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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.
Edmonton Journal – Labour Federation Critical of New Rules that Speed Up Hiring of Foreign Oilsands Workers
Accelerated approvals for temporary foreign workers and provisions that allow employers to pay them up to 15 per cent less than Albertans will depress wages for oilsands workers, says the province’s labour federation. Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, presented a torn-up paycheque to staff at federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s office in Calgary Friday to protest changes he says will rip off an estimated 100,000 workers building and operating heavy oil facilities.
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BBC – Greece’s Problem with Immigration
The influx of new arrivals here has made immigration a hot social issue and a key theme in the upcoming election. In last month’s inconclusive poll, the virulently anti-immigration Golden Dawn party swept into parliament for the first time in its history, promising to lay landmines along the border with Turkey. […] Last month, Golden Dawn members rounded on a derelict factory in Patras traditionally used by immigrants for shelter. They threw petrol bombs and set fire to parts of the building, clashing with riot police.
Canoe News – Feds to Track Down Failed Refugees Collecting Welfare
Immigration officials are moving ahead with a plan to monitor provincial welfare rolls to identify refugees who’ve abandoned their claims or returned to their homeland and are still receiving benefits. […]The proposal was part of a 2003 Canada-U.S. agreement on information-sharing to crack down on fraud, terrorists and failed asylum seekers.
Calgary Herald – Groups Join Forces to Address Skilled Trade Shortage in Oilsands
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and the country’s building trades unions are teaming up to tackle labour challenges. Dave Collyer, CAPP’s president, said the approach will target improved labour availability, workforce mobility, training and immigration. “We as an industry have an interest in making sure we have the skilled labour we need to grow the industry going forward,” he said. […] “Improve incentives to move within Canada for work, and as needed, increase both permanent and temporary immigration.”
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Winnipeg Free Press – Appeal Mechanisms Needed for Biometric Visa Plan Due to Imperfect System: Report
Saying no biometrics system is perfect, an internal report urges the federal government to create an avenue of appeal for visa applicants who are rejected because of a false fingerprint match. The Conservative government is moving toward using biometrics — such as fingerprints, iris scans and other unique identifiers — to vet all foreigners entering the country. As a first step, it soon plans to require applicants for a visitor visa, study permit or work permit to submit 10 electronic fingerprints and a photo before they arrive in Canada. The prints will be searched against RCMP databanks.
This article is no longer available online. Please contact the media source directly for more information. Original Source: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/appeal-mechanism-needed-for-biometric-visa-plan-due-to-imperfect-system-report-157038795.html
Globe and Mail – Feds to Create Anti-Human Trafficking Squad After Coaxing From U.S.
Canada’s new action plan to combat human trafficking, announced Wednesday with great fanfare, comes after years of prodding by the United States to do just that. The U.S. State Department’s most recent annual report on “trafficking in persons,” released last year, lamented an inadequate level of co-operation between the federal government in Ottawa and the provinces.
