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.


Global News – Dual Canadian Citizens Convicted of Terrorism Will No Longer Lose Citizenship Under New Bill

A Liberal bill that would make it easier for people to become Canadian citizens has passed the Senate, after over a year of back-and-forth in Parliament. Bill C-6 was designed to repeal many of the previous Conservative government’s changes to how people become citizens – and how they can lose that status.

http://globalnews.ca/news/3532646/bill-c6-passes-senate/

CBC News – Give Cities Bigger Role in Immigration, N.B. Advocate Tells MPs

“Where immigration is controlled at a federal level, integration happens at a local level,” Alex LeBlanc, the executive director of the New Brunswick Multicultural Council, said in a presentation to the standing committee on citizenship and immigration. He proposed a municipal nominee program, similar to the provincial nominee program, which allows skilled workers and business people chosen from around the world to get into a faster track toward settling into a province that needs them in the workforce.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/municipal-nominee-program-immigration-1.4160808

Toronto Star – Wait Time for Canadian Asylum Claims Could Hit 11 Years, Cost $2.9 Billion: Government Analysis

An increase in asylum claims in Canada could eventually mean a staggering 11-year wait for a hearing and $2.97 billion in social supports for claimants in the meantime, an internal government analysis has concluded. The Immigration and Refugee Board has been trying to whittle down the current backlog, but received no new money in the latest federal budget. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/06/15/wait-time-for-canadian-asylum-claims-could-hit-11-years-cost-29-billion-government-analysis.html

Le Monde – La commission européenne avertit la Pologne, la République tchèque et la Hongrie

La Commission européenne a annoncé mardi 13 juin, devant le Parlement de Strasbourg, l’ouverture d’une procédure d’infraction contre trois pays membres, la Pologne, la Hongrie et la République tchèque, qui refusent toujours de participer au programme européen de […].

http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2017/06/13/migrants-la-commission-europeenne-avertit-la-pologne-la-republique-tcheque-et-la-hongrie_5143865_3214.html

La Presse – Services d’immigration : hausse importante des vérifications policières

Malgré la désignation récente de Montréal à titre de «ville sanctuaire», les contacts des policiers avec les autorités fédérales pour vérifier le statut d’immigration de personnes interceptées pour diverses infractions ont augmenté de façon marquée depuis le début de l’année […].

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/montreal/201706/13/01-5107301-services-dimmigration-hausse-importante-des-verifications-policieres.php

Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration– Ontario Helping Immigrants and Refugees Settle and Succeed: Province Accepting Applications for Four Programs to Support Newcomers

Ontario is helping immigrants and refugees succeed with four programs to help newcomers find jobs, learn English or French and settle into their new communities. The province is inviting community organizations, municipalities and the broader public sector to submit proposals for four programs that enhance services to immigrants and refugees.

https://news.ontario.ca/mci/en/2017/06/ontario-helping-immigrants-and-refugees-settle-and-succeed.html?platform=hootsuite