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.
National Post – Stop CBSA Policy Requiring Bulletproof Vests in Immigrant Detention: Advocates
A group of doctors, lawyers, legal scholars and human-rights organizations is calling on the federal government to halt the rollout of a new policy that will see border officers outfitted in defensive gear when dealing with refugees in detention. The policy is due to take effect first at a migrant holding centre in Toronto on Monday. Requiring Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers to wear defensive gear while working with detained migrants goes against international standards that say migrants in detention should not be kept in prison-like conditions, says Anthony Navaneelan, a lawyer.
Global News – Dragon Boat Racing Helping Newcomers Adjust to Life in Saskatchewan
The waters of Wascana Lake will come to life with tradition this week as the 2019 Regina Dragon Boat Festival gets underway July 18. More than 200 groups from across Canada will be competing, but for one team the activity is helping them adjust to a newfound life in Saskatchewan. More than 20 members from the Regina Immigrant Women Centre have formed a community racing team. “Whether it’s a sport or an activity, it’s someplace to socialize and to connect,” said Ritu Kalra of the Regina Immigrant Women Centre (RIWC).
Global News – Amnesty International Wants Canada to Suspend Refugee Agreement with U.S.
Amnesty International is calling on the Canadian government to suspend its Safe Third Country agreement with the United States in light of a controversial new refugee policy implemented this week by the Trump administration. The group says the policy no longer guarantees asylum seekers the same legal rights as those offered in Canada and could see some migrants sent back to countries where they face risks of violence and persecution.
CBC News – Law Society of Manitoba Suspends Immigration Lawyer Paul Hesse
The Law Society of Manitoba has suspended Paul Hesse following an investigation into his conduct. The immigration lawyer and former Manitoba Liberal Party president is alleged to have solicited business investments from his clients trying to come to Canada. According to sources, Hesse allegedly insinuated to clients, most of whom were from China, that by making investments in Canada, they could strengthen their immigration cases. He allegedly moved money from clients into the businesses of his then-romantic partner.
CBC News – Quebec’s Religious Symbols Law Passes 1st Legal Test as Judge Refuses Injunction
A Quebec Superior Court justice has rejected a request to temporarily suspend parts of the province’s new religious symbols law, though he did agree it raises “serious” constitutional questions. Justice Michel Yergeau said Thursday the court must defer, at this stage, to the power of elected politicians to pass legislation they believe is in the public good. The law, which was passed by the Coalition Avenir Québec government last month, seeks to affirm laicity, or secularism, within the province’s civil service.
Globe and Mail – A Faded Mosaic: Thunder Bay’s Struggle to Attract and Retain Immigrants
Thunder Bay’s foreign student population has spiked in the past decade from fewer than 200 to about 2,500, roughly half of them from India. These young men and women are bucking the trend in Thunder Bay. The isolation, small size and economic stasis of this city of about 120,000 have generally repelled immigrants over the past 20 years. Less than 10 per cent of the population is foreign-born, which is actually lower than in 2001.
