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.
CBC – Immigration Minister John McCallum to Reveal “Substantially” Higher Newcomer Targets
Canada is expected to “substantially” boost the number of immigrants it welcomes to the country each year, but experts warn that any increase must be matched with more robust resettlement assistance. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum is expected to reveal new targets Monday, one day before Finance Minister Bill Morneau presents his fall economic update.
CBC – With No Rent Money for November, St. John’s-Based Refugee and Immigrant Council Facing Eviction
The St. John’s-based Refugee and Immigrant Advisory Council has once again fallen on financial hard times, and will be forced to vacate its downtown office on Monday unless it receives an influx of cash. […] RIAC, as it’s known, was established in 1983 and provides a wide range of assistance to refugees and immigrants who come to Newfoundland and Labrador from around the world. It depends on various government subsidies and charitable donations to maintain its office at 204 Water Street, and to hire employees.
CBC – Should Immigrants be Punished for the Lies Other People Tell?
The first thing the government should do is distinguish between misrepresentations made without a person’s knowledge, deliberate misrepresentations that are inconsequential and deliberate misrepresentations done to intentionally defraud the system. Individuals who do not know a misrepresentation has been made should not be penalized.
Le Monde – Après les polémiques, l’hébergement sans heurts des migrants de Calais dans toute la France
Des petits villages aux grandes villes, environ 6 000 personnes ont été réparties dans des centres d’accueil et d’orientation. Ils ont dû choisir en quelques minutes, souvent au hasard, sur une carte de France plastifiée, la région où ils passeraient les prochains mois de leur vie.
The St. John’s-based Refugee and Immigrant Advisory Council will live to see another day after a last-minute donation from a good Samaritan on Saturday. Mark Ward, executive director of the Newfoundland International Student Education Program, said he read about the organization’s plight in an article posted on CBC’s website Saturday morning. He decided to pay it forward and delivered a $2,000 cheque to RIAC Executive Director Jose Rivera Saturday afternoon.
Metro News – Halifax Housing Market in the Green Thanks to Immigrants and Refugees: CMHC
Halifax’s housing market is sitting pretty in the green thanks to a boom in immigrants and refugees. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. elevated the national risk rating to the highest level this week and placed several cities in the red and yellow risk zones. Halifax, however, is green across all categories including overheating, price acceleration, overvaluation, and overbuilding. Guillaume Neault, CMHC market analyst, said for the first half of year the city received 4,500 new Canadians. A whopping increase compared to 1,300 in the same period last year.
