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.


The Globe and Mail – Ottawa Vows to Cut Wait Times for Foreign Workers Joining Tech Firms

The Canadian government is promising to speed up immigration of skilled foreign workers joining fast-growing technology companies, a drawn-out process that the employers say is thwarting their growth. On Tuesday, the government launched its innovation strategy with yet another consultation process that was long on broad themes and short on specifics, identifying six areas where it will seek public input this summer, including building clusters and making it easier to do business in Canada.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ottawa-vows-to-cut-wait-times-for-foreign-workers-joining-tech-firms/article30458187/

La Presse – Niger : 34 migrants dont 20 enfants retrouvés morts dans le désert

Les cadavres de 34 migrants, dont 20 enfants, ont été retrouvés la semaine dernière dans le désert nigérien, alors qu’ils tentaient de se rendre en Algérie voisine, a indiqué mercredi le ministère nigérien de l’Intérieur. «Trente-quatre personnes dont cinq hommes, neuf femmes et vingt enfants ont trouvé la mort dans leur tentative de traverser le désert», précise le ministère dans un communiqué transmis à l’AFP.

http://www.lapresse.ca/international/afrique/201606/15/01-4992214-niger-34-migrants-dont-20-enfants-retrouves-morts-dans-le-desert.php?utm_categorieinterne=trafficdrivers&utm_contenuinterne=cyberpresse_B13b_afrique_289_section_POS4

CBC – Border Security TV Show Canned After Federal Watchdog Finds Privacy Violation

Canada’s border agency is pulling the plug on the controversial reality TV program Border Security after the federal privacy commissioner found the agency violated the rights of a construction worker filmed during a raid in Vancouver. Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien recently informed the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, which spearheaded a complaint on behalf of Oscar Mata Duran, that the Canada Border Services Agency breached the Privacy Act by allowing production company Force Four to film the agency’s examination of the migrant labourer.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/border-security-cancelled-1.3632468

City News – Toronto Immigration Organization Launches Anti-Racism Ad Campaign

Some interesting bus shelter advertisements have begun appearing in Toronto, addressing Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiments in the city. The ads, posted by the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) and the City of Toronto, have been posted in response to the recent influx of Syrian refugees in December and a number of crimes against Muslims earlier in the year.

http://www.citynews.ca/2016/06/14/toronto-immigration-organization-launches-anti-racism-ad-campaign/

Calgary Herald – School Board Asks Government for Help with $2.6 Million in Refugee Student Costs

Both the provincial and federal governments have failed to cover the $2.6-million cost of integrating Syrian refugee students, Calgary’s public school board said Tuesday. “School boards across this country have stepped up to support Syrian refugee students,” said the chair of the Calgary Board of Education, Joy Bowen-Eyre. […] The CBE has taken in more than 400 Syrian students since January — equivalent to adding an elementary school to the system, Bowen-Eyre told the House of Commons standing committee on citizenship and immigration Tuesday.

http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/school-board-asks-government-for-help-with-2-6-million-in-refugee-student-costs

Radio-Canada – Une escroquerie en ligne cible les nouveaux arrivants

Un récent diplômé du Collège Red River originaire de Hong Kong ne reverra probablement jamais les 5000 dollars qu’il a perdus après avoir été piégé par une arnaque rattachée à une offre d’emploi. « Je suis profondément blessé, quand je constate à quel point les gens sont gentils ici, de voir qu’on utilise votre confiance pour vous arnaquer, ça fait vraiment mal », a déploré Bart Cheng.

http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/manitoba/2016/06/14/005-arnaque-fraude-argent-emplois-immigrants.shtml