Media Roundup

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.


Reuters – Canada to Take in Migrants at ‘Gradual’ Pace Amid Integration Concerns

Canada has to take a gradual approach to boosting immigration, with the government concerned about anti-immigrant sentiment and the country’s capacity to integrate newcomers, a minister said on Thursday. “It’s easy to bring somebody in, it’s another thing to make sure they succeed in Canada,” Immigration and Refugee Minister Ahmed Hussen said by telephone from Ottawa. Canada’s immigration system focuses on bringing in skilled workers, but has struggled to connect them with job opportunities in keeping with their skills and credentials.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-immigration/canada-to-take-in-migrants-at-gradual-pace-amid-integration-concerns-idUSKBN1D22N3?utm_source=34553&utm_medium=partner

CBC News – ‘It’s a Drop in the Bucket’: Expert Says Ottawa’s Immigration Plan Falls Short

A national group dedicated to integrating immigrants into Canadian society says Canada’s new immigration plan isn’t all it had hoped for. The Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance says the multi-year immigration plan laid out by the federal government on Wednesday falls short of targets it sought from Ottawa. Chris Friesen, a member of the alliance and the director of settlement services for the Immigrant Services Society of B.C., said the alliance would rather see an increase of 50,000 every year.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/it-s-a-drop-in-the-bucket-expert-says-ottawa-s-immigration-plan-falls-short-1.4385428

Radio-Canada – L’enseignement, une carrière par défaut pour des immigrants francophones

Le nombre de nouveaux arrivants francophones inscrits au baccalauréat en éducation en Ontario est grandissant. Si, pour certains, cette formation est un moyen de poursuivre une carrière entamée dans leur pays d’origine, pour plusieurs […].

http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1064298/immigrants-francophones-education-ontario

Toronto Star – Canadian Government to Raise Annual Immigration Intake by 13% by 2020

Canada will raise its annual immigrant intake by about 13 per cent to 340,000 by 2020 under a multi-year plan unveiled by Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen on Wednesday. The plan will bring the country’s yearly immigration level to 0.9 per cent of the population, up slightly from its current 0.8 per cent level, in order to offset the economic effects of an aging population and low birth rate. However, the 2020 target still falls far short of the 450,000 level recommended by the federal government’s own economic advisory council as the Liberals carefully manage the often sensitive and divisive immigration file.

https://www.thestar.com/news/immigration/2017/11/01/canadian-government-to-raise-annual-immigrant-intake-by-13-by-2020.html

Metro News – Vancouver Will Apologize for Historic Racism Against Chinese Immigrants

Vancouver city council will formally apologize for past municipal bylaws and actions that discriminated against Chinese immigrants up until the middle of the 20th Century. The apology is planned for April 2018 and will be delivered in Toishanese, a dialect spoken by the early Chinese immigrants to Vancouver, which has mostly fallen out of use but will be used as an homage to their struggles.

Council also voted to adopt other recommendations, which include applying for UNESCO World Heritage status for Chinatown and making the report accessible to the general public and to public school students.

http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2017/11/01/vancouver-will-apologize-for-historic-discrimination-against-chinese-immigrants.html