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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.
London Free Press – Border Services Set Quota for Stripping Refugee Status
The Canada Borders Services Agency (CBSA) is beefing up efforts to strip refugee status from those who don’t qualify by setting a new target for how many such cases it will deal with annually. “This is a first,” immigration lawyer Richard Kurland said Thursday. “I’ve never seen disclosure of a quota for stripping refugee status.” Kurland provided QMI Agency with a CBSA operational bulletin from last September obtained through an Access to Information request. “The CBSA has committed to referring a minimum of 875 vacation or cessation cases per year for the duration of this initiative to the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) of the (Immigration and Refugee Board),” officials said in the bulletin.
Radio-Canada – Une Winnipégoise veut faire venir son mari au pays, mais essuie les doutes
Une immigrante libérienne tente de faire venir son mari à Winnipeg, mais le gouvernement canadien ne croit pas à la relation. Martha Cummings assure pourtant que son histoire d’amour avec Lindquist Newray dure depuis 40 ans et a survécu à la guerre civile au Liberia. Le couple s’est marié dans un camp de réfugiés au Ghana, en 2008. Toutefois, quand Mme Cummings a fait une demande pour faire venir M. Newray au Canada, l’immigration canadienne le lui a refusé en expliquant que l’authenticité de la relation était mise en doute. « Pourquoi m’acharnerais-je depuis 2006 à faire venir, au Canada, un homme avec lequel je n’aurais pas l’intention de vivre? », se demande la Winnipégoise.
Prince Albert Daily Herald – Job Fair Targets Permanent Residents
Newcomers to Canada were among the many job seekers who met with potential employers on Wednesday during an annual job fair at the Quality Hotel. Organized by the francophone organization Conseil de la Coopération de la Saskatchewan (CCS) in partnership with the Prince Albert Multicultural Council, YWCA, Regional Newcomers Centre, Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy and Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the event was open to all job seekers while targeting a specific demographic. […] To attract its desired audience, the CCS promotes the fair by targeting spaces such as the Multicultural Council, Gateway Mall and YWCA, where job seekers and permanent residents tend to be more plentiful.
London Free Press – Langille Paved Way for Immigrant Success
The community of Londoners who serve immigrants is mourning the loss of a woman who has long been at its helm. Anne Langille, executive director of WIL Employment Connections died Jan. 4. She was 63. […] For the past 23 years, she has been with WIL, which started as Women Immigrants of London and evolved over the years to serve both women and men immigrants as well as non-immigrants who face barriers to work. […] She was an advocate for newcomers to the city and for women and a vocal supporter of knocking down barriers to the workforce for skilled immigrants. Langille also had a strong business mind, worked well with government funders and was ahead of the curve on immigrant issues, recalled those who knew her best.
CBC – Woman Tries to Bring Husband to Canada, Told Relationship Isn’t Real
A woman who came to Winnipeg as a Liberian refugee wants to bring her sweetheart of 44 years to Canada, but she says immigration officials don’t think the relationship is real. Martha Cummings-Newray, now a Canadian citizen, says living through a lengthy civil war in their home country meant she did not have the documents to prove the length of her relationship with her current husband, Lindquist Newray. As a result, the federal government has rejected her application to bring him to Canada. […] David Matas, an immigration lawyer in Winnipeg, says the government does not put much weight in the sponsor’s judgment in many cases.”The Canadian spouse doesn’t want to be used, doesn’t want to be tricked, and has made a decision based on a lot more knowledge than Canada Immigration has,” he said.
Radio Canada International – Vous êtes camionneur? Un emploi vous attend peut-être au Manitoba!
Arnold Brothers Transport, une entreprise de camionnage de cette province canadienne est en effet à la recherche de conducteurs pour ses camions. […] Selon l’Association du camionnage du Manitoba, il manquerait entre 16 000 et 18 000 camionneurs au Canada. En cause : une population vieillissante et une industrie croissante. […] Depuis deux ans, une agence de placement de Régina aide des entreprises de la province de la Saskatchewan à embaucher des travailleurs étrangers. Prud’homme International a ainsi aidé une centaine d’immigrants francophones à s’installer en Saskatchewan, dont certains sont aussi camionneurs de métier, mais également mécaniciens ou soudeurs.
