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.


Ottawa Citizen – Immigration Lawyer Lobbying Government to Reopen Ottawa IRB Office

As Canada showers newly arrived refugees from Syria with care and attention, an Ottawa immigration lawyer wishes the government would make it easier for refugees that are already here. Arghavan Gerami is calling on the government to reopen an Immigration and Refugee Board office in Ottawa that was closed in 2014, forcing already-stuggling families to travel to Montreal for their hearings.

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/immigration-lawyer-lobbying-government-to-re-open-ottawa-irb-office

National Observer – Sunny Ways for Refugees Arriving in Canada, More Delays for Those Headed to U.S.

Trudeau’s ‘Sunny Ways’ welcome for 25,000 Syrian refugees is the polar opposite of America’s Republican Party, whose leading figures have stoked fears over terrorists entering the United States. Leading the charge against refugees is Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, who claimed in a speech that the Obama Administration wanted to take in 200,000 Syrians.

http://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/12/11/news/sunny-ways-refugees-arriving-canada-more-delays-those-headed-us

Edmonton Journal – Edmonton-Bound Refugees Stuck in Beirut

An Edmonton group sponsoring a Syrian refugee family that was turned away from a Beirut airport says the federal government must intervene to get the family to Canada. Four years after fleeing Syria’s civil war, Iwan and Zamzam Dalaa, along with daughters Karima, 3, and 15-month-old Ayat, spent the last of their money travelling to a Lebanon airport Wednesday ready to begin a new life in Edmonton, said Colm MacCarthy, who’s a member of a St. Joseph’s College group sponsoring the family. Their flight was cancelled and a Lebanese security official took all their immigration documents away, MacCarthy said.

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/1212-news-refugees

CBC – Syrian Refugees Get Warm Welcome at Armenian Community Centre

Hugging her father tightly, Cerli Katchadorian said the best thing about Canada is the playground. Soon, the seven-year-old will get to play there every day when she goes to the school attached to the Armenian Cultural Centre in north Toronto. But today, she is one of the 92 Syrian refugees who came to the centre for a joyous welcome on their first day in this country.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/syrian-refugees-get-warm-welcome-at-armenian-community-centre-1.3361914

CP24 – Canada on Track to Receive 10,000 Syrian Refugees by End of December: McCallum

Immigration Minister John McCallum said Friday that Canada is still on track to welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year. He suggested dozens more planeloads of refugees will arrive in the next few weeks to meet the target. McCallum and Philpott were at the Ottawa train station as Canadian National Railway Co., announced $5 million to support resettlement of the newcomers.

http://www.cp24.com/news/canada-on-track-to-receive-10-000-syrian-refugees-by-end-of-december-mccallum-1.2696827

Acadie Nouvelle – Un parrain mystère pour des réfugiés syriens au N.-B.

Un organisme du secteur privé de Grand Bay-Westfield devient le premier au N.-B. à obtenir une approbation pour parrainer des réfugiés syriens. L’acte de générosité dans la communauté à l’ouest de Saint-Jean a été fait dans l’anonymat. Une forte mobilisation pour l’accueil de réfugiés syriens a lieu dans le petit village de Grand-Bay-Westfield.

http://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2015/12/11/un-parrain-mystere-pour-des-refugies-syriens-au-n-b/