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.
Windsor Star – For World Refugee Day, City Hall Illuminated Blue
Windsor’s new city hall is being bathed in blue Friday and Saturday nights, to mark World Refugee Day. “There are more refugees and displaced people in the world right now than at any time in human history,” Mike Morency, executive director of Windsor’s Matthew House Refugee Centre, said Friday as he explained the local efforts underway to celebrate the strength and resiliency of people fleeing their homes to escape war, violence, persecution or natural disaster.
CBC News – Canadians Among Most Active in Online Right-wing Extremism, Research Finds
The research, led by the U.K.-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) think-tank, identified more than 6,600 online channels — pages, accounts or groups — where Canadians were involved in spreading white supremacist, mysogynistic or other radical views. On some forums, Canadians were found to be “highly active,” even more, on average, than users in the U.S. and Britain.
Toronto Star – East Asian Canadians Face a ‘Disproportionate’ Mental Health Impact of COVID, Study Says
Based on random sampling, researchers surveyed 2,033 respondents online with questions ranging from demographic status to the impact of COVID-19 on workplaces, personal habits, risk perceptions and discrimination. “While the current COVID-19 pandemic has had deleterious mental health impacts on all Canadians, some groups have been more vulnerable than others,” concluded the joint study by York University and the University of British Columbia, published this week by the Social Science Research Network journal.
Global News – International Students Feeling Helpless as COVID-19 Leaves Semester Hanging
Aydolu Simsek is one of many international students worried about lack of income, increasing tuition or that they could run out of time to complete their studies before their visas expire. Some feel they are being left behind when it comes to government aid and other help during the pandemic. Like many international students, she was hoping her study permit could lead to permanent resident status.
London Free Press – COVID-19 Hits Minorities, Poor Disproportionately in London Area: Health Unit Data
Minority groups are over represented among confirmed COVID-19 cases in London and Middlesex County, a new report by health officials says. The data, collected by London-area health officials since April, are key to ensuring communities that need the most help aren’t left behind, one diversity advocate says. Although minority groups — defined as people who are non-Caucasian, excluding Indigenous people — represent 17 per cent of the area’s population, according to the 2016 census, 27 per cent of all COVID-19 cases involve members of the cohort
Toronto Star – Allegation that Toronto Bylaw Officer Racially Profiled Two Black Women Sparks Investigation
Two Black women say a white city of Toronto bylaw officer racially profiled them Tuesday — an allegation that has sparked a third-party investigation and was dubbed “extremely disturbing” by Mayor John Tory. A five-minute, 13-second video posted to Instagram on Tuesday shows the women accusing the uniformed bylaw officer of asking for their identification but not those of other non-Black people in the same area of Centennial Park in Etobicoke. In the video, the bylaw officer denies their allegations.
