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.
CBC News – Federal Budget Watchdog to Take Deep Dive into Costs of Asylum Seekers
In response to a request from Conservative MP Larry Maguire, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will take on a global accounting exercise to determine what costs have been incurred to date and how much irregular migration might cost in the future. “We just need to know, as Canadians, what the costs are and how the government intends to handle it in the future, given that many of our communities are becoming very loaded with the numbers of refugees,” Maguire said.
CBC News – Indigenous Woman Fights to Stay in Canada, Saying Traditional Territory Is B.C.
A First Nations woman working to revive a threatened language in her traditional territory of northern British Columbia says she’s being forced to leave the country on Canada Day. Mique’l Dangeli belongs to the Tsimshian First Nation, whose territory straddles the border between Alaska and British Columbia. She says Canada won’t recognize her right to live and work in B.C. because she was born on the American side of the Annette Island Indian Reserve. She said her visa expires July 1.
Radio-Canada – Une caravane de bienvenue part faire de la sensibilisation à la frontière
Organisée par Solidarité sans frontières, la caravane souhaite envoyer le message aux migrants qu’ils sont les bienvenus au Canada, tout en sensibilisant les citoyens des municipalités visitées à la réalité de ces personnes en quête d’une terre d’accueil. Ces militants portent également un discours politique d’inclusion qui s’en prend vivement aux politiques d’immigration canadiennes, au premier chef l’entente sur les tiers pays sûrs conclue entre le Canada et les États-Unis, qu’ils qualifient de « honteuse ». https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1110042/solidarite-migrants-immigration-refugies-accueil
Toronto Star – Alberta Lifts Driver’s Licence Obstacle for Refugee Claimants
The Alberta government announced Friday that it would end a policy preventing refugee claimants from applying for a driver’s licence until their claim was processed. Service Alberta Minister Brian Malkinson said Alberta is the only province that had this type of barrier in place, and the change brings the government in line with policy in the rest of the country.
Global News – Calls to End Policy that Blocks Child Refugees in Canada from Reuniting with Parents
Child psychiatrists, lawyers and NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan are calling for an immediate end to Canada’s support of a “cruel” and “inhumane” policy that prevents hundreds of child refugees each year from reuniting with their families. The policy keeps child refugees who arrive in Canada from adding parents to their permanent residency claims because parents are not considered “family members” when children are making the application.
Ottawa Citizen – Cornwall Gets Heads Up on Possible Refugee Influx this Summer
Cornwall has been put on notice it should be prepared for a possible influx of refugees again this year. Representatives of Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada quietly met with Mayor Leslie O’Shaughnessy at city hall on Wednesday, and the Nav Centre’s executive-director Kim Coe-Turner confirmed that the facility has been asked to be prepared to accept more people this year.
