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.


Guelph Mercury Tribune – Online Survey Aims to Improve Access to Immigration Services in Guelph and Wellington

An online survey set up by the Guelph Wellington Local Immigration Partnership (GWLIP) wants to hear from residents of Guelph or Wellington County who have immigrated to Canada within the last 10 years. With a goal of making community’s in Guelph and Wellington more welcoming places for immigrants, the GWLIP was formed by a coalition of individuals and organizations seeking to address the social and economic challenges immigrants face.

http://www.guelphmercury.com/community-story/6807066-online-survey-aims-to-improve-access-to-immigration-services-in-guelph-and-wellington/

The Globe and Mail – Ottawa Poised to Ease Rules for Temporary Foreign Worker Program

The federal government is setting the stage for a loosening of temporary foreign worker rules after vocal complaints from Canadian employers that recent Conservative changes went too far. A Liberal-dominated House of Commons committee has completed a report on options for altering the controversial program and will make the recommendations public next month when Parliament resumes.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-expected-to-introduce-new-rules-for-temporary-foreign-worker-program/article31365448/

Le Devoir – L’Allemagne fait un pas vers la déchéance de nationalité djihadistes

Le ministre allemand de l’Intérieur, Thomas de Maizière a ouvert jeudi le débat sur la déchéance de nationalité de djihadistes binationaux en introduisant cette proposition controversée dans un catalogue de mesures élaboré après une série d’attaques en juillet en Allemagne.

http://www.ledevoir.com/international/europe/477488/l-allemagne-fait-un-pas-vers-la-decheance-de-nationalite-de-djihadistes

La Presse – Grèce : les camps de réfugiés débordent après le putsch raté en Turquie

Le nombre des migrants et réfugiés dans les camps de rétention sur les cinq îles de la mer Égée, mis en place depuis l’accord UE-Turquie, ne cesse d’augmenter depuis le putsch raté en Turquie, selon les chiffres quotidiens publiés par le gouvernement grec. Jeudi, ce nombre s’élevait à environ 10 200 personnes pour une capacité de 7450 places […].

http://www.lapresse.ca/international/crise-migratoire/201608/11/01-5009518-grece-les-camps-de-refugies-debordent-apres-le-putsch-rate-en-turquie.php

Metro News – Relief as 13-Year-Old Boy with Down Syndrome is Allowed to Stay in Canada

Nico Montoya can finally call Canada home. The 13-year-old boy’s immigration saga came to an end Thursday, with news the government had reversed its decision to deny his family residency because of his Down syndrome. Nico and his parents moved to Toronto from Costa Rica in 2013, after his father, Felipe, accepted a teaching job at York University. They applied for permanent residency, but were rejected after Citizenship and Immigration Canada decided Nico’s condition would be a burden on the healthcare system.

http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2016/08/10/relief-as-family-is-allowed-to-stay-in-canada.html

CBC – Canada Seeks to Double Visa Offices in China to Attract More High-Skilled Workers

The Canadian government is seeking to double the number of offices where Chinese can apply for Canadian visas as it looks to boost a dwindling number of visitors, international students, even high-skilled foreign workers from China. Immigration Minister John McCallum spent the past two days meeting with senior Chinese officials in Beijing where he asked to open at least five more visa application centres in Chengdu, Nanjing, Wuhan, Jinan and Shenyang. Canada currently has five visa offices in China.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-china-visa-offices-foreign-workers-1.3714991