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.
Toronto Star – Flyers on Crossing Canadian Border Not An ‘Accurate’ Picture of Asylum System, Hussen Says
Pamphlets produced by a group called Plattsburgh Cares are being circulated in Plattsburgh, N.Y., giving would-be asylum seekers step-by-step instructions on where to cross the border, how to contact immigration lawyers and what to tell border security officials during interviews. The pamphlets even include details about how much migrants should expect to pay in taxi fare. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said Thursday his department has reached out to the group and that the Canadian consul-general in New York will address what he says is misinformation in the pamphlets.
CTV News – Toronto Opens 800 Beds for Asylum Seekers, Asks for Millions in Provincial, Federal Help
After announcing the opening of 800 additional beds for refugee claimants, the City of Toronto is demanding that the federal and provincial governments help cover more than $64 million it will have spent dealing with Canada’s influx of asylum seekers by the end of 2018. The additional beds were announced Wednesday, with 400 spaces immediately available at the Centennial College Residence and Conference Centre in Scarborough and 400 more opening up on June 1 at a Humber College residence in Etobicoke.
Globe and Mail – Federal Government Pledges $300-Million in Aid to Rohingya; Figure Falls Short of Rae’s Request
The federal government will commit $300-million over the next three years to help respond to the Rohingya refugee crisis that has forced more than 700,000 members of the ethnic minority to flee violence in Myanmar. However, the foreign-aid funding announcement fell short of a recommendation made by Canada’s special envoy to Myanmar, Bob Rae, who recently urged the government to invest $600-million over four years for humanitarian and development efforts in Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Toronto Star – Canada’s Longest Serving Immigration Detainee Appeals His Five-Year Detention
Superior Court Justice Alfred O’Marra ruled in October that the federal government could continue to jail failed refugee claimant Ebrahim Toure because there was still a reasonable prospect he could be deported to his native Gambia. Nearly eight months after the ruling, Toure is still locked up at the Immigration Holding Centre, while the “pending” interview with Gambian authorities has yet to materialize. Toure’s lawyers, meanwhile, were back in court Wednesday to appeal O’Marra’s decision, arguing there is not and never was a reasonable prospect of Toure’s removal from Canada.
Toronto Star – Facing Refugee Influx, Toronto Triggers Emergency Shelter Plan
Starting Thursday, refugee claimants arriving in Toronto without shelter will be housed at the Centennial College Residence and Conference Centre in Scarborough. The 400 beds there will be augmented by another 400 beds at Humber College in Etobicoke but the spaces could be full within 60 to 70 days, city staff told reporters Wednesday. In early August the homeless residents will all have to leave the dorms as students return. The city wants to the province to help steer some refugees to communities outside Toronto.
The Guardian – Canada Rejecting More Refugee Claims Amid Border-Crossing Increase Under Trump
Canada is rejecting more refugee claims from people who crossed its border illegally as Justin Trudeau’s government seeks to dissuade, block and turn back thousands more, according to new data obtained by Reuters. Forty percent of such border crossers whose claims were finalized in the first three months of this year were granted refugee status, down from 53% for all of 2017, according to data provided by Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board. There were no claims finalized in the first three months of 2017.
