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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.
Le plus haut tribunal du Canada refuse d’entendre la cause de Jorge Sosa, un homme qui habitait à Calgary et que le Canada a extradé vers les États-Unis, afin d’y subir un procès pour avoir menti aux agents d’immigration à propos de sa participation présumée à un massacre de civils au Guatemala.
Des Maliens qui font l’objet d’un ordre d’expulsion demandent au gouvernement Harper d’imposer un moratoire sur leur renvoi dans leur pays d’origine. Ils craignent pour leur sécurité à cause du conflit qui déchire le Mali. Ils affirment avoir peur des djihadistes islamistes qui sévissent dans le nord du Mali.
La famille Suarez risque d’être séparée si le gouvernement fédéral va de l’avant et déporte Omar et Édith Suarez. Le 31 décembre au soir, alors que la famille s’apprêtait à fêter la nouvelle année, elle a reçu une lettre du ministère de la Citoyenneté et de l’Immigration Canada, leur annonçant que la demande de résidence permanente pour Omar et Édith avait été refusée.La famille espère au moins avoir un sursis de six mois pour permettre à Omar de terminer son année scolaire et de pouvoir trouver une solution permanente à la situation.
http://fr.canoe.ca/infos/societe/archives/2013/01/20130125-154326.html
Three Edmonton employers have been charged under the Immigration and Refugee Act after they hired two Filipino workers from Israel, then gave them lower-wage jobs than promised before firing them. The investigation involved two Filipino men in their 30s who came to Canada from Israel to work at a local coffee shop in Edmonton under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. The plan was for the men to send money back home to their families in the Philippines, said Const. Neal Jespersen, one of the case investigators with the RCMP immigration and passport section in Calgary.
Extra scrutiny introduced by Ottawa to crack down on citizenship fraud means thousands of immigrants will have to wait as long as nine years to become full-fledged citizens. Until recently, immigrants with permanent resident status had to wait three years before filing a citizenship application, which would then take about 21 months to process in routine cases — for a total of about five years. Last May, the federal government introduced a more rigorous “residence questionnaire” for some applicants, to establish proof that they’ve actually been present in Canada. Applicants were told the detailed four-page forms — which must be accompanied by proof such as tax returns, pay stubs, and airline tickets to document even brief absences — would take 15 months to process. But this month, those applicants are learning they’ll have to wait four more years to get their files assessed.
Canada will launch a brand new program on April 1 to recruit innovative immigrant entrepreneurs who will create new jobs and spur economic growth, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. “Our new Start-Up Visa will help make Canada the destination of choice for the world’s best and brightest to launch their companies,” said Minister Kenney. “Recruiting dynamic entrepreneurs from around the world will help Canada remain competitive in the global economy.” The Start-Up Visa Program will link immigrant entrepreneurs with private sector organizations in Canada that have experience working with start-ups and who can provide essential resources.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-01-24.asp