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 – Separation of Parents, Kids at U.S.-Mexico Border: How the Trump Administration Got Here
The Trump administration’s move to separate immigrant parents from their children on the U.S.-Mexico border has grabbed attention around the world, drawn scorn from human-rights organizations and overtaken the immigration debate in Congress. To those who work with immigrants, the parents’ plight was heralded by a series of measures making it harder for kids arriving on the border to get released from government custody and to seek legal status in the U.S. The administration says the changes are necessary to deter immigrants from coming here illegally.
Radio-Canada –L’immigration aide la Saskatchewan à ne pas perdre d’habitants
La population de la Saskatchewan a augmenté de 0,13 % de janvier à mars 2018 pour atteindre 1 171 240 millions de personnes, selon des données de Statistique Canada. Cette hausse est la conséquence d’immigrants qui s’installent dans la province, précise l’agence. Cependant, le nombre de personnes qui quittent la Saskatchewan pour vivre dans d’autres provinces du Canada n’a jamais été aussi élevé depuis 1990.
Toronto Star – Halifax Rally Celebrates and Supports Refugees
In a show of solidarity, about 500 people marched along busy Halifax streets Saturday afternoon, chanting “Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here!” The Walk with Refugees — hosted by the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS), the Halifax Refugee Clinic and several other partners — took participants from the base of Citadel Hill to the Halifax Central Library on Spring Garden Road, where many of the walkers stayed for a boisterous reception.
CBC News – Iranians in Ottawa Join Call for Action on Immigration Delays
Iranians in Ottawa are adding their voices to a protest over long waits for permanent residency with plans for a demonstration on Parliament Hill Monday. Like many of the people who have been posting about the delays on social media using the hashtag #DelayedIranianApplications, Milad Irannejad, the software engineer who is organizing Monday’s event, is highly educated. Based the federal immigration department’s website, Irannejad expected his permanent residency application to take at most six months, but 13 months after he applied, he’s still waiting.
CBC News – Government Looking into Using Frozen Assets to Help Refugees
The federal government is being asked to consider confiscating frozen assets in Canada to help refugees. The proposal, which is still in its infancy, comes from the World Refugee Council, an initiative set up by the Waterloo-based Centre for International Governance Innovation. While final and more formal recommendations will come in a report later this year, the council, chaired by Chrétien-era cabinet minister Lloyd Axworthy, already has floated the idea past government officials, according to documents obtained under the access to information law.
La Presse – Montréal : des manifestants réclament un statut pour tous les migrants
Des membres de groupes de soutien aux immigrants ont marché samedi dans les rues de Parc-Extension pour réclamer « un statut pour tous » avec la mise en place de programme de régularisation et ainsi mettre fin à des politiques « de cas par cas ». Les organismes dont Solidarité sans frontières tiennent une marche annuelle depuis 2004 pour faire valoir leurs arguments.
