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 – Federal Government Commits to Waiving Citizenship Application Fees
The federal government has committed to waiving citizenship application fees that immigration advocates say are a major barrier that stops newcomers from becoming Canadian citizens. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in his mandate letter to bring forward a plan to eliminate the fees. Adult applicants currently pay a $530 for processing, and a $100 right-of-citizenship fee. Families have to pay an extra $100 for every applicant under the age of 18. A citizenship application for a family of four would cost $1,460.
CBC News – From Aleppo to Quebec City: Syrian Refugees’ Kitchen Co-Op Makes a Home in Provincial Capital
Aliments Ensemble is about to celebrate its third anniversary — a crucial year which could also mark a new beginning for the Syrian women who run the kitchen. The founder of the non-profit organization, Nour Sayem, said it was essential the project didn’t become a cocoon, where women would continue speaking Arabic. “If you cannot talk, you cannot communicate. You will never be integrated,” Sayem said.
CBC News – Home for the Holidays: Yazidi Refugees Reunite with Families in Calgary
Four Yazidi refugee children have been reunited with their families in Calgary on Christmas Eve, after spending more than four years in ISIS captivity in Iraq. Bindu Narula, with the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society, was at the Calgary airport to witness the tear-filled reunion on Tuesday. “It’s a perfect time of year for them to arrive so their families can spend some good time with them over the holidays and then we can start working solely on their integration,” she said.
CBC News – Nigerian Family Facing Deportation Say They’ve Been Misled by Former Legal Representative
Three weeks ago, the Bakare family were supposed to be deported. Instead, the day they were supposed to leave, Rasheedat Bakare collapsed — she’s six months into a high-risk pregnancy — so the the government issued a temporary delay. But Rasheedat and her husband, Afeez Bakare now say they’ve been misled by their legal representative at the time who advised them to withdraw their appeal after their previous refugee claim was denied, and instead file a humanitarian and compassionate grounds application.
Toronto Star – Produce Project Helps Yazidi Refugees in Manitoba Plant Roots
Salim Hasan, along with hundreds of other Yazidi refugees, harvested more than 9,000 kilograms of produce this year as part of a special farming project in Manitoba. The food was given to refugee families and leftovers were sold at farmers markets or given to food banks. “It’s an incredible sense of pride that they are able to work themselves,” said Nafiya Naso, a Yazidi resettlement co-ordinator.
London Free Press – Advocates Call for Better Laws, Awareness in Wake of London Labour Trafficking Charges
A string of human trafficking charges laid against three Londoners accused of illegally recruiting migrant workers and forcing them to live in “deplorable” conditions underscores the need for stronger protections for foreign workers, a labour advocate says. The charges were laid last week by London police as part of a year-long investigation involving Bethesda Agricultural Enterprises Inc., a recruitment firm that matched migrant workers with London employers and which allegedly brought workers into the city from Guatemala between 2015 and 2017.
