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 – School Board Reportedly Gets Federal Funds to Fight Quebec Secularism Bill, Angering Immigration Minister
Simon Jolin-Barrette says it’s not right that Quebec taxpayer money should go toward fighting a law most people in the province support. The Montreal Gazette reports the English Montreal School Board received $250,000 from the federal government’s Court Challenges Program to mount legal challenges against two provincial laws, including the controversial religious symbols law known as Bill 21. The program, which the Trudeau government reinstated in 2017, provides financial support to groups bringing human rights or language-related cases of national significance before the courts.
Le Soleil – 125 000$ d’un programme fédéral pour contester la loi sur la laïcité
Québec accuse le gouvernement Trudeau de faire indirectement ce qu’il ne fait pas directement en finançant une contestation judiciaire contre la loi 21 sur la laïcité. « Ce n’est pas acceptable et le gouvernement fédéral doit s’expliquer », s’est insurgé mercredi le ministre québécois de l’Immigration, Simon Jolin-Barrette. La Commission scolaire English Montreal (CSEM) a reçu 125 000 $ du Programme de contestation judiciaire (PCJ) pour contester la loi 21, qui interdit le port de signes religieux aux employés de l’État en position d’autorité, dont les enseignants.
ICI-Nouveau-Brunswick – Les réfugiés syriens participent à l’économie canadienne
Les réfugiés syriens arrivés il y a quatre ans en Atlantique s’intègrent bien à la société canadienne. La plupart ont trouvé du travail, malgré certaines barrières sur les plans de la langue et de l’éducation, et leur niveau de vie s’améliore. Mais l’écart demeure important avec la moyenne des familles canadiennes.
CBC News – Want More Immigrants? Put More Money Into Support System, Multicultural Council Says
If New Brunswick wants to boost its population, the province needs to put more money into frontline settlement agencies, the New Brunswick Multicultural Council says. During his state of the province speech last week, Premier Blaine Higgs laid out a goal of attracting up to 10,000 newcomers a year by 2027. “You set a big goal and we need to build the right plans and make the necessary investments to achieve that goal,” said Alex LeBlanc, executive director of the New Brunswick Multicultural Council.
CTV News – Calgary Boy Writes Immigration Minister in Attempt to Stop His Family’s Deportation
A Calgary family is facing deportation back to Sri Lanka even though two of their children were born in Canada. The family’s eldest son, nine-year-old Maneth Fernando, penned a letter to Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Marco Mendicino, in a last ditch effort to have Ottawa intervene. “Canada is a safe place with lots of good schools and my friends are here,” Maneth told CTV News.
The Guardian – No Issues, Backlog in Processing New Immigrants, Says Immigration Canada
Immigration Canada says there are no backlogs in processing permanent residency, citizenship or other applications in the Atlantic provinces. In a recent Guardian article, many newcomers to Canada voiced their concerns on the permanent residency application process and the seeming lack of support from Immigration Canada. Béatrice Fénelon, a spokeswoman with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), says offices in Canada are open to clients and offer citizenship, immigration and settlement services, mostly by appointment.
