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.
CTV News – Lawyer Describes Chaos at Border as Iranian-Canadians Report Being Detained
According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), more than 60 Iranian nationals and American citizens were held at the Peace Arch border linking B.C. to Washington state after attending an Iranian pop concert in Vancouver. Among those reportedly held for questioning included Iranian-Canadians. Sam Sadr, an Iranian-Canadian who travelled to the U.S. using his Canadian passport, says he was held at the border for eight hours.
Globe and Mail – Newcomers to Canada Struggle Amid Toronto’s Housing Crisis
With a vacancy rate that hovers around 1 per cent and rents that have skyrocketed in the past five years, Toronto’s housing crisis has had an outsized effect on newcomers, particularly refugees, who the city identifies as some of its most vulnerable residents. Settlement agencies say the crisis has left their clients stuck in crowded, poorly maintained units or, in the most extreme situations, out on the street. Families seeking subsidized housing face waiting lists that can be more than a decade long.
CTV News – Iranian Canadians in Vancouver Voice Concerns as Iran-U.S. Tensions Escalate
On Thursday, the U.S. launched a targeted airstrike in Iraq, killing Qasem Soleimani, who was widely seen as the second-most-powerful figure in Iran. “The truth is, he was not a very good person,” says human rights advocate Fred Soofi, an Iranian Canadian. Iran has vowed retaliation for the killing of Soleimani, and Soofi told CTV News Vancouver he is concerned about tensions between the two countries escalating. Those concerns were shared by Golnaz Vihamta, an Iranian student who has been living in Vancouver for a year.
CBC News – Industrial Company in Sudbury Hires Foreign Workers to Fill Longstanding Need
Carriere Industrial Supply is located in Lively, a community in the City of Greater Sudbury. It’s a global manufacturer of industrial equipment. Dale Alexander is with Carriere Industrial. He says his company had been searching for experienced tradespeople for a number of years. When welders were needed, Carriere turned to the IVEY Group, an immigration and international recruiting agency in Sudbury. Working with the IVEY Group, Carriere recruited six welders from Mexico who arrived in Sudbury in November.
CBC News – Mounties Worried About Anti-Immigrant Backlash After Terrorism Arrests: Documents
Last January, the national police force charged a minor following a series of raids at two homes in Kingston. Police also arrested an adult male in connection with an alleged plan to detonate explosives at an undisclosed location, but later released him. On the day of the arrests, the RCMP, with the Kingston Police, drafted a public engagement strategy. “The arrest of a Syrian refugee may cause some negative reaction on the Syrian population and immigrant population due to current anti-immigration sentiments,” the strategy document reads.
Globe and Mail – Sweet Story: ‘Joyful’ Syrian Refugee Gains Canadian Citizenship
Tareq Hadhad was the first of his family to arrive in Antigonish, N.S., in December of 2015. Not long after the Hadhads settled in Nova Scotia, they founded Peace by Chocolate, a family-run chocolate company that started in a shed beside their home. It has now grown into a business that employs 55 people. Mr. Hadhad said he passed his Canadian citizenship test recently and that he hopes the swearing-in ceremony will be held at a large venue because he has received at least 1,000 requests from friends who want to attend.
