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.
Globe and Mail – Canadian Freed from Ethiopian Jail Wants Independent Review of Ottawa’s Role in His Case
A Canadian who says he was unfairly imprisoned in Ethiopia in abysmal conditions for more than a decade wants an independent review of Ottawa’s actions in his case. In his first public comments since being released, Ethiopian-born Bashir Makhtal said Tuesday there were mistakes and lost opportunities in Canada’s efforts to protect him over the years. He was accompanied by lawyer Lorne Waldman and Alex Neve, secretary general of Amnesty International Canada, who fought for years to secure his release.
CBC News – Integration of Newcomers Takes Centre Stage as PQ Leader Unveils His Party’s Immigration Plank
The Opposition Parti Québécois wants more immigrants to settle outside Montreal and to have a good grasp of the French language before they arrive in Quebec. PQ Leader Jean-François Lisée unveiled his party’s immigration policy Tuesday. He said that between 2014 and 2017, up to 45 per cent of immigrants who arrived in Quebec left for other parts of Canada. During the same period, 60 per cent of immigrants to Quebec didn’t speak French, and only 40 per cent of those took French courses, he said.
CBC News – Canada Grants Temporary Visas to Family of Asylum Seeker with Stage 4 Cancer
Taha El Taha crossed the border into Quebec last year, and is now set to be treated for colorectal cancer with the support of his wife and children. Taha’s wife and children, 3 and 7, will arrive in Montreal on Monday, two days ahead of his scheduled surgery. His family was initially denied temporary visas to travel to be with Taha during his treatment, as they could not prove they could financially support themselves while in Canada, or that they would return to Lebanon when their visas expired.
Toronto Star – Canadian Government Spending Tens of Millions on Facebook Ads, Sponsored Posts
From Jan. 1, 2016 to March 2018, federal government departments and agencies spent more than $24.4 million on Facebook and Instagram ads, promotions and sponsored posts and videos. The Immigration Department spent more than $2 million on campaigns, including some international ads promoting visa requirements and economic immigration streams. It also spent $47,497 domestically to provide information about the Syrian refugee program “in response to the outpouring of support and interest in how to get involved from Canadians,” the department stated.
CBC News – Côte Saint-Luc Woman Ordered to Pay $41K in Damages to Live-In Nanny
The Quebec Human Rights Commission has sided with a Filipina live-in caregiver and orders she be compensated $41,600 in damages by her former employer. Gelyn Dasoc-Hilot left the Philippines in 2012 and arrived in Montreal with a work permit and a job lined up: she was hired to take care of a Côte Saint-Luc woman’s four children. She said her contract stipulated a 40-hour work week, but she worked 65 hours. Dasoc-Hilot said when she asked to be paid, her employed threatened to have her deported.
Global News – Canada’s Social Media Outreach to Asylum Seekers May Not Be as ‘Aggressive’ as it Seems
The ad buys that have been made in connection with the border crossings have been limited to search engines like Google, Global News has confirmed, with little attention paid to promoting the message that “there’s no free ticket to Canada” on social channels, where a lot of misinformation has been spreading. Ottawa has not spent a dime, for example, on the biggest social media juggernaut of all: Facebook.
