Voies vers la prospérité: Canada

Les familles syriennes qui doivent apprendre l’anglais en Nouvelle-Écosse font face à un important défi. Un grand nombre d’entre eux ne savent pas lire ou écrire. À leur arrivée au Canada, tous les nouveaux arrivants sont évalués par le Centre des niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens.

http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/atlantique/2016/04/18/017-syriens-halifax-analphabetisation-anglais-cours.shtml

Drôle de mission pour les douaniers français. On les croyait dans les ports et les aéroports à œuvrer contre la fraude et les trafics internationaux, et les voilà en train de boucler leur valise pour la Grèce. La direction générale des douanes leur propose en effet de devenir « escorteurs » durant quelques mois, c’est-à-dire d’être préposés à « l’escorte d’étrangers en situation irrégulière au départ de la mer Egée à destination de la Turquie » […].

http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2016/04/16/les-douaniers-agaces-de-jouer-aux-policiers-dans-les-iles-grecques_4903370_3224.html

Immigration Minister John McCallum denies allegations made by the Opposition that the federal government doesn’t have a plan to deal with the influx of Syrian refugees. […] “Of course there’s a plan to pay for it,” he laughed. “We put out, we budgeted close to $700 Million to pay for it and most of that money is out of the door and the provinces are also working with us. We are paying the lion’s share of the money and for the government-assisted refugees we provide income support for a year, we help them find housing, we teach them English or French, but of course we’re paying.”

http://www.660news.com/2016/04/15/immigration-minister-ottawa-paying-lions-share-for-syrian-refugees/

Bibeau shared the anecdote Friday as she announced $75-million in Canadian funding for assistance programs during international meetings in Washington – with more than a quarter of that going to Syria’s neighbours Lebanon and Jordan. […] The funding promised Friday is on top of $43-million in humanitarian assistance for refugees announced earlier this week, and is already earmarked in this year’s budget.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-announces-funding-for-syrias-neighbours-hosting-refugees/article29650614/

A soon-to-be launched website funded by the Government of Canada is expected to address some of the challenges facing Syrian refugees and their sponsors in Alberta. RefugeeAlberta.ca, which is scheduled to go live at the end of the month, will act as a one-stop shop for all refugee related resources in the province. Do-gooders looking for information about how they can help newcomers, private sponsors seeking tips and refugees looking for English classes can go to the site and find links to the information they’re seeking.  

http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/new-website-will-serve-as-information-hub-for-refugee-resources-in-alberta

They might not yet be able to vote but that’s not stopping Syrians from taking part in one element of Canadian political life – giving their MP an earful. Over two dozen Syrians who’ve arrived in Canada since the fall were in Ottawa Thursday to get a tour, thanks to their member of Parliament Melanie Joly.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/syrian-refugees-share-hurdles-to-new-life-in-canada-1.2860210