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 – Canada’s Immigration Detention Program to Get $138M Makeover
The Canadian government is committing millions to upgrade immigration detention centres across Canada. Immigration detention facilities in Vancouver and Laval, Que., are also set to be replaced. Canada’s Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale made the $138-million announcement Monday morning at the Laval Immigration Holding Centre. He said the objective is to make detention a last resort.
Le Journal de Montréal – Immigration: le système de détention sera revu au coût de 138 millions$
Le ministre fédéral de la Sécurité publique, Ralph Goodale, a annoncé lundi un investissement de 138 millions $ pour transformer le système de détention liée à l’immigration au Canada et prévoir un certain nombre de solutions de rechange à l’emprisonnement.
The Globe and Mail – Former Refugees Look to U.S. Election Day with a Sense of Duty
The road to citizenship is full of challenges for those fleeing oppression and war back home. Many have witnessed the consequences of autocratic rule and civil strife. They’ve spent years navigating the bureaucracy to get to the U.S. and, eventually, to become a citizen. There are those who believe they hold a personal stake in this election, with immigration becoming a central issue.
CBC – Laurier Professor Helps Refugee Youth with Language Education
With school just a few weeks away, many Syrian refugees in the Region of Waterloo will be getting ready to start their first-ever school year in Canada. Because of the war, many adolescent refugees have large gaps their formal education resulting in limited literacy skills both in their mother tongue and in English. To address this, Kristiina Montero, an associate professor in the faculty of education at Wilfrid Laurier University, helped develop an English Literacy Development (ELD) program at Eastwood Collegiate High School in Kitchener.
Toronto Star – Foreign Workers are Being Exploited to Grow Medical Marijuana Here
Agricultural workers in Ontario — from people who cultivate weed to those who produce your locally grown food — have no bargaining power. They cannot withhold their labour. Employers do not have to bargain in good faith. Complaints of unfair labour practices must be brought to a tribunal, which lacks labour relations expertise. No union has been able to strike a collective agreement in this legislative framework.
Toronto Star – Iraqi Refugees Fared Worse than Others, Federal Study Shows
Thousands of Iraqi refugees found less work and earned less money in Canada than refugees from elsewhere who arrived during the same period, according to an internal government case study into the Iraqi resettlement program. The 19,427 Iraqis who arrived between 2009 and 2014 faced numerous barriers, including the trauma of the war, greater medical needs and a lack of English and French compared to others, the study found.
