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.
The Fulcrum – U of O Refugee Project Receives Provincial Funding
On Sept. 7 the provincial government announced that it will be providing funding to a number of projects in Ottawa, 28 of which are based at the University of Ottawa. Among the newly funded projects is the University of Ottawa Refugee Assistance Project (UORAP), led by Jennifer Bond, associate professor from the U of O’s Faculty of Law. […] The UORAP’s work focuses on training refugee support staff—social workers, housing specialists, women’s counsellors, and faith-based groups—on how best to prepare their clients for legal proceedings.
CBC – Women Make Up Vast Majority of Those Leaving Alberta, Statistics Canada Data Suggests
As Alberta sank deeper into recession over the past year, almost 3,000 more people left for other provinces than arrived from them — and women accounted for almost all of the losses, the latest figures from Statistics Canada suggest. […] Caroline McDonald-Harker, a sociologist at Mount Royal University, says she isn’t surprised. […] Many immigrant women who came to Alberta and Calgary during the boom for jobs in the service industry are also now probably returning to Ontario, B.C. and Quebec, she added.
Toronto Star – Ottawa Studies Ways to Ease Syrian Refugee Integration
Documents posted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Thursday show the department is planning to spend as much as $250,000 for new studies on how best to integrate Syrian refugees into their new community. […] Over the summer, the Senate’s committee on human rights warned of urgent needs facing newcomers — for language training, for mental health support after fleeing a war zone, and the financial burdens refugees face upon arrival in their new country.
CBC – Canada’s Population Tops 36 Million as Immigrants, Refugees Swell Numbers
A record number of immigrants and refugees arriving on Canadian shores helped push Canada’s official population over 36 million as of July 1, Statistics Canada says. The data agency says there were 437,815 more people living in Canada than there were on the same day a year earlier, bringing the official population to 36,286,425. […] Indeed, the numbers show that some 320,932 immigrants arrived in Canada between the two Canada Days. More than 30,000 Syrian refugees are included in that figure, as they are classified as permanent residents by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
Radio-Canada – Un référendum en Hongrie pour dire non aux réfugiés
Près de 8,3 millions d’électeurs hongrois sont appelés aux urnes, dimanche, pour un référendum sur le plan de relocalisation des réfugiés adopté par l’Union européenne. Un scrutin que le non risque d’emporter largement et dont le seul enjeu est lié au taux de participation. Le premier ministre hongrois, Viktor Orban, compte sur un plébiscite pour justifier et légitimer […].
Toronto Star – Maryam Monsef Controversy Highlights Absurd Citizenship Law: Editorial
According to the law, if a person misrepresents their birthplace on a refugee claim, they may lose their citizenship and be deported regardless of whether they had any intent to deceive. The determination is made by a single government official and the refugee is given no hearing or recourse. […] Immigration Minister John McCallum at one time agreed that the process was unfair. When he was in opposition, he called the law “dictatorial” and promised to amend it once elected. Yet in their first months in office, the Liberals have continued to aggressively apply the law – at a rate of roughly 18 citizenship revocations per month – and have ignored calls to put a hold on the process until they revise the policy as promised.
