to Hear Whether Their Application Has Been Received

Inconsistency in immigration processing times has always baffled — and annoyed — applicants anticipating that each application would be processed on a “first-in, first-out” basis. However, with immigration backlogs skyrocketing — more than 1.8 million across programs — and older applications piling up amid the operational disruptions, the frustration among applicants has reached a boiling point, as Canada scrambles to digitalize the application process.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/05/06/canada-is-leaving-some-would-be-immigrants-waiting-just-to-hear-whether-their-application-has-been-received.html

CBC News – Hong Kong Path to Canadian Permanent Residency Uneven for Some Young Graduates

People who’ve come to Canada from Hong Kong using a government program that was meant to get them working faster say they’re worried they won’t be able to qualify for permanent status. The Canadian government announced open work permits and two pathways to permanent residency for Hong Kongers over the course of 2021, pointing to the deteriorating human rights situation there, after the passage of the National Security Law. Canada offered the visa passage because of political unrest in Hong Kong after China cracked down on democratic activists.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/hong-kong-pathways-permanent-residency-1.6442812

CBC News – ‘Canada Benefits from Families Like Yours,’ Justin Trudeau Tells Afghan Refugees in Hamilton

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Hamilton on Friday to meet some of the families who are among the over 400 Afghan refugees who have resettled in the Ontario city. Of the 415 in Hamilton, 335 are government-assisted refugees and 80 have been privately sponsored. Trudeau and his son Xavier visited the Eastern Food Market on Upper Wentworth Street, where Hamilton Mountain MP Lisa Hepfner introduced the prime minister to two families.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/trudea-hamilton-afghan-families-1.6444513

Global News – London, Ont. Community to March for Ukrainian Mothers This Mother’s Day Weekend

With Mother’s Day around the corner, the London branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress is inviting the community to march in support of Ukrainian mothers amid the ongoing Russian invasion of their country. The “Mothers’ March for Ukraine” event, set to take place in Victoria Park on Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m., plans to honour the mothers who will spend Mother’s Day within war-fueled uncertainty.

https://globalnews.ca/news/8815578/london-ontario-march-ukraine-mothers-day/

Radio-Canada – Québec insiste pour renégocier son accord d’immigration avec Ottawa

Le gouvernement Legault assure être « irrité » par ces compétences partagées en matière d’immigration et réclame un « maximum de pouvoirs ». La défense de la langue française passe par l’immigration. Tel est l’un des arguments évoqués par Jean Boulet, le ministre de l’Immigration du Québec, lors de l’étude des crédits de son ministère, jeudi. L’élu caquiste n’a pas caché les intentions de son chef et de son parti, à l’orée des prochaines élections provinciales, prévues pour l’automne.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1881385/boulet-fraser-legault-canada-seuils-residents

La Presse – Plus compliqué que prévu de faire venir les Ukrainiens au Canada, admet Ottawa

Le ministre fédéral des Transports, Omar Alghabra, a déclaré jeudi que les compagnies aériennes canadiennes étaient prêtes à donner un coup de main pour amener des réfugiés ukrainiens au Canada sur des vols nolisés — dès que certains obstacles logistiques seront surmontés. Le ministre Alghabra souligne que plusieurs de ces Ukrainiens ne sont plus à l’endroit où ils se trouvaient lorsqu’ils ont demandé leur visa canadien, ce qui rend plus difficile l’organisation du transport aérien.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2022-05-05/guerre-en-ukraine/plus-complique-que-prevu-de-faire-venir-les-ukrainiens-au-canada-admet-ottawa.php