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.
Al Jazeera English – Poland Refuses to Accept Refugees After Brussels Attack
Poland’s prime minister says his country is no longer prepared to take the 7,000 refugees it agreed to accept in negotiations with the European Union because of the deadly Brussels attacks. Beata Szydlo said on Wednesday that she does “not see any possibility for the refugees to come to Poland” after explosions rocked the Belgian capital a day earlier, according to Polish broadcaster Superstacja.
Burnaby Now – Burnaby Board Ponders Sanctuary Schools Policy
Last month, the teachers’ union invited trustees, the district parent advisory council and local immigrant rights activist Harsha Walia to a meeting to discuss a possible so-called “sanctuary schools” policy. “What was identified is that, although there was no instances of staff being aware that any student has been turned away, the concern was that’s because parents aren’t sending them in the first place to register because of the fear of being discovered with less than legal status,” said trustee Gary Wong, chair of the board’s policy committee.
The Guardian [UK] – Refugee Crisis: Key Aid Agencies Refuse Any Role in “Mass Expulsion”
A triple blow has been dealt to the EU-Turkey migration deal after five leading aid groups refused to work with Brussels on its implementation, a Turkish diplomat ruled out changing Turkish legislation to make the deal more palatable to rights campaigners, and a senior Greek official said nobody knew how the agreement was supposed to work. […] UNHCR was later joined by Médecins Sans Frontières, the International Rescue Committee, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Save the Children. All five said they did not want to be involved in the blanket expulsion of refugees because it contravened international law.
The Globe and Mail – UN Refugee Agency Refuses to Work with Greek “Detention Centres”
The United Nations refugee agency dealt a blow to EU efforts to stem the biggest humanitarian crisis in generations on Tuesday, saying it would no longer assist in the transfer of migrants and refugees arriving in Greece to “detention centers.” The European Union reached a deal with Turkey just four days ago aimed at halting the flow of migrants across the sea to Greece, but the UNHCR said the deal was being prematurely implemented without the required safeguards in place.
L’Express de Toronto – La FCFA obtient le rétablissement de l’avantage significatif francophone
La FCFA se réjouit de l’annonce faite jeudi dernier par le ministère fédéral de l’Immigration concernant le lancement prochain d’un nouveau volet du Programme de mobilité internationale. Ce nouveau volet, qui vise à attirer des travailleurs qualifiés francophones et à les encourager à s’établir dans les collectivités à l’extérieur du Québec[…].
La Voix Acadienne – Réception de bienvenue pour les réfugiés
Le 12 mars dernier, les Prince-Édouardiens étaient invité à se joindre au premier ministre de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard Wade MacLauchlan et au comité consultatif ministériel sur les réfugiés pour accueillir les plus récents groupes de nouveaux résidents, surtout composé de réfugiés syriens.