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.
CBC News – Refugees Face More Hardship Settling During Lockdown, Advocates Say
Newer refugee arrivals face even bigger hurdles in accessing accommodation and stable financial assistance because of the pandemic, said Loren Balisky, director of engagement at Kinbrace, a B.C. refugee housing and support service. One of his clients, a young single mother from East Africa, arrived in Canada seeking protection on March 20, 2020. She was referred to a temporary shelter and put in touch with a lawyer to help with her application for refugee status. A week later, immigration offices started to close.
CBC News – Winnipeg Seamstress Donates Hundreds of Face Masks to Newcomers in Memory of Mother
Suhaiba Ahmed, owner of Nile Bridal and Alterations in South Pointe, has made between 200 and 300 masks for people staying at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba. She says it’s something her mother — who taught her how to sew and to help others — would do. “Doing these masks is not easy,” said Ahmed, adding that she spent between 10 and 15 hours per day making them last week.
Global News – Canada Is Releasing Immigration Detainees at ‘Unprecedented’ Rates Amid COVID-19 Fears
On March 17, there were 353 immigration detainees held in provincial jails and immigration holding centres across Canada, according to data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). By April 19, that number dropped by more than half to 147 detainees, 117 of whom were being held in provincial jails. The remaining 30 were held in one of Canada’s three immigration holding centres located in Toronto, Laval, Que., and Surrey, B.C.
Chronicle Herald – ‘It’s Not Easy at All’: Newcomers Separated from Loved Ones During Pandemic
As travel restrictions remain in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Canada, newcomers to Nova Scotia whose plans were to be reunited with their loved ones have been put on the back burner. In recent weeks, several airlines have halted international travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Air Canada recently announced it is suspending most international flights until June, while Air Transit and Sunwing Airlines Ltd. have canceled all trips until May 31.
ICI Manitoba – Une couturière de Winnipeg offre des centaines de masques aux nouveaux arrivants
Pour aider de nouveaux arrivants winnipégois à rester en sécurité durant la pandémie de COVID-19, une couturière a fabriqué et donné des centaines de masques de protection en tissu. Elle espère ainsi honorer la mémoire de sa mère décédée il y a un an. Dans son atelier de South Pointe, la propriétaire de Nile Bridal and Alterations, Suhaiba Ahmed a déjà produit près de 300 masques pour de nouveaux arrivants fréquentant l’Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM).
CBC News – Afghan Woman in Windsor Finds Empowerment Through Poetry
It was just six years ago when Bas Bibi Shiva boarded an airplane in Afghanistan — leaving behind her family, friends and the country that she called home. Among the items she took with her to Windsor, Ont. were five of her poetry books — two of which remain unpublished. She spoke to CBC News in Dari, one of the languages spoken in Afghanistan, about the difficulties she faced when she first moved to Canada and how poetry has helped her find a deeper connection to her new home.
