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.
Saskatoon Star Phoenix – Calling All Doctors: Help Needed to Treat Refugee Wave
The Community Clinic on Second Avenue is gearing up to serve as the medical hub for up to 800 refugees over the next few months — about twice as many as Saskatoon would normally see in an entire year. Pediatrician Mahli Brindamour is helping organize the effort to provide health care to refugees, and she hopes local doctors will be up to the task. We spoke to her about the game plan.
CBC – Syrian Refugee Preparations Underway in P.E.I. Health System
As 250 Syrian refugees arrive on P.E.I. over the next few months, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison says the Island will be ready to take care of their medical needs. […] Morrison said public health nurses plan to set up extra immunization clinics for refugees, which she anticipates many younger Syrians will need.
Toronto Star – World Refugee Population Hits 20 Million: UN
The global refugee population has surpassed the 20 million mark for the first time since 1992, while the number of those returning home is at its lowest level, says the United Nations refugee agency. According to its 2015 mid-year update report, an average of 4,600 people are being forced to flee their countries every day as Syria’s war remains the single biggest cause worldwide of both new refugees and continuing mass internal and external displacement.
The Province – Offers to House Syrian Refugees Flood in Around Metro Vancouver
The Immigrant Services Society of B.C. has secured 650 hotel rooms and compiled more than 1,100 offers of accommodation as the trickle of Syrian refugees into B.C. is expected to turn into a larger flow in the coming days.
The Globe and Mail – New Rules Make it “Nearly Impossible” for Employers to Keep Foreign Graduates on Staff
Before Ottawa’s points-based Express Entry system was introduced on Jan. 1, international students with a year of Canadian skilled work experience were almost guaranteed to stay by getting permanent residency under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). […] With the new system, it’s nearly impossible for most international student graduates such as Mr. Amigo to get permanent residency under Express Entry – unless their employers can prove that no Canadians can do the job, immigration lawyers say.
Hundreds of temporary foreign workers have launched a class action lawsuit against Mac’s Convenience Stores, claiming they paid more than $8,000 to get jobs in Canada that did not exist. The notice of claim, filed with the B.C. Supreme Court, alleges that from December 2009 onwards the workers were recruited in Dubai to work at Mac’s stores in B.C., Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
