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 – Woman Wearing Hijab Was Entitled to Testify, Quebec Top Court Rules
The judgment by the Quebec Court of Appeal on Wednesday ends a legal saga for Rania El-Alloul, who was told by a provincial court judge three years ago that her Muslim headscarf violated the rules of courtroom decorum. The three justices from Quebec’s highest court unanimously found that nothing in the rules forbids a woman from wearing a hijab in a courtroom if the practice stems from sincere religious belief. ” I didn’t do this for me, I did it for everybody, because I didn’t want them to face what I did,” said Ms. El-Alloul.
National Post – Syrian Man Living in Malaysian Airport Facing Deportation After Seeking Refugee Protection in Canada
Hassan al Kontar, 37, has lived for seven months in the budget terminal of Kuala Lumpur International Airport while he seeks refugee protection in Canada with the help of an activist in Whistler, B.C. He has been arrested by Malaysian immigration police, who have publicly promised to deport al Kontar to Syria after they are finished interrogating him. He faces imprisonment there for failing to complete mandatory military service.
CBC News – Immigration Consultant Council Suspends Licence of Former Edmonton MLA Carl Benito
At a hearing Tuesday, Cindy Ramkissoon-Shears, an independent chairperson of the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC), determined there were reasonable grounds to conclude that allowing Benito and his son Charles to continue practising as consultants may cause harm to the public and undermine the reputation of the profession. The Canada Border Services Agency alleged that since Nov. 11, 2015, Carl Benito had counselled dozens of Filipino immigrants to improperly extend their stay in Alberta and organized a scheme involving bogus applications for study and work-permit extensions.
CBC News – French and Values Tests Not the Way to Integrate Newcomers, Quebec Immigrants Say
At his first news conference as incoming premier, François Legault confirmed Tuesday that his government will go ahead with the Coalition Avenir Québec’s immigration program, including its plan to subject recent immigrants to French-language and values tests. Christian Nana, an immigrant from Cameroon, said Legault’s proposed tests could frighten people considering moving to Quebec. Legault said throughout the campaign that those who do not pass those tests would have to leave Quebec, though he was vague about how a CAQ government would enforce that.
Toronto Star – Americans Top the List of ‘Inadmissible’ Migrants to Canada
Almost 267,500 migrants were deemed to be inadmissible to Canada between 2007 to 2016, most of them due to criminal convictions, according to Canadian border officials. These individuals had come to Canada as permanent residents, visa students, foreign workers, visitors or refugees. Over the decade, Americans topped the list of those deemed inadmissible, with a total of 63,590 being told they had to leave. They were followed by Mexicans (22,104), Hungarians (13,082), Haitians (11,748) and Colombians (10,090).
Radio-Canada – ICI Manitoba – Saint-Boniface : 500 000$ pour étudier les nouveaux arrivants
L’Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) reçoit 500 000 $ sur trois ans d’Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC) pour effectuer une étude sur l’intégration des nouveaux arrivants. Les recommandations de cette étude pourraient mener à des changements concrets dans les services d’établissement financés par Ottawa.
