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 – Québec remet 5000 lits de camp pour les réfugiés syriens en Allemagne
Après avoir annoncé diverses mesures pour aider les réfugiés du Moyen-Orient, le gouvernement du Québec a annoncé dimanche qu’il avait remis 5000 lits et couvertures à la Croix-Rouge, qui seront envoyés immédiatement en Allemagne. La ministre de la Sécurité publique Lise Thériault en a fait l’annonce dimanche midi, à Montréal, avec le directeur général de la division du Québec de la Croix-Rouge, Michel Léveillé, qui lui en avait fait la demande vendredi soir.
Acadie Nouvelle – Manifestation d’appui aux migrants syriens
Moins d’une centaine de personnes ont répondu samedi à l’appel lancé par un trio de citoyens qui organisait dans la capitale provinciale une manifestation d’appui aux migrants syriens. Sous la bannière «Réfugiés bienvenue», les 70 personnes présentes se sont rassemblées devant l’hôtel de ville, samedi après-midi, afin d’inciter les gouvernements à en faire davantage pour venir en aide aux réfugiés syriens. «Ce que l’on demande, c’est une révision de la loi sur l’immigration et la protection des réfugiés, qui restreint l’accès à l’immigration au Canada pour certaines personnes».
Bay Today – North Bay, Timmins, Pledge Support for Syrian Refugees
Canada’s big city mayors have been vocal in their support for doing more to expedite the process of bringing Syrian refugees to Canada – as they should be. Large cities have large capacities to do more – to raise more money and sponsor and settle more refugees. What I have not seen reported so far in the national media is the growing support in smaller communities to do more as well. In our part of Northeastern Ontario we have two small cities, North Bay and Timmins, eager to sponsor refugees, but unfamiliar with the process. North Bay Mayor Al McDonald started a Facebook campaign to fundraise the approximately $30,000 necessary to sponsor a family for a year and in its first couple of days he had $10,000 in commitments. In Timmins, City Councillor Pat Bamford plans to raise the issue at the September 14 city council meeting and propose that the city itself allocate funds toward sponsorship. Our settlement agency, the North Bay & District Multicultural Centre and the Timmins & District Multicultural Centre, will provide guidance and support for both initiatives.
Toronto Star – New Canadians Cherish Their Right to Vote, Study Finds
According to a national survey, the right to vote is definitely something new citizens cherish as a milestone in their immigration journey. Some 61 per cent of respondents said they had already voted in a Canadian election, either provincial or municipal. (In the 2014 Ontario election, total turnout was about 52 per cent, while in GTA municipal votes, turnout is typically below 40 per cent. In the 2011 federal election, turnout was about 61 per cent.) The study released this month by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) examined political participation of new citizens who received their citizenship between May 2012 and November 2014. Through focus groups across Canada, it also explored this increasingly important block of voters’ reasons for voting and not voting, as well as their civic engagement beyond the ballot box. “In 2014, Canada swore in more than 260,000 new citizens. As these people enter the body politic, by definition, they are also changing it. The ICC felt an election year was the perfect moment to examine the ongoing evolution of the Canadian voter,” said Charlie Foran, the institute’s CEO.
Toronto Star – Ontario Will Spend $10M to Bring Syrian Refugees to Province
Ontario will spend $10.5 million to open the province’s doors to 10,000 Syrian refugees, the Star has learned. Premier Kathleen Wynne, who will make an official announcement on Saturday at the COSTI office on College Street, said “the desperate situation” had been building for months. “So to see this child, it was tragic and hard not relate to your own children, to relate to your own grandchildren,” Wynne said in an interview here Friday, referring to the images of drowned toddler Alan Kurdi, which have shocked the world and spurred calls for action. “There are moments in political life where you just think this is not good enough. We have to now do more. We have to push the system, because the system’s clearly not working.” Sources say the Ontario government needs Ottawa to expedite the arrival of the refugees while helping to ensure security is kept tight enough so that no terrorists slip into the country. Likening the humanitarian crisis to a natural disaster, like a tsunami or a flood or a huge forest fire, Wynne said public officials “have to go above and beyond” because exceptional circumstances demand it.
CBC – Quebec Apple Season Spared from Changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Quebec apple farmers are back on track after changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program threatened to put their harvest at risk. Apple farmers were saved at the last minute when Citizenship and Immigration Canada bowed to pressure from the industry and agreed to speed up the visa process for farm workers. Just last month, many orchard owners spoke out over concerns they’d be forced to watch their apples rot on their branches because of visa delays. Some farmers originally expected the permit application process could take up to 16 weeks. Stéphanie Levasseur, president of the apple farmers’ union, said Immigration Canada heard their concerns and managed to speed through as many as 300 files in one week.
