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 – New Manitoba Government Faces Immigration Questions, Regis Pagtakhan Writes
Earlier this month, Ian Wishart was sworn in as Manitoba’s minister of education and training and the minister responsible for provincial immigration. With immigration being one of the largest drivers of Manitoba’s population growth, Wishart will face questions. Should Manitoba charge immigration application fees to battle the deficit? Should the focus of Manitoba’s immigration program be on businesses, entrepreneurs and employers, or should the focus be on family reunification?
Toronto Star – The Shame of Our Disposable Workers
Injured workers are bad for business and their experiences threaten the program’s reputation in the Caribbean and Latin America countries where workers are recruited. Evidence suggests many workers who are hurt or become ill while in Canada are simply sent back home. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the SAWP and its shameful legacy needs to be addressed: we are treating the migrant workers who grow and harvest our food like disposable, subhuman units of labour.
London Free Press – Only Toronto, Ottawa Accept More Syrians than London
London, according to a staff report headed to a city council committee, has accepted the third-largest number of Syrian refugees of any Ontario municipality. Only Toronto and Ottawa have taken in more newcomers from the war-ravaged nation. […] In raw numbers, 1,110 refugees have arrived in London. Another 381 are in the pipeline — their applications are in progress. On top of those, another 661 Syrian refugees will be here by the end of this year, counting individuals and families from all the different refugee categories.
CBC – Komagata Maru Apology: Ship’s Story Represents “Dark Chapter” of Canada’s Past
It’s an apology more than a century in the making. Nearly 102 years after the Komagata Maru sailed into Vancouver, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered a full apology in the House of Commons for the government of the day’s decision to turn away the ship, which was carrying hundreds of South Asian immigrants, most of whom were Sikhs. […] The Komagata Maru was a Japanese steamship chartered by wealthy Sikh businessman, Gurdit Singh, who was then living in Hong Kong. Its passage was a direct challenge to Canada’s immigration rules, which had grown increasingly strict — and discriminatory — at the turn of the century. Canada needed immigrants to cultivate western farmland but preferred those from the U.S, Britain or northern Europe.
Global News – Immigration Minister Regrets Remark on Syrian Refugees Use of Food Banks
Food banks from Halifax to B.C. have reported serving hundreds of Syrians who have come to Canada since November, the month the Liberal government launched a major resettlement program to bring 25,000 people by the end of February and thousands more by the end of this year. The question of why came up Wednesday at a Senate committee studying the refugee resettlement program and McCallum initially pinpointed two reasons: the fact refugees do not have high levels of income upon arrival and something else. “There may be a cultural element,” he said. “You have to remember the refugees are coming from an entirely different world.But later Wednesday McCallum met with reporters outside the House of Commons to take back those remarks.
Toronto Star – Healthcare Providers Urge Ontario to End Immigration Detention
Ontario health professionals are urging the province to stop jailing migrants for violating federal immigration laws, especially those with mental and physical health concerns. A group of 130 physicians, nurses and healthcare providers signed a petition sent Monday to Community Safety and Correctional Services Minister Yasir Naqvi after a string of recent deaths involving immigration detainees, including one over the weekend in a facility in Edmonton.
