Voies vers la prospérité: Canada

After arriving in the safety and compassion of Canada, 50 local Syrian refugees are thrilled at the chance to give back by “adopting” a blood collection centre to give blood for one day. Canadian Blood Services will open its clinic at Eau Claire Market on New Year’s Day, allowing the refugees to give blood and help with what is often a slow time for blood donations over the Christmas holidays.

http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/syrian-refugees-give-back-to-community-at-blood-donation-event-new-years-day

The federal government published new regulations around hiring foreign caregivers on Wednesday, following through on a budget promise to change a system many felt placed an unfair burden on lower income families. The new regulations apply to those who earn less than $150,000 a year and want to hire someone from abroad to look after their children. Those seeking to hire a caregiver for people with a physical or mental illness will also be exempt from the labour market impact assessment, or LMIA, fee.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/12/27/government-axes-1000-application-fee-to-hire-foreign-nannies-and-caregivers.html

L’Espagne, troisième porte d’entrée des migrants en Europe, derrière l’Italie et la Grèce, a vu plus que doubler, depuis le début de l’année, le nombre d’arrivées de clandestins cherchant d’autres routes d’accès en Méditerranée, en évitant notamment la Libye. Ils sont 26 467 à avoir tenté de trouver refuge en Espagne en 2017, d’après les derniers chiffres du ministère de l’intérieur, soit plus de deux fois le chiffre de 2016 (12 923) […].

http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2017/12/27/nouvel-afflux-de-migrants-vers-l-espagne_5234762_3214.html

Certaines familles qui embauchent un travailleur étranger pour s’occuper des enfants ou d’une personne qui a des besoins médicaux seront exemptées des frais de 1000 $ exigés depuis trois ans par le gouvernement fédéral pour examiner la demande. Dans le cadre du Programme fédéral des travailleurs étrangers temporaires, les familles ont la possibilité d’embaucher un «fournisseur de soins» étranger pour s’occuper, dans une résidence privée, des enfants, de personnes âgées […].

http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/12/27/il-sera-plus-facile-pour-certaines-familles-dembaucher-un-aidant-etranger_a_23318235/

Black applicants may have a harder time finding an entry level service or retail job in Toronto than white applicants with a criminal record, a new study has found. Janelle Douthwright, the study’s author, created four fictional female applicants and submitted their resumes for entry level service and retail positions in Toronto over the summer. Though the resumes were nearly identical, the white applicant who didn’t have a criminal record received the most callbacks by far.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/12/26/black-job-seekers-have-harder-time-finding-retail-and-service-work-than-their-white-counterparts-study-suggests.html

Interpreters for Syrian refugees should be given psychological support as a “priority” due to the stress the work causes, according to a study. Researchers looked at how the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme (SVPRP) was rolled out in Edinburgh, as a way to provide guidance for other authorities. Interpreters reported breaking into tears during meetings and suffering bouts of depression as a result of what they were dealing with, often providing help out-of-hours.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/dec/26/call-for-syrian-refugees-interpreters-to-get-psychological-support?CMP=share_btn_tw