Media Roundup

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.


Radio-Canada – Les seuils d’immigration pourraient être revus à la baisse, annonce François Legault

« C’est quelque chose qu’on va regarder », a admis François Legault, mardi, en conférence de presse. Selon le premier ministre du Québec, cette décision pourrait être prise, en raison, notamment, du taux de chômage élevé qu’on va avoir dans les prochains mois. On n’est pas rendu là, mais effectivement, c’est quelque chose qu’on va regarder. Je pense qu’il faut tout revoir, entre autres le nombre d’immigrants, a-t-il précisé.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1693908/immigration-coronavirus-quebec-legault-cibles

National Post – Farmers, Food Processors Get Federal Funds to Help Foreign Workers Isolate

Employers bringing thousands of agricultural labourers into Canada in the coming weeks will be required to quarantine them before they can work, and the federal government is promising to offset some of the costs. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced $50 million in federal funding Monday to provide $1,500 per worker, which can be used to cover wages while they are in quarantine or the costs of space to isolate for the 14 days required under a law meant to stop the spread of COVID-19.

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/farmers-food-processors-to-get-federal-funds-to-help-foreign-workers-isolate

CBC News – ‘I Need to Go Outside’: Pandemic Rules Prove Tough for Families in Apartments

Strict new rules for Ottawa’s parks are creating a new set of problems for immigrant families who live in apartments with no access to private green spaces. In the Capital Towers building off Donald Street, many of those families include Syrian refugees with young children — and the lure of the park that lies at the foot of their building is hard to ignore. “Sad. So sad,” said Belal Alodih, who lives in an apartment with his parents and two younger siblings.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/pandemic-covid-19-ottawa-apartment-no-greenspace-1.5530502

Globe and Mail – Toronto Refugee Shelter Says 11 Residents, a Dozen Staff Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus

A Toronto shelter for refugees says 11 residents and a dozen of its staff have tested positive for COVID-19, the largest outbreak so far in a type of facility that health experts and activists have warned is an easy place for the virus to spread. Patricia Mueller, the chief executive officer of Homes First Society, a non-profit that operates the Willowdale Welcome Centre in North York, told The Globe and Mail that two of the homeless people were in hospital.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-toronto-says-23-homeless-people-have-tested-positive-for-covid-19/

CTV News – 300 Health-Care Workers Urge Toronto Officials to Protect Homeless Population Amid Pandemic

Hundreds of Toronto doctors and nurse practitioners have penned an open letter to officials with the City of Toronto, Public Health Ontario, and Ontario Health, urging “rapid” action to prevent further outbreaks in the city’s shelter system. The letter, which was released on Monday, is calling on health leadership in the province to immediately implement a number of measures at shelters, including issuing an order under the Health Protection and Promotion Act to ensure physical distancing of at least six feet between clients.

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/300-health-care-workers-urge-toronto-officials-to-protect-homeless-population-amid-pandemic-1.4894625

La Presse – Travailleurs étrangers : une aide de 50 millions pour les agriculteurs

Alors que le Québec a accueilli cette fin de semaine ses premiers travailleurs agricoles étrangers, le gouvernement fédéral promet 50 millions de dollars aux producteurs agricoles, aux pêcheurs et aux transformateurs alimentaires pour les aider à payer les coûts « importants » de la quarantaine de ces travailleurs. « L’industrie alimentaire fait face à de grands, grands, défis », a martelé la ministre fédérale de l’Agriculture et de l’Agroalimentaire, Marie-Claude Bibeau, qui a fait l’annonce lundi midi de ce coup de pouce à l’industrie agricole canadienne.

https://www.lapresse.ca/covid-19/202004/13/01-5269134-travailleurs-etrangers-une-aide-de-50-millions-pour-les-agriculteurs.php