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.
Radio-Canada – Un guide pratique pour faciliter l’embauche des réfugiés syriens
L’organisme Bredin Centre for Learning d’Edmonton a rédigé un guide pour aider les réfugiés syriens à trouver un emploi ou une formation adaptée à leurs besoins. Évaluation des compétences, préparation des examens et réseautage sont quelques-uns des services offerts par Bredin Centre for Learning. L’objectif : permettre aux employeurs d’acquérir les outils nécessaires pour […].
Vice – How Canada’s Immigration Laws make Migrant Sex Workers’ Jobs More Dangerous
Toronto-based advocacy group Butterfly […] provides support and information to migrant sex workers across the country. […] “Almost no women call police, because they know if they do, they will have more problems,” Butterly president Elene Lam told VICE, adding that in the last three years, her organisation has noted at least five murders involving migrant sex workers. “Since last December, 13 women have been arrested and deported,” she added. But Lam explained stats pertaining to migrant sex workers are hard to come by, let alone measure.
The Tyee – Caravan Seeks New Deal for Foreign Farm Workers
The Harvesting Freedom caravan, which travelled across Ontario for four weeks before ending its trek in Ottawa, was organized in support of the demand for residency status for all migrant farm workers in Canada. The caravan marked the 50th anniversary of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, a federal immigration program that brings some 30,000 seasonal migrant workers from Mexico and participating Caribbean countries to Canada to work on farms for six to eight months each year.
The Globe and Mail – B.C. Tech Companies Complain of Shortage of Skilled Workers
B.C.’s growing tech industry faces a “talent crisis” that is limiting its growth and forcing companies to consider relocating out of the province, the British Columbia Tech Association says. […] The association has called on the B.C. government to invest $100-million in postsecondary institutions over the next three years to produce the required workers. And it also wants the province to facilitate changes in the immigration system to allow talent to be brought in from abroad.
CBC – Toolkit Makes Hiring Syrian Refugees Less Difficult for Employers
Bredin is part of the Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment Council which has produced a new toolkit for businesses to help Syrian refugees find work. It explains some cultural sensitivities and the kind of help the refugees need to integrate in the workplace and understand what’s expected of them. “Many of the employers are fantastic,” said Tarek Fath Elbab, a settlement counsellor with the Bredin Centre. “They come to us and ask, ‘How we can help? We want to help, but we don’t know how to do it’.”
Metro News – Next Step in Refugee Settlement: Jobs
On Tuesday, the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce gathered businesses and service providers from across Edmonton to discuss getting Syrian newcomers into the workforce. It’s an issue of growing urgency, as many supports provided by the federal government run out after a year, which for many is only a few months away. Speaking as part of a panel discussion, Erick Ambtman, executive director of the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, said that many refugees are skilled and eager to work, but barriers remain, like language skills.
