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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.
A woman claiming political persecution was on the verge of deportation to her native Kenya — after her testimony at a refugee hearing was deemed incoherent and evasive — when it was revealed a Swahili translator had “butchered” what she was saying.Last week, a Federal Court of Canada judge gave the woman another chance to state her claim — clearly, this time.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/07/18/translator-error-sinks-womans-refugee-hearing/
Canada let 25 per cent fewer immigrants into the country in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2010, raising concerns the Conservative government is embarking on a bold plan to restrict the country’s immigration levels.The number of permanent resident visas issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada between January and March fell from 84,083 in 2010 to 63,224 this year, according to figures obtained by the Star.
http://www.thespec.com/news/canada/article/564824–immigration-to-canada-drops-by-25-per-cent
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says hundreds of Afghan translators who risked their lives working with Canadian troops in Afghanistan and continue to be at risk will be moving to Canada in the next few months. Kenney originally announced the “fast-track” program a couple of years ago to help Afghans who face what he called “extraordinary personal risk” by working with Canadians in Kandahar. “We’ve received a few hundred applications. We are expecting that we’ll probably end up admitting about 550 people who qualify for the program, which exceeds our original estimate of about 450,” Kenney said Friday.
Immigrants, particularly recent newcomers, have borne the brunt of unemployment as a result of the recent recession, a new study says. The unemployment gap between immigrant and Canadian-born workers has grown since the global economic meltdown set off in late 2008 and newcomers in Greater Toronto were most affected, says the study being released Friday. It is part of a project by the Toronto Immigrant Employment Data Initiative, made up of researchers from York University, University of Toronto and Ryerson University who study immigrant integration in the labour force based on government data.
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1025095–immigrants-hardest-hit-by-recent-recession-study-says
A festival celebrating the biggest Curinghesi population outside Italy will have a special addition this year when the statute of Our Lady of Carmel is outfitted with a new crown for the first time. […]Nearly 2,000 Curinga natives live in London. Many emigrated after the Second World War, bringing traditions such as the festival of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
More new Canadian citizens hail from China than almost any other country in the world, but military brass in Ottawa are facing an uphill battle in persuading a significantly greater proportion of Chinese-Canadians to embrace a career in the armed forces. Chinese-Canadians are among the fastest-growing visible minority groups in the country, and the People’s Republic of China has ranked first or second as a source of new citizens in recent years.