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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.
L’Hebdo Journal – Les organismes discutent d’immigration
Plus de 25 représentants d’organismes communautaires de Trois-Rivières se sont réunis la semaine dernière pour évaluer les différents défis que pose l’immigration dans le quotidien des organismes. «Ça fait environ deux ans qu’on entend davantage parler de l’intégration des immigrants, d’où l’organisation de cette rencontre-échange. Il y avait un besoin de voir comment on peut arrimer les services entre les organismes », explique Amélie Dubuc, directrice générale de la Corporation de développement communautaire de Trois-Rivières.
Inside Toronto – Undocumented Workers in Toronto Fear for Future, City Committee Told
One estimate for Toronto is 200,000 residents living underground, Macdonald Scott, a licensed immigration consultant with the Law Union of Ontario, but he added “this is a community that for obvious reasons doesn’t want to come forward and be counted.” More people are coming to Canada on temporary work permits, but a federal policy known as Four In, Four Out requires them to leave after four years. It’s inevitable many will choose not to leave starting in April, 2015, when the provision kicks in, said Audrey Macklin, a University of Toronto law professor […] “What you have then is a law that manufactures illegality,” said Macklin, adding people who lose legal status in other provinces are likely to come to Toronto, “because if they’re going to live in the shadows, they’re going to do it in a place where they’re least likely to be detected.” As the number of residents with “precarious immigration status” rises in the city, the advocates warned, wages will be driven down and conditions at some workplaces will worsen.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada News Release – Minister Kenney Pays Tribute to Black Canadians in Law Enforcement
As part of Black History Month, all Canadians are invited to take part in recognizing the achievements of black Canadians who work in law enforcement, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. “Black Canadians have made significant contributions to all areas of Canadian life, and this year we are focusing our celebration on the contributions of past black pioneers and present leaders who have done so much to serve and protect our communities,” said Minister Kenney, at the Canadian War Museum for the launch of Black History Month.
Challenges – L’Allemagne peu ouverte à la main d’œuvre non qualifiée
L’Allemagne reste insuffisamment tournée vers le recrutement de main-d’oeuvre étrangère, particulièrement non diplômée, pour compenser l’impact d’une population nationale vieillissante sur son marché du travail, montre une étude de l’OCDE publiée lundi 4 février.
Si “l’Allemagne est l’un des pays de l’OCDE avec le moins de barrières à l’immigration de travailleurs hautement qualifiés”, celle “de travailleurs sans diplôme universitaire est difficile”, explique l’OCDE dans son étude sur le recrutement de travailleurs immigrés en Allemagne, présentée lundi à Berlin. 25.000 travailleurs immigrés hors Europe par an.
Winnipeg Free Press – Study Urges Germany to Stop Discouraging Foreign Job-Seekers if it Wants to Fill Skills Gaps
Germany needs to improve its sales pitch to foreign job-seekers if the country wants to fill a looming shortage of high-skilled workers. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says Germany lags behind other countries such as Australia, Denmark, Canada and Britain in attracting top candidates from abroad. The Paris-based think-tank said in a report published Monday that the immigration process in Europe’s biggest economy has a poor reputation among foreign job-seekers and German companies despite the fact that the system is comparatively open and efficient.
Financial Post – Latin American Immigrants Make Waves in Canada as Generation Ñ
The [Toronto Hispanic Chamber of Commerce] recently released a report it says is the first of its kind in Canada, defining the profile of the Hispanic business community in the GTA. The group recorded more than 500 Latin American-owned businesses in the city, mostly in the food and beverage sector and personal and professional services, such as legal, accounting and immigration consultation. Out of the few hundred professionals it surveyed, 91% reported having a bachelor degree or higher. The THCC also estimates the economic impact of Latin American businesses on the Toronto-area economy at anywhere from $49.2-million to $73.8-million in direct effects.
