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 – Syrian Newcomers All Smiles at Free Dental Clinic
Syrian refugees who came to Montreal last year are slowly settling into Canadian life and culture. When it comes to healthcare, some are still trying to find a family doctor and many can’t afford a trip to the dentist just yet. But a group of dentists and dental hygienists from Montreal are addressing the need. This weekend they offered a free dental clinic in Ville Saint-Laurent for Syrian refugees, in partnership with the Red Cross.
CBC – Refugees from Central America a Humanitarian Crisis on Canada’s Doorstep, says Aid Agency
Doctors Without Borders says the Liberal government must do something about the humanitarian crisis on its doorstep by making asylum easier for refugees fleeing the northern triangle of Central America. The aid group says an estimated 500,000 people from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala flee into Mexico every year from the three violence-plagued countries, where rates of murder, kidnapping and sexual violence are comparable to those in full-blown war zones.
Windsor Star – Sponsor of 58 Syrian Refugee Families Talks Job Skills, Employment
Guelph businessman Jim Estill couldn’t sit by and do nothing while half a world away, the Syrian civil war and resulting refugee crisis raged on. So the CEO of appliance company Danby decided to sponsor families fleeing the conflict. He started with 50 families, then added a few more. The current tally is 58 families, more than 200 refugees in total. Estill was the keynote speaker at Workforce WindsorEssex’s summit Friday to discuss unemployment and the shortage of people with the skills to fill available jobs.
News Deeply – Refugee Advocates Are Losing the War of Ideas
Refugee advocates have lost control of the narrative over refugees by failing to engage in debates about Islamophobia, says researcher Heather Alexander, warning that antipathy to Muslim refugees is putting the whole refugee protection regime at risk.
Toronto Star – Canada’s Turkish Community on Edge as Government Crackdown Continues
Asylum claims have spiked in Canada and some here say they feel threatened by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s purge of thousands of people linked to the Gulen Movement, blamed for a failed 2016 coup. […] According to the Immigration and Refugee Board, the number of refugee claims from Turkey almost quadrupled last year, to 1,106 from just 303 a year prior. Some 82 per cent of the claims were accepted, compared to the 63 per cent average for all refugees.
L’Actualité – Réfugiés syriens : l’impact sur la minorité francophone au Canada ignoré
Le gouvernement fédéral n’a pas tenu compte de l’impact de la réinstallation des réfugiés syriens sur les communautés francophones en situation minoritaire, reproche le Commissariat aux langues officielles (CLO). La commissaire par intérim, Ghislaine Saikaley, conclut que le ministère de l’Immigration, des réfugiés et de la citoyenneté (MIRC) a contrevenu à certaines de ses […].
