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.
Globe and Mail – Immigrants Drive Canada’s Urban Growth as Housing Costs Linked to Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal Exodus
Canada has long relied on immigration to drive population gains, particularly of late, as the country undergoes a record-setting run of increases. In each of the Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver areas, net international migration was the primary driver of population gains in the most recent year. Take out immigration, and each of those census metropolitan areas’ populations would be decreasing.
CBC News – Chinese Students Barred from Middle School After Father’s Work Permit Expires
Jerry, 11, and his five-year-old sister, Sophia, have been studying at the CC Art Gallery in downtown Fredericton for the past 21 days, while his dad tries to get an extension to his Canadian work permit. “I can teach them [but] they need their own friends,” said their father, Yougun Fu, who also goes by Lex. Lex moved his family to Fredericton in July 2018, where he worked in online marketing for the gallery. He applied for an extension to his work permit last April. In July, Lex was told his application was unsuccessful — the same month the work permit officially expired.
CBC News – 50% of Immigrants in Province Leave After 5 Years, New Data Show
Immigrants moving to New Brunswick have boosted the province’s population, which has hit a record high of more than 780,000 people. But a closer look at the numbers suggests many of them don’t want to spend their lives here. According to a report titled Immigrant Retention in New Brunswick: Results from Biznet and Citizen Database, retention rates are high during the first year after arrival, but then those numbers change. The retention rate is around 75 per cent the first year. Over three years, that number drops to 60 per cent. And over the span of five years, about half are still in the province.
Chronicle Herald – Nova Scotia Welcomes Record-Breaking Number of Immigrants
Nova Scotia welcomed a record-setting 7,580 new permanent residents in 2019. According to recently released federal government data, the new permanent residents surpass the previous record of 5,970 in 2018. The province endorsed 1,208 newcomers and their families under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot in 2019 compared to 872 in 2018. The pilot was created in 2017 to address labour shortages in Atlantic Canada by allowing eligible employers to hire foreign-trained workers and international graduates.
CTV News – Facing Divisive Deportation, a London Family Is Seeking Help
Despite living in London for four years, Levan Sanadze has been ordered out of the country by the end of March. Sanadze came to Canada on refugee status from Georgia in Eastern Europe but has now had his application denied. Jennifer Black-Sanadze married Sanadze a year ago and they now have a four-month-old child. “I have applied for spousal sponsorship and we have contacted our MP,” says Black. “We just need more time for all of the approvals and background checks to go through.”
CBC News – U.S. Admits Border Officers Wrongly Detained Iranian-Born Travellers at Canada-U.S. Border
The top official with U.S. Customs and Border Protection has admitted border officers wrongly held and interrogated Iranian-born travellers — many of them Canadian and American citizens — at the Canada-U.S. border after military tensions with Iran escalated last month. “That was not in line with our direction and so that was immediately corrected,” said Mark Morgan, CBP’s acting commissioner, on Tuesday. “We do not target anyone based on their nationality, race, creed.”
