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.
CTV News – UN Says Canada Violated Rights of Migrant by not Supplying Health Care
The federal government is reviewing a decision of the UN Human Rights Committee that concluded Canada violated the rights of an undocumented irregular migrant by denying her essential health care. As part of its non-binding ruling, the UN committee says Canada has an onus to compensate Nell Toussaint for the harm she suffered after developing serious health conditions that required medical treatment. The committee further says the Canadian government should review its national legislation to ensure that all irregular migrants have access to essential health care.
La Presse – Immigration : un sénateur australien propose une « solution finale » au « problème »
Un sénateur australien s’est attiré mercredi un déluge de critiques pour avoir préconisé une «solution finale», en l’occurrence un vote populaire, au «problème de l’immigration» et a recommandé un retour à l’ancienne politique discriminatoire dite de «l’Australie blanche». Le sénateur du Queensland Fraser Anning a sidéré mardi son auditoire en reprenant à son compte […].
Le Monde – L’Aquarius arrive à Malte pour débarquer 141 migrants secourus en mer
Le navire humanitaire Aquarius est arrivé mercredi 15 août à Malte, où il a été finalement autorisé à accoster après avoir erré plusieurs jours en Méditerranée avec 141 migrants épuisés à son bord. Le navire, affrété par les ONG SOS Méditerranée et Médecins sans frontières (MSF), est entré peu après 14 heures dans le port de La Valette, après un accord pour répartir entre cinq pays […].
CBC News – Campaign Encourages Newcomers to Make Their Voices Heard in Upcoming Civic Election
The public awareness campaign, titled “Got Citizenship? Go Vote!”, is being spearheaded by Immigration Partnership Winnipeg (IPW) in partnership with leaders in Winnipeg’s ethnocultural community. The campaign includes posters, videos, a website and other social media with information in 12 languages. IPW director Abdikheir Ahmed says that his organization knows anecdotally that many newcomers don’t vote. That’s partly because many of them don’t become citizens for several years after they land in Canada, so they often feel disconnected from the civic process, he says.
Global News – Syrian Refugee Credited with Saving Toddler from Roof in Hamilton
Shared all over social media, the clip shows a young toddler in a diaper, standing on the second floor roof of a house on King Street East in downtown Hamilton while several bystanders look on in concern. While others watched, Khalid Tabateb acted. The 18-year-old Syrian refugee was in the passenger seat of his father’s car on Wednesday when they said they happened upon the scene. Tabateb said he told his father to stop the car and dashed toward the house’s front door.
Global News – Immigration Fraud Charges Laid Against Saskatoon Man
Panashe Chaya, 23, is alleged to have produced fake permanent residency documents and then sold them to post-secondary students in Saskatoon and across Canada. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) launched an investigation into Chaya’s activities in January, which led to the execution of a search of his home on April 26, 2018. Chaya was charged on July 25 with three counts under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and three counts under the Criminal Code.
