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.
CityNews – Collecting Change for a Future in Canada: Panhandlers Claiming They’re Refugees
They claim to be fleeing a life of persecution and begging for a future in Canada. CityNews is investigating a rising trend of women panhandling in the GTA while claiming to be refugees from Eastern Europe. Many of the women we spoke to identified as Romanian – specifically of Romani or Roma descent. Toronto Police said they have not received any information to suggest there’s a larger cash grab scheme at hand.
CBC News – Manitoba Repeals Universal Health Care for International Students
Post-secondary students from abroad will start the fall 2018 semester without universal health care in Manitoba, to the dismay of those from far away who have come to the Prairies at already high costs. On Friday, the province’s Progressive Conservative government passed an amendment to the Health Services Insurances Act repealing a 2012 clause that gave college and university students from abroad access to universal health care. The change comes into effect Sept. 1, 2018.
Global News – Irregular Border Crossings See Slight Increase in February
The number of people crossing the Canada-U.S. border between legal checkpoints slightly increased in February, new numbers show, and Ottawa is bracing for a possible spike as the weather warms this spring. The number of interceptions in January was 1,517, meaning that there was a small increase month-to-month. There was a drop of several hundred crossings between December and January, which seemed to suggest that efforts in Ottawa to clamp down were having an effect. That pattern has not held.
Le Devoir – Privés de services médicaux et sociaux
Chaque année, des milliers de personnes échouent dans leur tentative d’obtenir le statut de réfugié. Toutes ne repartent pas, glissant dans la clandestinité. Les sans-papiers, le prochain enjeu migratoire au Québec ? Irène* vit dans la peur au quotidien depuis plus d’un an. Quinze mois après avoir demandé l’asile, le couperet tombait : statut de réfugié refusé.
Le Devoir – Québec accroît le financement pour l’intégration et la francisation des immigrants à Montréal
Québec accroît à 12 millions de dollars sur trois ans le financement pour l’intégration et la francisation des immigrants à Montréal. La Ville versera elle-même 12 millions, portant à 24 millions les investissements pour cette population. Ces sommes seront notamment consacrées à aider les immigrants à intégrer le marché de l’emploi et à financer les organismes qui travaillent sur le terrain avec les nouveaux arrivants.
CBC News – Growing Number of Newcomers Settling in Calgary ‘A Blessing’ and a Challenge, Immigration Society Head Says
The number of newcomers to Canada choosing to make Calgary their home is steadily rising, and that’s both beneficial and challenging for the city, according to one local expert. Fariborz Birjandian, who heads the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society, says that 15 years ago Calgary used to welcome three to four thousand newcomers and refugees per year. Now that number is up around 20,000 and is expected to keep growing.
