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.
The Guardian – Government Announces Changes for International Students Beginning Studies Online
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said in a news release the changes will give students who will be beginning a new program online abroad this fall with a Canadian school “more certainty about their ability to enter Canada once travel and health restrictions are eased.” The new measures include fast-tracking study-permit processing for students who have submitted a complete application online. The government will also allow students to count the time spent taking courses online abroad toward their eligibility for a post-graduation work permit
CBC News – Hotline Becomes Lifeline for Migrant Workers Secretly Reporting Poor Conditions on Canadian Farms
Migrant farm workers have been among the hardest hit groups during the pandemic. The virus has infected close to 1,000 of them in Ontario, three of whom died. It has sparked calls for governing bodies to improve workers’ conditions. Before the pandemic, hotline staff said calls were mainly about things like Employment Insurance and migrant workers rights in Canada. But as coronavirus took hold, Kit Andres, an organizer with the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, said they noticed an increase in calls about conditions on the farms.
La Presse – Laval lance une consultation pour lutter contre le « profilage racial et social »
Laval lance une vaste consultation auprès des citoyens et des policiers afin de trouver des façons de lutter contre « le profilage racial et social » dans la deuxième ville du Québec pour le nombre d’immigrants accueillis. « Ce qu’on veut, c’est écouter », dit le chef de police Pierre Brochet en entrevue avec La Presse.
Toronto Star – Police Urge Man, Caught on Viral Video Yelling Racist Insults in Mask Dispute at Mississauga Grocery Store, to Turn Himself In
Peel police have issued a summons for a man caught on viral video in a racist tirade against employees at a T&T grocery store in Mississauga following a mask dispute last week. “Hate crime incidents impact our community, creating a ripple effect,” Peel police chief Chief Nishan Duraiappah said in a statement Wednesday night. “Reporting hate crime is essential to stopping these incidents; we are committed to pursuing these incidents.”
CTV News – Canada Will Have to rely on Immigration as Global Fertility Rate Plummets: Study
Canada’s current openness to immigration must continue if the country wants to maintain one of the world’s largest economies for the rest of the century, according to a new study projecting global population and economic trends between now and 2100. The study, which was published Tuesday in The Lancet, primarily focuses on an anticipated decline in the world population as fertility rates fall in the second half of the 21st century.
CBC News – Local Soccer’s Reckoning with Racism, on the Pitch and in the Stands
As the spotlight continues to shine on racism in Canadian police forces, board rooms and classrooms, local sports teams are speaking out about the slurs they face on the soccer field and the indifference they encounter from game officials. For players like Elvis Lufungulo, lacing up also means bracing for the insults that might be hurled his way as he plays defence for the African Caribbean United soccer team in London, Ont.,
