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.
Migrant deaths rose sharply last year, particularly in the Mediterranean, as smugglers made ever-riskier attempts to ferry asylum-seekers and refugees on increasingly unseaworthy vessels, according to United Nations statistics released Friday. The International Organization for Migration documented 7,763 migrant deaths in 2016 worldwide, 27 per cent more than the 6,107 recorded in 2015.
Metro News – Key EU-Turkey Migration Deal Looks Wobbly a Year Later
A deal between Turkey and the European Union stemmed the flow of migrants who used to come ashore here by the hundreds every day — or died trying to make the crossing from Turkey in flimsy boats. One year later, that agreement appears at risk amid deteriorating EU-Turkish relations, raising fears that Lesbos once again will become the scene of a humanitarian catastrophe.
CBC – Work Visas Restored to Specialized Canadian Nurses Working in U.S.
After a week of confusion, U.S. border officials are once again granting professional work visas to specialized Canadian nurses working at American hospitals. Nurses and hospitals have been in a frenzy in the past week as visa applications for advanced practice nurses and advanced clinical nurse practitioners working in Detroit hospitals were denied.
Radio Canada International – No Need for “Canadian Values” Tests for Immigrants: Immigration Minister
Speaking to Radio Canada International in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the 19th National Metropolis Conference on Friday, Hussen reacted to a recent poll commissioned by Radio-Canada. […] 74 per cent of respondents said they would either be “very” or “somewhat” in favour of screening immigrants with a test on Canadian values, as suggested by Conservative Party leadership candidate Kellie Leitch.
CBC – B.C. Tech Firms aim to Lure Workers as Looming Trump Visa Restrictions Stoke Fear
Some B.C. tech companies hope to take advantage of the cloud of fear over possible changes to U.S. visas for skilled foreign workers as they await Canada’s new streamlined process for permits to come into effect. The virtual world is bracing for a dose of cold reality as the U.S. moves to tighten policies for H1-B visas, which allow highly skilled workers to live and be employed in high tech hubs like California’s Silicon Valley and Bellevue in Washington state.
Radio-Canada – Politique d’immigration de Trump: des infirmières spécialisées canadiennes perdent leur visa de travail
La nouvelle politique d’immigration de Donald Trump continue d’avoir des répercussions. Dernière en date : des infirmières canadiennes de Windsor qui travaillent dans des hôpitaux au Michigan ne peuvent plus traverser la frontière en raison des changements apportés à leur visa de travail. Cela a été tout un choc pour des infirmières canadiennes qui travaillent au Michigan.
