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.
Toronto Star – Reports Reveal Grim Reality for Refugee Children Fleeing War
“Child refugees are more likely to have higher levels of behavioural or emotional problems, including aggression and other affective disorders,” said a report released by Save the Children last week, titled “A Tide of Self-harm and Depression,” which focused on those stranded on the Greek islands.
Radio-Canada – 2 000 immigrants pour pourvoir des postes en Atlantique
Un nouveau projet-pilote du gouvernement du Canada visant l’accueil de plus d’immigrants dans les quatre provinces de l’Atlantique est récemment entré en vigueur. En 2017, le gouvernement canadien souhaite accueillir jusqu’à 2000 nouvelles familles. Cela fait plusieurs années que les gouvernements provinciaux demandent à Ottawa […].
L’Express de Toronto – Pour les immigrantes, l’émancipation passe par la litératie financière
Le revenu moyen des femmes est encore, au Canada, d’environ 30% inférieur à celui des hommes, même si, à travail égal, les femmes sont désormais payées autant que les hommes. Pour contribuer à effacer cette discrimination résiduelle ou systémique, l’association Oasis Centre des Femmes a lancé un projet de recherche sur la […].
Metro News – Vancouver App Aims to Connect Refugees and Immigrants with Resettlement Services
A Vancouver tech organization plans to launch an app that will help refugees and immigrants connect with resettlement services once they arrive in Canada. Many Syrian refugees will have already used a version of the app, called Services Advisor, which was made in partnership with the UN’s Refugee Agency and launched in Jordan refugee camps in 2014. A Canadian addition would function as the go-to place for all things resettlement, including language, health, housing, and career services.
The Globe and Mail – International Students Flooding some Canadian B-Schools with Applications
Some Canadian business schools are awash in international student applications this year, enabling recruiters to select from a deeper pool of candidates than usual and add to diversity in the classroom. What accounts for the uptick – more than 20 per cent higher volume this year over 2016 in some cases – is a bit of a mystery. Inward-looking policies in the United States and Britain might seem like the obvious answer, but school officials caution against jumping to conclusions given other factors: their own marketing efforts and growing awareness abroad of Canada as a viable study destination.
Metro News – DHS Releases Names of Local Jails that Won’t Hold Immigrants
The Trump administration is naming some names in its efforts to shame local jails that don’t co-operate with immigration authorities. It’s putting the spotlight on Travis County, Texas, home of liberal Austin. […] The release of the list by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was prompted by an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in January. That order called on the government to document which local jurisdictions aren’t co-operating with federal efforts to find and deport immigrants in the country illegally.