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 – Employers Looking to Hire Temporary Foreign Workers Face Long Delays Due to Spike in Demand
The federal government says the volume of applications is up almost 25 per cent over last year – a development it says is partly because of Canada’s low unemployment rates. Employers who want to hire migrant workers in the “low-skill stream” are now waiting more than 100 days to find out if their labour market impact assessments (LMIA) will be approved. These assessments are necessary to prove the employer needs to hire temporary workers.
Global News – Liberals, CAQ in Stalemate Over Debate on Immigration Reform
The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government’s proposed secularism bill and religious symbols ban passed second reading on Tuesday afternoon, following hours of debate on Monday that went well into the evening. The minister respondible for Bill 21, Simon Jolin-Barrette is also the minister responsible for Bill 9 on immigration. These are the two principal pieces of legislation the CAQ government wants to pass this month. However, the Liberal Opposition says the minister’s juggling act is “an issue for democracy.”
ICI Nouveau-Brunswick – Création d’un fonds d’aide pour les immigrants qualifiés
Le Fonds de carrière des immigrants de l’Atlantique aura pour mission d’aider les nouveaux arrivants qualifiés à oeuvrer dans le domaine d’expertise dans lequel ils travaillaient avant leur arrivée au Canada. Ce partenariat communautaire visera à fournir des services de soutien aux arrivants qui ont été formés à l’étranger, mais qui ne peuvent travailler dans leur domaine. Un montant maximal de 15 000 $ pourrait être alloué.
CBC News – Rainbow Railroad Station Praises Expansion of Program to Help LGBTQ Refugees Get to Canada
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said the Rainbow Refugee Assistance Partnership, which began as a pilot project in 2011, will expand from bringing 15 refugees per year to 50 starting in 2020. The government is pledging $800,000 over five years to provide start-up costs and three months of support to LGBTQ refugees privately sponsored by Canadians, Hussen said Saturday. “It’s fantastic actually to see this happen,” said Kelly Ernst, with Calgary’s End of the Rainbow Foundation.
CBC News – Federal Government Could Face New Lawsuit Over Family Reunification Program
Outraged applicants are considering their next steps after learning the government made a secret settlement with more than 70 litigants and granted them coveted spots to apply to sponsor their family members. Legal actions were launched in Toronto and Vancouver after the new online application process went live on Jan. 28 — a process that left tens of thousands of people frustrated and furious because they couldn’t access the form or fill it out fast enough.
Le Devoir – Loi sur la laïcité : les leçons des guerres de religion française
Depuis son dépôt le 28 mars dernier et son passage en commission parlementaire, le projet de loi sur la laïcité de l’État de la Coalition avenir Québec a soulevé d’importants débats dans l’espace public. L’enjeu du vivre-ensemble, qui passe pour contemporain aux yeux de plusieurs, pose pourtant des questions fondamentales qui émergeaient déjà il y a 450 ans, dans une société française déchirée par des conflits religieux qui opposèrent catholiques et protestants.
