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.
Radio Canada International – Abused Spouses Trapped by Residency Rules
A government rule about newly-arrived, sponsored spouses is bad for women and makes it harder for newcomer women to leave abusive relationships, says the Canadian Council for Refugees, an umbrella organization representing advocacy groups across the country. The Conditional Permanent Residence rule applies to someone who is sponsored to come to Canada by a spouse. If the two have not already been together for two years or they have no children, the newcomer must stay with the spouse for two years after they arrive.
The Guardian (UK) – Canada’s Vietnamese Community Lends Helping Hand to Syrian Refugees
James Nguyen was five years old when he boarded a tiny boat with 100 other people for a harrowing sea journey from Vietnam to Malaysia in the fall of 1980. […] Today, he’s one of many in Canada’s Vietnamese community looking to pay the favor forward by extending a helping hand to a new wave of families displaced by war. […] Lifeline Syria is modeled on Operation Lifeline, the 1979 rescue program that was a major part of the Canada’s response to the Indochinese refugee movement that eventually resettled 60,000 people around the country.
CTV News – Alta. Premier Says Province will Accept More Syrian Refugees, but Can`t Say How Many
Premier Rachel Notley says Alberta will join with other provinces –including Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia — who have committed to opening their doors. Notley says discussions are underway in her government, but it would be premature to give a figure on how many refugees Alberta could take.
The Guardian (UK) – Too Little Being Done to Prepare for Influx of Syrian Refugees, say MPs
Insufficient preparations are being made to accommodate the 20,000 Syrian refugees the government has pledged to resettle in the UK over the next five years, the home affairs committee has said. MPs cautioned the government that refusing to reveal how many people have already arrived and discouraging members of the public from offering accommodation or support will only make any potential housing bottlenecks worse.
The Globe and Mail – Stalled Immigration Applications Leaving Skilled Workers in Limbo
Long delays to immigration processing times for some of the most highly skilled and educated applicants seeking permanent residence in Canada are leading many of them to question the fairness of the country’s immigration system.
CBC – Greek PM Blasts EU as 31 More Migrants Die in Shipwrecks
Greece’s prime minister lashed out Friday at European “ineptness” in handling the continent’s massive immigration crisis after 31 more people — mostly children — drowned in shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea. Greece’s Merchant Marine Ministry said 19 people died and 138 were rescued near the eastern island of Kalymnos, in one of the worst accidents in Greek waters since hundreds of thousands starting fleeing the war in Syria.
