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 – They Hoped for Jobs and to Immigrate to Canada. For International Students, the Pandemic Has Dimmed that Hope
Tens of thousands of former international students’ immigration plans are now in limbo because they are running out of time to secure a job in the midst of massive layoffs and an economic slowdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. “There are hundreds and hundreds of us, but there is nothing we can do,” lamented de Paula, 28, who graduated from Centennial College with a postgraduate certificate in market research and analytics last May before landing a 12-month contract with Dufflet Pastries in July.
Global News – What Was Life Like for Chinese in Saskatchewan a Century Ago?
May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, a time to reflect on the contributions of the Asian community. However, being Asian in Canada wasn’t always celebrated. The Chinese community particularly faced challenges, starting in the 1880s when they first immigrated to Canada to build the Canadian Pacific Railway. Legislation was put in place as an attempt to keep Chinese from staying in Canada.
CTV News – Asylum Seekers on COVID Front Lines Should Get Visas, Advocates Say
Refugee claimants, many of them Haitian, have been bearing some of the brunt of Montreal’s COVID-19 battle, and some of their community leaders want to see that sacrifice recognized with a visa. Hundreds of asylum seekers, most of whom crossed into Quebec through Roxham Road in recent years, got jobs as orderlies while they waited for their refugee claims to be settled.
CBC News – Quebec Relies on Hundreds of Asylum Seekers in Long-Term Care Battle Against COVID-19
Marjorie Villefranche, executive director of Maison d’Haiti in Montreal’s Saint-Michel district, estimates that about 1,200 of the 5,000 Haitian asylum seekers the organization has helped since 2017 have become orderlies. Frantz André, who helped found the Action Committee for People without Status, an advocacy group that helps asylum seekers settle in Montreal, says there are many more who’ve flown under the radar. Asylum seekers make up a large portion of the “guardian angels” Quebec Premier François Legault has praised in his daily briefings.
Globe and Mail – Veteran Who Helped Bring 30,000 Ukrainian Refugees to Canada to Be Honoured in the U.K.
Marika Panchuk has spent much of her life listening to wartime stories about her father, Bohdan Panchuk, and meeting people across Canada who owe their lives to him. The former schoolteacher from Saskatchewan, who enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1939 and landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in 1944, became a key figure in helping more than 30,000 Ukrainian refugees come to Canada after the war.
CTV News – While She Treated Coronavirus Patients, the U.S. Denied this Canadian Doctor a Green Card
A New York doctor who has been treating coronavirus patients says she’s still reeling days after getting a devastating letter: Her green card application was denied. “I’m putting my life on the line every day to do this, and it’s just blowing my mind right now that they are not appreciating it or they don’t see the value in what I’m offering to do,” Dr. Julia Iafrate told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday. “I’m honestly beside myself. It’s like a slap in the face.”
