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 – Quebec to Impose a ‘Values Test’ on Immigrants as of Jan. 1
The test will be part of the province’s selection process and must be taken within a two-year period before candidates can apply “for selection for permanent immigration,” states the official Gazette of Quebec, the official publication of the Quebec government. “If you compare our test to the test that already exists in Canada about knowing Canada, it’s not very different,” Quebec Premier François Legault said Wednesday.
Globe and Mail – Canada Should Consider Refugee Resettlement Program for Venezuelans, Says UNHCR
Renata Dubini, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees director for the Americas, said Canada could add to its leadership role in finding a resolution to the crisis in the South American country by establishing a resettlement effort for Venezuelans, as it did for Syrian refugees four years ago. Ms. Dubini said such a program would be a “blessing” as surrounding countries take in most of the 4.5 million Venezuelans who have fled since 2015 – a number the UNHCR predicts will grow to 6.5 million by the end of 2020.
Info Radio-Canada – Le milieu des affaires insatisfait de l’augmentation des cibles d’immigration
Le gouvernement Legault a confirmé sa volonté de rehausser les seuils d’immigration, moins d’un an après les avoir baissés. Cependant, cette augmentation n’est pas aussi importante que ce qu’avait revendiqué le milieu économique lors des consultations publiques cet été. Finalement, le ministère de l’Immigration a confirmé sa volonté d’accueillir entre 49 500 et 52 500 personnes en 2022, comme cela a été envisagé avant les consultations publiques cet été.
Curator Aanjalie Roane’s project, Scary Immigrants, is all about juxtaposing mundane family photos — the kind stuck on fridges, framed on living room bookshelves or slotted into photo albums across Canada — and captioning them with common xenophobic tropes. “The project is really seeking to confront those stereotypes in their face and show exactly how absurd they might be,” she said.
Toronto Star – They’re Immigrants to Canada. So Why Are They Supporting Far-Right Parties that Want to Reduce Immigration?
The most recent federal election saw a small but distinct cadre of people of colour and immigrants supporting and in some cases even running for far-right populist parties such as the People’s Party of Canada, the National Citizens Alliance and the Canadian Nationalist Party. All of these parties wanted to reduce immigration and scrap Canada’s official multiculturalism policy. For parties such as the People’s Party of Canada that were accused of harbouring racist candidates and policies, there’s an obvious benefit to having candidates and supporters of colour, says Akaash Maharaj, CEO of the Mosaic Institute.
CBC News – B.C. Supreme Court Rejects Class Action Suit Over Foreign Buyers Tax
Justice Gregory Bowden dismissed Jing Li’s claim after finding that the 20 per cent tax levied against foreign purchasers of residential property in B.C.’s hottest housing markets does not discriminate against either Asian or Chinese buyers. In a 43-page decision released Friday, Bowden found that the tax draws distinctions based on citizenship — not ethnic or national origin. And that people who don’t have Canadian citizenship, including Chinese nationals, don’t have to pay the tax if they are permanent residents or provincial nominees.
