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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.
Hamilton Spectator – A One-Stop Shop For Newcomers Opens On Main East
It’s a one-stop shop for newcomers, and it’s entirely free. After Settlement and Integration Services Organization’s (SISO) funding was cut in February, pockets of organizations aimed to ease the transition for new Canadians popped up across the city [Hamilton], offering to take up the new slack. In an effort to consolidate those services — and provide a few of their own — the Newcomer Welcome Centre opened its doors this week at St. Peter’s Anglican Church at 705 Main Street East.
The King Township Sentinel – Region’s Immigration Settlement Strategy Lays Ground For Community Collaboration
York Regional council recently endorsed the York Region Immigration Settlement Strategy, which includes a long-term vision to support the overall well-being of both newcomers and long-time residents. The strategy builds on York Region’s reputation as a welcoming and inclusive community and identifies priorities to help newcomers fully integrate into the community economically, socially, culturally, civically and politically. The strategy is a focal point for collaborative action involving newcomers, service providers, community organizations, businesses and government.
The Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants congratulates Charles Sousa on his appointment as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. OCASI wrote to the new Minister to highlight priorities and concerns for Ontario’s immigrant and refugee serving sector. They include the need for provincial investment in settlement and integration services including the Newcomer Settlement Program; improving labour market integration for immigrants; negotiating a new immigration agreement for Ontario; the OCASI-led research initiative ‘Making Ontario Home’; access to healthcare; and growing levels of immigrant poverty, particularly among racialized immigrants.
The Guardian – How Latino Voters Will Choose In 2012
President Obama is campaigning in key swing states with high Hispanic populations for the upcoming 2012 presidential election, as he makes his way through Los Angeles and Las Vegas this week. In 2008, when he ran against Senator John McCain, he received 67% of the Latino vote. Now, however, he is on shaky ground with Latinos since his administration has deported a record number of immigrants, which has had a very direct negative impact on our community.
The Globe and Mail – Ottawa Moves To Curb Marriages Of Convenience
The suspicions started when the same relatives showed up again and again in wedding photos. Then came the elaborately staged – and entirely fake – wedding receptions. Now, as Canadian intelligence officials working in China, India and other foreign missions are locked in a cat and mouse game to nab immigration fraudsters, Ottawa is preparing to unveil a new “conditional” immigration status to curb marriage fraud. The new category will make it easier for Ottawa to deport a sponsored spouse who is later found to have lied in a bid to come to Canada.
The Globe and Mail – Philanthropy Now Part of Diwali Festivities In Canada
“[…] Two Diwali hospital charity fundraisers this year in the Toronto area, where about 40 per cent of Canada’s South Asians live. Together they raised $1.8-million for the Trillium Health Centre in Mississauga and the University Health Network in Toronto– a significant amount of money by any measure, and a sign, Ms. Kataria said, that Canada’s South Asian community is prospering and adapting its traditions to what many South Asians see as Canadian cultural norms.”
