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 – Harper nie toute ingérence politique dans l’accueil des réfugiés syriens
Les conservateurs ont été forcés d’admettre qu’ils ont retardé le traitement de demandes de réfugiés syriens, en interrompant le processus au printemps. Une information qui n’avait jamais été rendue publique. Le premier ministre Stephen Harper a défendu jeudi la nécessité de ces vérifications, précisant que le personnel politique n’avait jamais été impliqué dans l’approbation des demandes. M. Harper réagissait à un article paru dans l’édition de jeudi du Globe and Mail, qui avançait qu’Immigration Canada n’a pas eu toute l’indépendance souhaitée au cours des derniers mois pour sélectionner les candidats au statut de réfugié.
Radio-Canada – Le parti libéral du Canada est-il encore le parti du multiculturalisme?
La question des réfugiés syriens revient en force dans la campagne électorale alors que les conservateurs reconnaissent avoir ralenti l’accueil de réfugiés syriens. Au même moment, on célèbre au Canada l’anniversaire de la politique canadienne du multiculturalisme adoptée le 8 octobre 1971 à la Chambre des communes. 44 ans plus tard, le Parti libéral du Canada de Justin Trudeau est-il encore le parti du multiculturalisme tel que l’avait imaginé son père Pierre Elliot Trudeau à l’époque premier ministre du Canada?
The Telegram – Province Can Now Welcome 550 More Economic Migrants Annually
The province is opening its arms twice as wide in an effort to welcome more economic immigrants, it was announced Wednesday. On top of the 500 workers employers could already hire annually through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), the province has been allowed an additional 550 nominations through the new Express Entry Skilled Worker Category. The initiative ranks potential workers in a pool based on factors such as education level and language skills, and when one is given a job offer or a nomination, the road to residency is fast-tracked. […] Premier Paul Davis said the province’s retention numbers have improved steadily in recent years, and is now slightly below the Canadian average. “That means immigrants that we’re bringing to Newfoundland and Labrador are not using Newfoundland and Labrador as a gateway to move to other parts of Canada. It means more of them now are staying here in Newfoundland and Labrador and raising their families here,” he said, citing the national retention rate at 80 per cent and this province’s rate at 77 or 78 per cent.
North Shore News – Multicultural Society Considers Relocating
The high rental costs of the North Shore has one non-profit society asking local government for help. The North Shore Multicultural Society, an organization that has helped thousands of immigrants on the North Shore assimilate to Canadian life, is facing a substantial increase in rent on its 17,000-square-foot space just off Lonsdale Avenue. The annual rent for that space is $468,000. “We’re currently in a crisis situation,” said Vera Radyo, volunteer president of the North Shore Multicultural Society, speaking at Monday’s City of North Vancouver council meeting. “Even though we have been at our current location for 20 years, our landlord is demanding a 25 per cent increase in rent … that’s money that’s going to the landlord and is not going to services and funders will only fund a certain amount in terms of rent,” she said. The society’s executive director, Elizabeth Jones, said the 25 per cent, or approximately $117,000 increase in rent, could affect some of the programs at the society, such as youth, senior, and women’s and children’s programs. With a lease expiry of March 2016, Jones said they’ve been looking at finding other rental accommodations but have so far been unsuccessful.
The Hamilton Spectator – Jason Kenney Criticized for Tweeting Praise Refugee Boy’s Unaccented English
Conservative candidate Jason Kenney deleted a tweet praising a young refugee for speaking “perfect, unaccented English.” According to the tweet sent by Kenney, the 11-year-old Xavier is from Iraq but arrived in Canada last year after passing through Syria. “Already speaks perfect, unaccented English,” Kenney praised on Twitter. […]It was just one of a series of tweets highlighting the former immigration minister’s rapport with refugees from the Middle East. But when his comment boasting about Xavier’s lack of accent received online scorn, Kenney deleted the tweet altogether. […] Kenney defended the tweet, saying that people were “misconstruing it,” and said he deleted it for the boy’s sake.
Guelph Mercury – Immigration a Key Solution for Workforce Challenges Due to Low Unemployment
Recent low unemployment rates reported in the Mercury are another indication that Guelph and Wellington County need to attract and retain more immigrants. […] The Guelph-Wellington Local Immigration Partnership strongly believes another solution to this complex problem is being a welcoming, inclusive community that attracts and successfully integrates immigrants quickly into the workforce and society. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship. Immigrants bring a wealth of skills, experience and international connections that can strengthen our community economically and socially. However, including immigrants in the workforce in a way that benefits newcomers and employers alike will take some effort. One issue that needs immediate attention is the chronic mismatch between the skills with which many immigrants arrive and the types of jobs they are able to find. A survey of immigrants conducted by the partnership in 2012 shows that many immigrants face barriers to meaningful employment because companies expect them to have Canadian experience, their foreign credentials are not recognized, they lack an adequate understanding of Canadian workplace culture, or because of general societal discrimination. At the same time, many employers are open to and interested in hiring immigrants, but unintentional barriers in their hiring process may stop immigrants from applying.
