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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 – Immigration Minister Warns Haitian Border-Crossers that Canada Will Probably Reject Them
With another influx of Haitian refugees from the U.S. in sight, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is warning that Canada is not a viable option for them — and data released Wednesday by Ottawa backs him up on that. On Wednesday, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada released data on the outcomes of the 1,314 asylum decisions made involving those who crossed unguarded points along the border with the United States from February to October. Of those, 941 were accepted and 373 rejected. Some other 258 claims were either abandoned or withdrawn. Haitians, who account for 6,304 or 44 per cent of those claims, were among those with the lowest acceptance rate, at 17 per cent.
CBC News – Liberals to Scrap Policy that Rejects Sick, Disabled Immigrants
Canada is committed to ditching a policy that rejects immigrants because they’re sick or disabled and could be a drag on the health system, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says. Calling it an “important and sensitive” issue, Hussen said the government will look at all options to revamp the 40-year-old policy, which bars entry to applicants when they could be costly to public health or social service systems. Hussen didn’t say how the provision would be changed, but said repealing it entirely is one option on the table.
Reuters – Canada Data Shows 10 Percent of Haitian Border Crossers Get Refugee Status
Canada has granted refugee status to about 10 percent of the 298 Haitian border crossers whose applications have been processed this year, according to government data released on Wednesday. Of the 298 Haitian applications processed so far this year, 68 were abandoned by the asylum seekers, which means they did not turn up for their hearings, the data released from the Immigration and Refugee Board showed. Another 62 withdrew their applications, according to the data from the quasi-judicial body whose tribunals determine refugee claims.
Ottawa Citizen – Delays in Funding Forced Cuts to Settlement Services for Syrian Refugees, Auditor General Finds
The auditor’s report filed Tuesday found that most of the Syrian refugees had their needs assessed and received language training during their first year in Canada. In fact, the Syrians received settlement services at a higher rate than other refugee groups, the report found. But while the federal government provided an extra $257 million for settlement services for the Syrians refugees, money wasn’t given to local agencies quickly enough, said the report. Some agencies cut services for three months in April 2017 — such as cancelling language classes that had been created — while they awaited funding.
Maclean’s – Government Struggling to Track Impact of Syrian Refugee Resettlement, Says Auditor
The Liberal government is struggling to track the impact of its historic effort to resettle upwards of 40,000 Syrian refugees, the federal auditor general concluded Tuesday in his fall report. Markers like how many kids are in school or how many Syrians are on income assistance weren’t being measured between fall 2015 and the spring of this year, the period examined by the federal watchdog, raising questions about what happened to the population once they began to settle in Canada.
Le Monde – « Vente aux enchères d’esclaves » : Tripoli ouvre une enquête
Face à l’émotion grandissante, le gouvernement libyen a décidé, dimanche 19 novembre, d’ouvrir une enquête sur les révélations de « ventes aux enchères d’esclaves » originaires d’Afrique subsaharienne.
