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.
CBC News – Welcome Place to Lose One-Third of Budget After Federal Funding Cut
Welcome Place learned last Friday the money it normally gets from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada earmarked for their work with government-assisted refugees will end in April. Rita Chahal, the executive director of the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council, also known as Welcome Place, says the federal funding makes up about one-third of the budget and will impact staffing. These changes could affect long-time staff members, many who were previously refugees themselves, she said.
National Post – For Recent Immigrant Youngsters, Nascent Soccer Club Provides Continuity
Eagles FC, a soccer club comprising nearly 60 newcomers to Canada, including immigrants and refugees, that established itself as a full-blown club last September. The club is a not-for-profit organization, so the players are only charged for the cost of the activities including the league participation fees. The next thing is to find a sponsor, said team manager Noor Sakhniya.
CTV News – As Turks Flee Oppression, Ottawa Urged to Speak Out on Human Rights Issues
It’s long past time for the federal government to publicly condemn human rights violations that have been going on in Turkey for years, an Ottawa-based human rights activist says. More than 3,000 Turkish families have landed in Canada seeking asylum during the last three years, said Vaner Kaplan, who represents a group called Advocates of Silenced Turkey in Canada that documents human rights violations in the eastern European country and presses for change from abroad.
CBC News – As Quebec Cuts Immigration, Businesses Turn to Temporary Foreign Workers
As the Quebec government slashes immigration levels this year, it is also overseeing a huge increase in the number of temporary foreign workers coming to the province. The inflow of temporary workers is helping Quebec deal with an increasingly dire labour shortage, but experts say the strategy is unsustainable economically and makes newcomers more vulnerable to exploitation. Under the federal temporary foreign worker program, Quebec’s consent is required to bring a worker to the province.
CBC News – Immigration Minister Pushes Back as UN Agency Urges Quebec to Take More Refugees
A representative from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is urging Quebec to take in more refugees — not fewer — in the face of a historic level of displacement across the globe. “It’s not only good for the refugees. But it’s also good for the province and for the country because they contribute to the society — economically and socially,” Jean-Nicolas Beuze, the agency’s point person in Canada, said Thursday.
Toronto Star – Testy Words Exchanged Between Quebec Immigration Minister and UN Refugee Representative
Quebec has spent hundreds of millions of dollars resettling refugees and asylum seekers over the past few years, which is more than its fair share, Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette told a United Nations representative Thursday during a testy exchange at the legislature. In response, Jean-Nicolas Beuze, the representative in Canada of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said Jolin-Barrette seems to consider asylum seekers a “burden” on Quebec society.
