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.
Global News – Mother Forced to Choose: Leave Daughter in Canada or Take Her to Sudan Where She Faces Genital Mutilation
Aiesha Ali, 50, fled Sudan for South Africa, then the United States, before finally arriving in Canada in April 2016. But she was refused asylum. Her daughter, however, was accepted. So now Ali must choose between leaving Aliah in Canada, unattended and a soon-to-be ward of the state, or take her back to Sudan where she could face genital mutilation. That’s because Immigration Canada doesn’t consider parents and siblings of child refugees “family members,” meaning Aliah cannot add her mother or brothers to her application for permanent residency.
CBC News – Quebec Blocks Asylum Seekers from Public Daycare Network, Alarming Advocates
Asylum seekers are no longer eligible to put their children in subsidized daycare in Quebec, making it difficult for single parents to get off welfare and into the workforce while waiting for their refugee claim to be heard, advocates say. The Quebec government sent out a notice to early childhood education centres this spring, instructing them not to take in children whose parents are awaiting a refugee hearing. That has left single-parent asylum seekers with few options other than staying home.
Maclean’s – Canada Could Lead World in Resettling Refugees by 2020, Passing U.S.
For many years, America resettled more refugees than the rest of the world combined. Last year was the first time since 1980 that did not happen, according to the Pew Research Centre. Canada’s growth has been slow and steady. The Trudeau government has promised to increase the number of government assisted refugees to 10,000 annually by 2020. The government equally said that it expects annual private refugee sponsorships to rise up to 20,000 by 2020—a year that might put Canada above America in absolute numbers for the first time.
Globe and Mail – Venezuelan Canadians Sound Alarm Over Soaring Visitor-Visa Refusal Rates
Venezuelan Canadians say family members hoping to visit Canada have been unfairly caught up in a soaring refusal rate for visitor visas, calling the federal government’s decision to deny them the necessary travel documents discriminatory. Statistics show the visitor visa refusal rate (excluding student visas) skyrocketed from 18 per cent of applications from all countries in 2012, to 30 per cent in early 2018. While the highest refusal rates are clustered in Africa and the Middle East, Venezuelan Canadians are now sounding the alarm over a similar trend in their home country.
The Guardian – While Some Remain, Most International Students Leave P.E.I. After Graduating
The four Atlantic provinces have traditionally lagged behind larger provinces in retention of international graduates, according to University of Western Ontario associate professor Michael Haan. Atlantic Canada’s four premiers will be gathering today in Summerside to discuss the Atlantic Growth Strategy, an initiative aimed at improving the region’s trade, immigration, investment and infrastructure. High on the agenda of the meetings will be the Atlantic Immigration Pilot, a program which hopes to boost the region’s retention of skilled immigrants, including international students.
CBC News – Canada Urged to Put Hold on Sending Asylum Seekers Back to Haiti Amid Violent Protests
As violent protests continue to roil Haiti, a Quebec-based coalition is calling on Ottawa to put a hold on sending asylum seekers back to the Caribbean nation. According to Marjorie Villefranche, director general of Montreal’s Maison d’Haïti, Haitian families being sent back to Haiti will face a dangerous situation. Calling it a humanitarian issue, Villefranche said the Haitian Coalition for Migrant, is writing to the federal government today, demanding Canada put Haiti back on the list of countries that migrants cannot be sent back to.
