Une alliance nationale visant à fournir une base factuelle pour l'établissement et l'intégration des nouveaux arrivants, ainsi que pour la promotion de communautés accueillantes au Canada
La revue de presse fournit des liens aux articles récents et archivés, à la fois en anglais et en français, sur l’immigration et la diversité lesquels ont été publiés dans les média locaux et nationaux. Il y a également des articles internationaux. Cette section est mise à jour hebdomadairement.
Toronto Star – New Toronto Data Reveals COVID-19’s Disproportionate Toll on Racialized and Low-Income Groups
Experts say new data confirms what they had feared: COVID-19 is hitting racialized and lower-income groups harder than the rest of Toronto’s population and is exposing long-standing inequities related to poverty and racism. Torontonians who are Black, below the poverty line and underhoused are disproportionately represented in case data collected by Toronto Public Health and presented by medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa on Thursday.
Global News – Ontario Migrant Worker Demands More Protection from Federal Government Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
An Ontario migrant worker called on the federal government Thursday to provide permanent residency status for all workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Luis Gabriel Flores Flores spoke at a press conference alongside an employment lawyer and Syed Hussan, executive Director of Migrant Workers Alliance for Change (MWAC) at the office of federal Minister of Immigration, Marco Mendicino.
CBC News – Non-Profit Groups Ask City to Make Winnipeg Streets Safer, More Pedestrian Friendly for Newcomers
A group of Winnipeggers hosted a block party on Thursday to urge the city to make streets friendlier for pedestrians cyclists, particularly those who are newcomers to Canada. Organizers of the “Love 30 on 30” block party — held on Ellen Street between McDermot and Bannatyne on Thursday, the 30th day of the month — say they want the city to reduce all residential speed limits to 30 km/h.
ICI Toronto – Un Mexicain demande un statut permanent pour tous les travailleurs agricoles
Un Mexicain qui a été congédié d’une ferme au centre d’une éclosion de COVID-19 en Ontario demande au gouvernement fédéral d’accorder le statut d’immigrant aux travailleurs agricoles au pays pour éviter qu’ils ne soient exploités ou menacés d’expulsion. Ses défenseurs assurent qu’un statut complet leur accorderait des garanties entourant leur santé et leurs conditions de travail.
Toronto Star – ‘My Life Has Stopped Again’: After Fleeing Wars in Yemen This Canadian Refugee Fears the Grim Job Market Brough on by COVID-19. He’s Not Alone
Just as Salem Bin Mahri was starting to feel grounded, the COVID-19 lockdown upended the Canadian refugee’s new life. His English classes were abruptly suspended in March, and social isolation killed any developing new friendships. Now, as his first anniversary in Canada fast approaches and the year of financial support – $1,056 a month – from Ottawa comes to an end, the Toronto man wonders how he is going to survive.
Global News – Children Afraid of Father in Kuwait Can Stay in Canada for Now, Ontario Court Says
Three children should not be sent back to their allegedly abusive father in Kuwait pending the outcome of their parents’ custody dispute in Canada, Ontario’s top court ruled Wednesday in a case that attracted United Nations attention. In setting aside an order that the two boys and a girl should be returned to the Middle East, the Ontario Court of Appeal found the judge had failed to recognize the risk they faced.
