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.
New York Times – Losing Hope in U.S., Migrants Make Icy Crossing to Canada
Over the past couple of years, a small number of people have been sneaking across the border at Manitoba from the United States and then filing for asylum, Canadian Border Service Agency statistics show. But since the fall, refugee workers in Winnipeg say, there has been a noticeable surge. The Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council, known locally as Welcome Place, typically serves 50 to 60 asylum seekers per year, said its executive director, Rita Chahal. “Since April, we’ve seen already 300,” she said.
Washington Post – Federal Agents Conduct Immigration Enforcement Raids in at least Six States
U.S. immigration authorities arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in at least a half-dozen states this week in a series of raids that marked the first large-scale enforcement of President Trump’s Jan. 25 order to crack down on the estimated 11 million immigrants living here illegally.
La Presse – Un athlète québécois refoulé à la frontière américaine
L’athlète québécois Yassine Aber, qui a été refoulé à la frontière américaine, jeudi, ignore pour quels motifs, précisément, les douaniers l’ont ainsi empêché de participer à une compétition d’athlétisme à Boston. Le coureur de 400 mètres n’a pu accompagner son équipe du Vert et Or, de l’Université de Sherbrooke.
CBC – Asylum Seekers Fleeing U.S. Face Further Hurdles Here
Ottawa immigration lawyer Jackie Bonisteel of Corporate Immigration Law Firm says it may prove difficult for the newcomers to claim refugee status after arriving from the U.S. Speaking on Ottawa Morning, Bonisteel said the influx is “not all that surprising given what is happening in the U.S., given the talk of completely dismantling the refugee program for even a temporary period of time.” Because Canada is a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention, Bonisteel said, anyone who arrives on Canadian soil to make a refugee claim has a right to do so, and has a right to a hearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board.
Global News – Toronto Doctor Helps Refugees Fleeing U.S. for Asylum in Canada
Reuters reports that 430 asylum seekers crossed Manitoba’s border between April 2016 and the end of January 2017, up from 340 in the 2015-16 fiscal year and 68 in 2013-14. […] In Quebec, 1,280 refugee claimants entered between April 2016 and January 2017, up from 424 the year before according to the Canada Border Services Agency. And in British Columbia and Yukon, 652 people entered Canada illegally in 2016, more than double the previous year.
Daily Xtra – Trudeau Government Under Fire for Ending LGBT Iranian Refugee Program
The Trudeau government is under increasing pressure to explain why it started turning away LGBT Iranian refugees during the Syrian airlift, ending a program that resettled hundreds of persecuted Iranians through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). […] Weekly arrivals gradually slowed in late 2015, and by 2016 the UNHCR started referring these Iranians to the United States, which has now barred Iranians from entry following President Donald Trump’s executive order on several predominantly Muslim countries.
