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.
CTV News – Court to Hear Former N.S. Child Refugee’s Request to Pause Deportation: Lawyer
A Federal Court will hear a request to temporarily stop the deportation of former Somali child refugee Abdoul Abdi this week, according to his lawyer. Abdi, who never got Canadian citizenship while growing up in foster care, was detained by the Canada Border Services Agency after serving five years in prison. Abdi’s lawyer, Benjamin Perryman, said federal officials are pushing for a deportation hearing to go forward, after turning down the 24-year-old’s request to have the process put on hold while he pursues a constitutional challenge.
Toronto Star – Families Feel ‘Blindsided’ By Uncertainty Around Foreign Caregiver Program
With Ottawa set to start public consultations on the future of the caregiver program, Canadian families say the demand for foreign caregivers, especially in suburban Canada, is as great as ever. Earlier this month, the federal government announced the current caregiver program will expire in November 2019 after a five-year run. The news has raised questions among families and caregivers about the future of the popular program.
Le Monde – Des avocats s’alarment du sort de 128 mineurs isolés « en danger » à Paris
Trois avocats parisiens ont écrit jeudi 8 février au procureur de Paris François Molins et au parquet chargé des mineurs au sujet de la situation « très préoccupante » de 128 mineurs isolés « en danger » dans la capitale, en pleine vague de froid. Ils demandent que ces mineurs soient mis « en sécurité de toute urgence » alors qu’ils « n’ont pas accès aux dispositifs de mise à l’abri » classiques […].
Owen Sound Sun Times – Local Effort Aims to Help Immigrants Feel at Home
A local committee is developing an online information hub to help new Canadians settle in this area — which organizers say will be the first such initiative in rural Ontario. They’ve secured a $160,000 grant from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration and Friday a meeting was held to discuss the project at the United Way of Bruce Grey office, the project’s host agency, in downtown Owen Sound.
Toronto Star – Three More Charged in Peel Immigration Scam
Peel police have charged three more people in an alleged immigration scam, targeting victims from the Middle East who wish to bring loved ones to Canada. Eight victims from the Peel region lost about $780,000, Peel police said Friday. The investigation started in July, when a victim told police they paid large amounts of money to an organization called Afghan Refugee Relief, or AAR, to help sponsor family members wanting to immigrate to Canada.
CBC News – 120 People Waiting for Conversation Partners to Improve Their English
If you have a spare hour or two a week, the K-W Multicultural Centre could use some help; their conversational English program is in desperate need of more volunteers. That surge is, in part, due to the influx of Syrian refugees to Waterloo region in the last two years. Approximately a third of the people looking for language partners speak Arabic, but the other two-thirds are quite diverse.
