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.
CBC – Donald Trump’s New Rant: “Infectious Diseases” Crossing Mexican Border
Donald Trump has launched a fresh volley of inflammatory comments about Mexico in a new tirade that reiterates his earlier rant about “the worst elements in Mexico” being “pushed into the United States.” The latest statement — which emerged as a lengthy rant released Monday afternoon — arrived as another high-profile partner cut ties with the U.S. presidential hopeful: sports broadcaster ESPN, which is moving its July 14 ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic from a Trump course to a new location. According to the outspoken billionaire business magnate, the comments from his June 16 campaign announcement were “deliberately distorted by the media.” In an attempt to clarify his opinions, Trump repeated his belief that “[t]he Mexican government is forcing their most unwanted people into the United States … criminals, drug dealers, rapists, etc.” He added: “Likewise, tremendous infectious disease is pouring across the border. The United States has become a dumping ground for Mexico and, in fact, for many other parts of the world.”
Metro News – Halifax Construction Company Recognized for Hiring Immigrants
On Tuesday, Dexter Construction was honoured by the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) for hiring 21 immigrants and refugees in the Halifax region since 2013. “These people have the skills that we as a province need to utilize, and if we don’t then it’s a waste for them and it’s a waste for us,” Ryan Kidney, human resources director for Dexter, said after the ceremony. […] Kidney and Ken MacLean, Dexter’s vice-president of general council, accepted Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) Refugee Employment Award on Tuesday, as well as a plaque from ISANS. Of those hired on at Dexter, Kidney said 14 work on the environmental side of the company, while six are in construction, and all had safety and workplace training through the association’s Bridge to Work program. Entry-level positions such as construction are ideal for many, since they don’t require a lot of language skills, but enough to work safely, said Claudette Legault, ISANS director of programs and services. […] The program, funded by the province’s immigration department, also helped members improve their English before they passed construction tests, coordinator Donnalynn Benoit said.
The past few years have not been good ones for immigrants and multicultural diversity – worldwide or in Canada. At the global level, the flow of migrants is now higher than at any time in human history. A growing part of this flow comes from refugees fleeing conflict zones, placing increasing pressure on European countries that are struggling to maintain policies of openness and accommodation. Canada continues to accept more than 200,000 immigrants each year, but new federal government policies are tightening the rules and making the country less welcoming. Some commentators have cited anecdotal evidence that the mainstream public is feeling less comfortable with the country’s growing ethnic diversity. […] Canadians continue to identify multiculturalism as one of the country’s most important symbols, and this view has strengthened since 2010. The most significant ongoing public concern is about immigrants not adopting so-called Canadian values; this remains the majority view but this concern has diminished since 2012. Moreover, there is now broad consensus that someone born abroad is every bit as likely to be a good citizen as someone born in the country: 95 per cent who were surveyed concurred with this statement, up from 89 per cent who did so when asked in 2011.
Edmonton Journal – Long Wait Times for International Student Permits Leave Some “Stranded” in Canada
International students in Alberta are seeing wait times for processing their study permits soar to nearly three months, leaving many “stranded” in Canada, unable to visit their home countries or travel elsewhere in the world. Students can’t leave the country without renewing their permits and visas without risking lengthy delays upon re-entry, jeopardizing their standing in university programs where many have studied for several years. But Citizenship and Immigration Canada says the longer wait is because of the complexity and volume of applications. […] “Processing times vary depending on the Canadian visa office processing the visa, as well as the complexity and volume of applications,” said Nancy Caron, a spokeswoman for C.I.C., in an email. “Delays are often caused by incomplete or incorrectly filled applications.” In 2014, 80 per cent of student permits were processed within 39 days or less, she said. The delays are also happening at the same time that institutions such as the University of Alberta are actively trying to boost their international students to 15 per cent of total undergraduate enrolment. There are currently 7,000 international students in degree programs at the university.
Radio Canada international – Des micro prêts pour aider des immigrants à s’installer à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Qui dit microcrédit ici au Canada pense presque immédiatement à une structure de petits prêts personnels mise sur pied dans un pays défavorisé ou en développement, afin de permettre à des entrepreneurs ou encore à des coopératives, à lancer un produit ou un service. On n’a qu’à penser à Desjardins International et ses activités de microcrédit en Haïti ou encore à la filière des produits du beurre de karité au Burkina Faso pour s’en convaincre. Mais, le microcrédit se pratique également au Canada. Depuis deux ans, une association sans but lucratif de la plus petite province canadienne, l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard, a mis sur pied une structure de microcrédit qui entend venir en aide aux immigrants qui arrivent avec une formation professionnelle en poche à mieux s’intégrer sur place, à y travailler et à s’y installer à demeure.
La Presse – Travailleurs étrangers: Ottawa n’accommodera pas Québec
Le gouvernement Harper a fermé rapidement la porte au Québec, qui espérait des assouplissements dans le programme fédéral de travailleurs étrangers temporaires (PTET). Le ministre québécois de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale, Sam Hamad, ne semble pas avoir eu la même compréhension que son homologue fédéral, Pierre Poilièvre, de leur tout dernier échange sur ce programme, qui est une pomme de discorde entre les deux ordres de gouvernement. En effet, depuis le resserrement du programme par Ottawa en 2014, beaucoup d’employeurs québécois se plaignent de ne pouvoir recruter de la main-d’oeuvre qualifiée dans certains domaines. Le gouvernement Couillard avait accusé Ottawa à maintes reprises de faire preuve d’intransigeance et de fermeture dans ce dossier.
