Media Roundup

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.


CTV News – Exclusive Poll Finds Huge Support for Syrian Refugees

The Nanos Research survey for CTV News found 37 per cent agreed that the Trudeau government’s decision to take in 25,000 Syrians was “about right.” Another 28 per cent said Canada should take even more than that. Meanwhile, 28 per cent said they preferred to take in fewer than 25,000 and seven per cent said they were unsure.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/exclusive-poll-finds-huge-support-for-syrian-refugees-1.2712799

CBC – Refugee Children Learn to be Kids Again at Surrey First Steps Early Years Settlement Program

Many of the Syrian refugee children that move to Canada know nothing but war and displacement, but a drop-in centre in Surrey is teaching these children to learn to be kids again. […] Unlike many daycare centres that are filled with bright colours, the centre is intentionally low-key to minimize stimulation.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/syrian-refugee-kids-again-1.3378022

Global News – Ottawa Refugee Group Urges Feds to Send More Refugees to Private Sponsors

As more Syrian refugees arrive in Canada through a mix of private and government sponsorship, the Ottawa Centre Refugee Action is recommending that the government direct more refugees to the thousands of private sponsors across the country who are waiting to provide support.

http://globalnews.ca/news/2418541/ottawa-refugee-group-urges-government-to-send-more-refugees-to-private-sponsors/

CBC – Over 1 Million Refugees, Migrants Estimated to Have Entered Europe This Year

More than 1 million people driven out of their countries by war, poverty and persecution entered Europe in this record-breaking year, migration experts said Tuesday, a symbolic milestone capping a mass movement of people that has challenged the concept of European unity.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/refugees-europe-2015-iom-1.3375982

Surrey Leader – Class Action Against Mac’s and Immigrant Recruiter

He paid a firm $8,000 to arrange for a job at a Mac’s Convenience Store in Canada from his homeland of Dubai. When he got here however, the job didn’t exist and he ended up living in homeless shelters. Prakash Basyal’s experience is just one of many and is at the heart of a class action lawsuit being brought against Mac’s and an overseas immigration firm.

http://www.surreyleader.com/news/363280531.html