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.
BBC – US Turning to UN Over Flow of Central American Migrants
The US is looking to the United Nations for help in dealing with thousands of migrants fleeing to the US to escape violence in Central America. The hope is that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will set up processing centres for people to apply for resettlement in the region. The centres would be located in several Central American countries. Over 68,000 unaccompanied children were apprehended by US immigration authorities in 2014. Violence and endemic poverty in several Central American countries have been driving migrants north to the US.
Reuters – Anti-Immigrant “Soldiers of Odin” Raise Concern in Finland
Wearing black jackets adorned with a symbol of a Viking and the Finnish flag, the “Soldiers of Odin” have surfaced as self-proclaimed patriots patrolling the streets to protect native Finns from immigrants, worrying the government and police. On the northern fringes of Europe, Finland has little history of welcoming large numbers of refugees, unlike neighbouring Sweden. But as with other European countries, it is now struggling with a huge increase in asylum seekers and the authorities are wary of any anti-immigrant vigilantism.
Toronto Star – Syrian Refugees Now Must be Integrated into Canadian Life, Ministers Say
Although government-organized flights of refugees will continue to land almost daily, the government’s focus is now shifting to how to ensure the newly arrived are settling in as well as they can once those permanent homes are found. “We have now demonstrated an ability to get the machine up and deliver the refugees to Canada,” McCallum said. “The next phase — it won’t be easy, it won’t always be totally smooth — is to welcome all of these individuals to Canada.” […] Ordinarily, refugees are given extensive pre-departure briefings to orient them to life in Canada, covering everything from the weather to bank machines, but those efforts were jettisoned for this program in order to get people here faster.
CBC – Migrant Workers Face “Ethnic Penalty” in Job Market: U of A Researcher
A researcher at the University of Alberta says that highly skilled second-generation migrants earn less than the general population, despite being more likely to have a university degree. “I call it the ethnic penalty,” said Reza Hasmath, an associate professor in political science who wrote a book on the subject. […] His research found that is not the case for recent migrants, nor for their children who enter the workforce. In an analysis of Statistics Canada numbers Hasmath found that, on average, visible ethnic minorities are more likely to attend university, but tend to earn less.
The Georgia Straight – CBSA Enforcement Against Immigrants on the Rise in B.C.
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) immigration-enforcement activities conducted in B.C. have intensified this year, an analysis of regional department data suggests. CBSA recently supplied the Straight with statistics for the last two fiscal years (which run from April to March) plus the last nine months of 2015. Based on that data, the Straight estimates that CBSA Pacific region officers will have initiated 2,210 immigration investigations by March 31, 2016. That’s up from 1,843 during the previous fiscal year and 2,060 for 2013-14.
CBC – Refugee Financial Support: Setting the Record Straight
The group coordinating the arrival of 250 Syrians to P.E.I. wants to clear up any misconceptions about how much financial support refugees receive once they land here. Some Islanders have questioned recent news coverage on the influx of refugees, asking why refugees receive more help than other struggling Islanders, and suggesting the province should look after its own citizens first. […] Craig Mackie, executive director of the PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada, said the amount is meant to cover everything from rent to food to transportation.
