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.
La préfète du Pas-de-Calais va réduire de moitié la surface de la « jungle » de Calais. Fabienne Buccio a annoncé, vendredi 12 février, qu’elle donne une semaine aux migrants qui campent dans la partie sud du bidonville pour quitter les lieux. Entre 800 et 1 000 personnes, installées sur 7 hectares dans des tentes ou des cabanes, seraient concernées.
De l’avis du comité national des jeunes du Parti québécois, l’intégration détermine la réussite de l’immigration, tant pour l’immigrant que pour la société d’accueil. Or, pour réussir l’intégration, il faut miser sur l’emploi et sur la connaissance de la langue commune.
http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/vincent-blais-fortin/reussir-lintegration_b_9222610.html
Statistics Canada reported Halifax was 17th on the metropolitan area growth list, based on July 2015 figures. Moncton ranked first among Atlantic Canadian cities with 1.3 per cent growth. “Halifax is pretty average,” said StatsCan analyst François Sergerie. “One big reason for the number (being positive) is international migration, which was up 0.5 per cent during that year.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1341720-halifax-is-growing-but-could-do-better
It is supposed to be a way to expedite permanent residency for people who want to start their own business in Canada. But three years since its inception in April 2013, just 100 people have come to Canada through the Start-up Visa program, and that includes dependents, CBC News has learned. By 2014, just four people and their five dependents had gained permanent residency through the program, according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/start-up-program-disappointment-laywer-says-1.3443956
Several BC MPs are calling on the federal government to ease restrictions on the English or French language proficiency test new immigrants must pass in order to become Canadian citizens. The Conservative government passed Bill C-24 or the Strengthening of Canadian Citizenship Act in 2014, making the language test more difficult. It also expanded the age range of people required to take the test, to 65-years old, up from 55. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to repeal the bill, which also allows the government to strip Canadian citizenship from dual citizens who are convicted of terrorism-related offences.
One local organization is hoping to dispel myths about refugees as private sponsorships around Oxford gain traction and the Canadian government continues to resettle federally sponsored families. The Social Planning Council Oxford produced a document, called “Challenging the Myths: Refugees in Canada” that discusses topics like social assistance rates, health care and access to social housing for newcomers. […] The Social Planning Council also battled back against the idea that Canada is “overwhelmed” with refugee claims.