Media Roundup

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.


New Yorker – Canada Questions the Safety of Asylum Seekers in the U.S.

Under the Safe Third Country Agreement (S.T.C.A.), Canada deems the U.S. “safe” as long as it maintains a good human-rights record and complies with its obligations under accords stipulating that asylum seekers cannot be returned to countries where they may face persecution. Three parties have agreed to be litigants in a legal challenge to the S.T.C.A.; it argues that continuing to designate the U.S. as safe violates Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/canada-questions-the-safety-of-asylum-seekers-in-the-us

CBC News – Trump Wants an Immigration System ‘Like They Have in Canada.’ Would a Merit-Based Plan Work in the U.S.?

Donald Trump doesn’t always speak fondly of Canada’s prime minister, but he’s an avowed admirer of Canada’s immigration system — and he is reportedly set to review a proposed plan that functions in similar ways. His son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, is expected to present a new immigration reform proposal to the president this week, with a key tenet that it would include a “merit-based” model. The Canadian government doesn’t officially use the term “merit-based,” describing its system, implemented in 1967, as “points-based” or one that considers “skilled workers.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-immigration-system-canada-merit-based-points-1.5115475

CTV News – Immigration Officials Cut ‘Legacy’ Refugee Backlog… As New One Grows

The old list of stagnating cases one point stood at 32,000 claims and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen was eager to shine a spotlight this week on his government’s successful efforts at cutting it to almost nothing. But even as immigration officials celebrate the elimination of this backlog, another even larger inventory of refugee claims looms. Departmental plans for the 2019-20 fiscal year published just last week show the board has been “experiencing significant pressure as intake continues to substantially exceed funded capacity.”

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/immigration-officials-cut-legacy-refugee-backlog-as-new-one-grows-1.4401005

Radio-Canada Acadie – Pénurie de main-d’œuvre : ces entreprises qui recrutent à l’autre bout du monde

Lorsque les Belges André et Gaëtana Bellano sont arrivés au Nouveau-Brunswick avec leurs deux garçons en février dernier, leur nouvel employeur, l’usine d’abattage de poulets Sunnymel, à Clair, dans le Haut-Madawaska, avait pensé à tout, et ce, après avoir payé les quatre billets d’avion. Et maintenant, tous les matins et tous les soirs, des collègues s’occupent de les conduire entre leur maison et leur lieu de travail, parce que les Bellano n’ont pas encore accès au crédit pour s’acheter une voiture.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/special/2019/penurie-main-doeuvre/

CBC News – A New Immigration Stream is Coming for Ontario Tech Workers, but Is it Necessary?

The 2019 budget includes a planned change to the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program that will create a “dedicated stream to help Ontario’s technology sector attract highly skilled employees. The province cited a report from the Information and Communications Technology Council, which says Canada will be short nearly 220,000 skilled workers by 2021. But in the wake of layoffs at the smart-eyewear startup North, questions remain as to whether there is such a dearth of local employees that more need to be brought in from elsewhere.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/ontario-immigrant-nominee-program-tech-sector-stream-1.5111508

ICI Estrie – Une marche pour démystifier la réalité des réfugiés

Adriana Herrera Duarte se souviendra toute sa vie du jour où deux hommes armés se sont attaqués à sa fille et l’ont presque tuée. Menacée en raison de ses prises de position pour les droits de la personne, la mère de famille colombienne s’est enfuie au Canada pour protéger son enfant. Dimanche, elle a partagé son histoire lors d’une marche organisée à Sherbrooke dans l’espoir de sensibiliser un maximum de personnes à la réalité des réfugiés.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1166728/marche-refugies-sherbrooke-estrie-prejuges-immigration?depuisRecherche=true