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.


Acadie Nouvelle – L’Atlantique n’a jamais accueilli autant d’immigrants qu’en 2016

Le nombre de nouveaux résidents permanents dans les provinces de l’Atlantique a été multiplié par quatre entre 2002 et 2016, révèle un rapport publié jeudi par le Conseil économique des provinces de l’Atlantique. De janvier à septembre 2016, plus de 11 600 immigrants ont posé leurs valises dans les provinces de l’Atlantique.

http://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2017/01/13/nouveau-brunswick-na-jamais-accueilli-autant-dimmigrants-quen-2016/

The Globe and Mail – Sun Sea Voyage was a Humanitarian Service to Tamil Migrants: Defence

Defence lawyers made their final pitch to the jury at a human-smuggling trial Thursday, arguing their clients provided humanitarian assistance to Sri Lankan Tamils fleeing persecution in a country ravaged by civil war, challenging the Crown’s view that the accused illegally organized the MV Sun Sea’s arrival in Canada.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/sun-sea-voyage-was-a-humanitarian-service-to-tamil-migrants-defence/article33613943/

Global News – More Immigrants Coming to Atlantic Canada, but Retention Rates Low: Report

The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council report released Thursday said a record 8,300 immigrants arrived in 2015, and yet more the following year. The Halifax-based council said 11,600 immigrants came to Atlantic Canada in the first nine months of 2016, due in part to an influx of Syrian refugees. “The total numbers have tripled since 2002,” David Chaundy, author of the report, said in a phone interview Thursday.

http://globalnews.ca/news/3177638/more-immigrants-coming-to-atlantic-canada-but-retention-rates-low-report/

The Globe and Mail – Ottawa Ends Program Reuniting Syrian Refugees with Relatives in Canada

The federal government has quietly cancelled a program that matched private Canadian sponsors with Syrian refugees abroad who have relatives in Canada because of low sponsor turnout. The Syrian Family Links Initiative was discontinued on Dec. 31. While families in Canada had registered more than 8,000 people for the program, only 36 private sponsors applied, for a total of 127 refugees.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-ends-program-reuniting-syrian-refugees-with-relatives-in-canada/article33610264/

CBC – Moncton Chamber Encourages the Hiring of Immigrants

Misconceptions about paperwork and language abilities may still keep business leaders from employing Syrian newcomers, according to the Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive officer. But Carol O’Reilly said there are also many people working together to help Syrians settle and find work in the southeastern city. And a recent member survey by the chamber shows that 32 per cent already hired immigrants, including people from Syria, the Middle East, Africa and the United States.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/hiring-syrians-moncton-chamber-commerce-1.3931756

Yahoo News – Manitoba Refugee Agency Inundated with Claimants Fleeing U.S.

In a typical year, a Manitoba front-line refugee organization sees 60 or 70 people ask for their help in seeking refuge in Canada. In just 10 months last year, the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council saw more than 80 new clients come through its doors. Eighty per cent of them crossed the border into Manitoba from the United States.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/manitoba-refugee-agency-inundated-with-claimants-fleeing-u-s-210241086.html