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.
The Record – Former LinkedIn Senior Software Engineer Helps Tech Workers Move to Canada
Vikrim Rangnekar might be the best ambassador and talent scout that tech companies in the Toronto Waterloo Corridor never met. Rangnekar was living the techie dream in Silicon Valley and driving to his job as a senior software engineer at LinkedIn in Mountain View, but opted to move to Canada. “I think Canada is super under-marketed,” says the founder of Mov North, a website that connects companies with skilled workers looking for a new job. “Traditionally, the U.S. has been the destination for tech talent, but I see that changing.”
CBC News – Rohingya Refugee Thanks Canada ‘From the Bottom of Our Hearts’ After Genocide Motion
A Rohingya refugee living in an overcrowded camp in Bangladesh is heaping “heartfelt thanks” on Canada for declaring the Myanmar military’s actions against his people a genocide. The emotional show of gratitude by 28-year-old Mohammed Islam was captured by a film crew working in the camp and shared with CBC. Islam was responding to last week’s motion, unanimously adopted by MPs from all parties, that formally condemns the atrocities against the Muslim minority population as crimes against humanity.
CBC News – ‘I Didn’t Come Here to Live this Kind of Life’: Skilled Immigrants on Desperate Hunt for Jobs in Quebec
Instead of sparring over how many immigrants Quebec should accept, Abdul Waheed wishes provincial politicians were talking about how to help skilled workers like him get jobs. Trained as a chemist and armed with two master’s degrees, Waheed abandoned the chance to pursue his PhD studies in Hong Kong to immigrate to Quebec with his family five years ago. Waheed was confident he’d eventually find a job in his field in Quebec. The only job he has found is at a call centre.
Toronto Star – U.S. Congressman’s Bid to Lift Lifetime Bans on Canadian Cannabis Workers Hinges on Mid-Terms, Say Policy Experts
Rep. J. Luis Correa, a Democratic congressman from California, sent a congressional letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen last week expressing concern that Canadians engaged in “lawful business activities” were being penalized unnecessarily, citing reporting in StarMetro Vancouver. But a power shift in the House of Representatives is necessary for Correa to truly make waves with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said Sanho Tree, director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.
La Tribune – Immigration : Le PLQ évite de s’engager sur la cible fixée par Labeaume
Le Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ) promet lui aussi d’en faire plus pour répondre à la demande du maire Régis Labeaume d’accueillir 5000 immigrants par année à Québec. Il a toutefois évité mardi de s’engager formellement à atteindre cette cible.
Radio-Canada – Place en CPE : des demandeurs d’asile se disent victimes de discrimination
L’accès limité aux services de garde subventionnés pour les nouveaux arrivants, qui découle d’une révision de la réglementation entrée en vigueur en avril dernier, représente une forme de discrimination, déplore un collectif de demandeurs d’asile.
