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.
Reuters Canada – UNHCR Warns Against Immediate Refugee Returns to Turkey
Conditions for refugees in Greece are worsening and arrival numbers rising but the safeguards needed to start returning some of them to Turkey next week are not yet in place, aid agencies said on Friday. […] Turkey is due to begin taking back illegal migrants from Greece on Monday under a deal with the European Union, but neither side is fully ready and any start may only be symbolic.
CBC – Refugee Health Care Benefits Restored April 1, but Concerns Over Access Remain
Expanded health-care coverage for refugees and asylum seekers was restored Friday as the Liberal government acted to end cuts that a judge called cruel and unusual. Thousands of people claiming asylum and thousands more resettled from abroad now have their health care costs fully covered by the federal government with the restoration of the interim federal health program.
Le Devoir – Ottawa haussera le nombre des réfugiés syriens parrainés le privé
Le ministre de l’Immigration, John McCallum, revient sur certaines décisions visant à modifier le programme de parrainage privé de réfugiés syriens. La Presse canadienne a appris que le ministère de l’Immigration traitera toutes les demandes de Syriens ayant été reçues jusqu’à ce jour, avec l’objectif d’accueillir 10 000 Syriens additionnels au Canada d’ici à la fin de cette année ou au début de l’an prochain.
Winnipeg Free Press – School Program to Ease Resettlement Woes
The simple-sounding act of daily living can be overwhelming in a strange place with different languages, laws, customs, climate and food. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is funding a new program at 12 Winnipeg schools starting next week to help resettled refugees get accustomed to and become a part of their neighbourhoods.
The New York Times – A Syrian Refugee’s Message to the European Union
We fled a war, and now the European Union is making war against us, a psychological war. When we hear rumors that we’ll be let into Europe, we celebrate. These leaders give us new hope, then they extinguish it. Why did you open the door to refugees? Why did you welcome people? If they had stopped it before, we would not have come. We would not have risked death, me and my children, and thousands of others, to make the crossing.
Timmins Press – Applause to those Who Promote Racial Harmony
Despite the fact that there are elements of racism in Timmins, this city is still a pretty good place to live thanks to the efforts of many, many outstanding people in this community. That’s the assessment of the key players who organized the Evening of Applause event held at École secondaire catholique Thériault Wednesday night to recognize the work of Timmins people, young and old, who make an extra effort to stamp out racism and discrimination.