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.
Radio-Canada Info – Le ministre de l’Immigration insiste sur l’apport économique des réfugiés
Le ministre fédéral de l’Immigration, Ahmed Hussen, aimerait que le Canada accueille plus de réfugiés – et il estime qu’un plus grand nombre d’entre eux devraient pouvoir entrer par le biais des programmes d’immigration économique. Dans un discours devant les participants à une conférence soulignant la Journée mondiale des réfugiés, jeudi à l’Université d’Ottawa, le ministre Hussen, lui-même arrivé au Canada en tant que réfugié, a parlé avec passion de la nécessité pour le pays d’en faire davantage.
Globe and Mail – Asylum-Seeker Border Crossings Down Nearly 50 Per Cent in 2019 Compared with Last Year
Numbers from the Immigration Department show 5,140 irregular asylum seekers – people who enter Canada between official border crossings – entered the country between January and May of this year, 46 per cent fewer people than the 9,481 asylum seekers who crossed during the same time frame in 2018. A spokeswoman for Border Security Minister Bill Blair said the government’s outreach efforts with potential asylum-seeker communities have helped keep numbers down, but Canada stands ready to respond to any future spikes in crossings.
National Post – Hussen Says He Wants Canada to Accept More Refugees as Economic Immigrants
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he would like to see Canada welcome more refugees than it currently accepts and believes more of them should be able to enter through economic immigration programs. Speaking to participants in a conference marking World Refugee Day on Thursday, Hussen acknowledged that Canada cannot resettle every refugee in the world. After all, a United Nations report issued this week estimated the number of refugees worldwide at nearly 26 million.
CBC News – 6 Ways to Support New Refugees to Canada
While coming to Canada means finding a safe haven for refugees, these particular newcomers still face the monumental tasks involved with starting over and wrapping their heads around a new way of life —all while processing recent trauma. Whether you want to raise funds or give of your time and skills, here’s how you can show allyship to refugees coming to Canada.
Chronicle Herald – New LGBTQ Canadians in Spotlight at Halifax Citizenship Ceremony
One of the themes of the ceremony was to mark Pride Month and to emphasize the importance of welcoming LGBTQ people to our country. Homosexuality is still illegal in many countries, the presiding citizenship Judge Joan Mahoney told the crowd who packed Paul O’Regan Hall in remarks before she swore in the new Canadians. While progress is still to be made in Canada on LGBTQ issues, in some places “there’s the real threat of discrimination, torture and even death,” the judge said.
Toronto Star – Canada’s Refugee Claim Acceptance Rate Falls Amid Record Backlog of Asylum Seekers
Despite a record backlog of asylum seekers, Canada accepted fewer refugee claims last year — the first decline under a streamlined determination system launched in 2012. Only 7,600 cases were accepted in 2018, down from 8,086 the year before, according to an annual report released by the Canadian Council for Refugees on Wednesday. The 4.5 per cent drop in the acceptance rate comes as the country grapples with a record 73,168 asylum claimants in the backlog — up from 43,250 at the end of 2017.
