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.
CKNW – The 5 Phases of Refugee Resettlement in Canada
United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) oversees the registration of refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. Canada will work with the UNHCR to identify and prioritize vulnerable refugees who are a low security risk, such as women at risk and complete families. Once refugees are identified, the UNHCR will contact them via SMS/text message to ask if they are interested in being resettled in Canada. If they say yes, the UNHCR then confirms their identity using an iris scan. Once that is complete, they are transferred to Canadian officials for processing.
The Globe and Mail – Canada’s Acceptance Rate for Syrian Refugees Around 90 per cent: Ottawa
Canada has rejected just two UN-referred Syrian refugee cases because of security concerns over the past 22 months. The two cases represent 13 people, according to Immigration Department figures. That means more than 99 per cent of the 1,128 cases referred to Canada between January, 2014, and Nov. 3, 2015, were not of sufficient concern to be blocked for security reasons. It’s not clear how many were turned down for other reasons. The cases do not include privately sponsored refugees.
Vancouver Sun – Immigration Minister Reviewing Refugee Loan Program
The federal Liberal government will consider reforming a loan program that requires refugees to cover the hefty cost of their flights to Canada, Immigration Minister John McCallum said Friday. Officials revealed earlier this week that the 25,000 Syrian refugees to enter Canada by February won’t have to pay the cost of their flights and pre-flight medical screening.
Regina Leader-Post – Refugee Settlement Groups Ramp Up Efforts in Saskatchewan
As November finally caught up with Saskatchewan this week and the cold settled in, it struck Neelu Sachdev that her organization will likely soon be helping hundreds of Syrian refugee women deal with our particular brand of winter. As executive director of Regina’s Immigrant Women’s Centre, Sachdev has taught plenty of recent immigrants how best to adapt their traditional dress to Saskatchewan winters, but it’s usually a few at a time in organized programs — not hundreds at once.
CBC – The Family of Alan Kurdi, the Syrian “Boy on the Beach,” is Coming to Canada
CBC’s the fifth estate has learned that some of Alan Kurdi’s surviving family members are being fast-tracked to Canada as part of Ottawa’s new refugee settlement strategy. In interviews with the fifth estate, Alan’s Canadian aunt, Tima Kurdi, says an email from Immigration Canada on November 10 “confirms the approval” of their application. Alan’s Uncle Mohammed, Aunt Ghousoun and their five children will soon call Vancouver home.
CTV News – Canadian Doctors to Provide Syrian Refugees with Much-Needed Health Care
When Syrian refugees begin arriving in Canada in the coming weeks, one of the top priorities will be getting them basic health care — something most migrants will have gone without while living in makeshift camps far from home, sometimes for years. “I think this group — and I think it’s true of all refugees, but perhaps more so for the Syrians — what they need is really good primary care,” said Dr. Meb Rashid, medical director of the Crossroads clinic at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, which specializes in immigrant health
