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The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
Radio-Canada – Immigrants et régions : aussi une question électorale
Le sort des immigrants, qui ont choisi de vivre en région, ne semble pas interpeller les partis politiques. C’est du moins ce qu’en pense M’Bouré Oumar Sidibé. L’étudiant malien de 22 ans souligne le manque de vision des politiciens qu’il entend sur les étrangers. On ne les entend pas, dit-il, ni sur la situation actuelle, ni sur le futur. M’Bouré Oumar Sibibé et ses deux cousines ont choisi de s’installer à Matane pour poursuivre une formation collégiale. M’Bouré Oumar Sidibé étudie en comptabilité. Sa cousine, Madina Dem, souhaite devenir préposée aux bénéficiaires. Pour eux, il faudrait des programmes pour inciter les immigrants à s’installer et fonder une famille en région.
Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada – Communiqué – Scarborough accueille de nouveaux citoyens de plus
Au cours des deux dernières semaines, plus de 4 500 nouveaux citoyens originaires de plus de 140 pays ont été accueillis au Canada lors de 49 cérémonies de citoyenneté organisées au bureau de Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada (CIC) de Scarborough. Cela comprend les cinq cérémonies qui se déroulent aujourd’hui au bureau de CIC de Scarborough, au cours desquelles la citoyenneté canadienne sera octroyée à quelque 500 personnes provenant de 63 pays. De telles cérémonies démontrent que le gouvernement du Canada travaille à améliorer l’efficacité du programme de citoyenneté, aidant ainsi plus de personnes à réaliser plus rapidement leur rêve de devenir Canadien.
La Presse – Des organismes veulent diriger la campagne sur les inégalités sociales
À l’invitation de la Fédération des femmes du Québec (FFQ), plusieurs organismes à vocation sociale ont interpellé les partis politiques, dimanche, afin que la campagne électorale aborde les inégalités sociales. Ces organismes souhaitent les partis politiques reconnaissent la présence de ces «inquiétantes» inégalités. […]Lancé en ligne par la FFQ, le texte «Agir pour un Québec sans inégalité» a été signé par plus de 800 personnes et groupes. Lors d’une conférence de presse donnée à Montréal, dimanche, Femmes autochtones du Québec, le Regroupement des activistes pour l’inclusion au Québec, le Conseil des Montréalaises, Québec inclusif, le Centre commémoratif de l’Holocauste, la Collective des féministes musulmanes, le Collectif pour un Québec sans pauvreté, le Pink Bloc et la Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes se sont joints à la FFQ pour rendre publics les 832 signataires de cet appel.
Toronto Star – Study Identifies Language Gaps in Health Care
Based on language data in the Canadian census and medical directories, researchers found a big gap between the number of patients in Ontario who don’t speak English or French and the number of doctors who can speak their mother tongues. About 18 per cent of the 20,000 primary-care physicians in the province can “conduct a conversation” in a language other than English or French, and only 3.7 per cent can speak one of the top unofficial languages spoken in Ontario — Chinese, Italian, Punjabi, Portuguese and Spanish. […] “It’s known that the communication between patients and physicians is fundamental to health-care access and delivery,” said Jennifer Sears, a researcher in epidemiology and lead author of the recently released study, Potential for Patient-Physician Language Discordance in Ontario. […] While those who don’t speak English or French could work on their language skills to better communicate with their doctors, Sears said it would also be helpful for Canadian medical schools to increase the enrolment of students proficient in non-official languages as immigration growth continues.
Inside Halton – Norwegian Delegates Visit Halton to Learn About Education System
A desire to learn how to improve assistance to newcomers and special needs students saw a Norwegian delegation visit Ontario — and Oakville — this week. About 20 school counsellors from Rogaland County stopped by Holy Trinity Secondary School and St. Marguerite d’Youville Elementary School Wednesday to learn how the Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) delivers special education, fosters inclusion and provides socio-educational support for newcomers. […] “For many years we didn’t have a lot of diversity in our population in Halton, but we’re seeing huge changes, especially in Milton, which is the largest growing (town) in Canada,” [Principal Justine O’Grady] said. O’Grady also noted a partnership with Halton Multicultural Council, which is a community-based settlement agency supported by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, has provided the school with a youth settlement worker who liaises with newcomer families to assist in the transition into the community.
Vancouver Sun – B.C. Will Need to Look Overseas to Fill Some of Expected One Million Openings
B.C. will see a million job openings by 2020 — most within the next three years — and it will be necessary to look beyond Canada’s borders to fill many of them, says the province’s deputy jobs minister. There are 47 projects worth half-a-billion dollars or more on the books in the province today, Dave Byng told a business audience in Vancouver on Friday. Three quarters of the work associated with them will be in northern B.C., and most are related to liquefied natural gas. […] Immigration Minister Chris Alexander said changes to the federal program next year will bring skilled workers with job offers to Canada within six months. It will also allow British Columbia to exceed its federally-imposed quota of skilled workers that come in through the provincial nominee program, he added.
