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 – Voyageurs étrangers : Un mini-visa électronique pour entrer au Canada dès l’automne 2015
Certains visiteurs étrangers devront détenir un mini-visa électronique pour entrer au Canada cet automne. Un visa obtenu auprès de Citoyenneté et Immigration Camada en faisant une demande par voie numérique. Pour un montant de 7 dollars ce visa sera valide pur une période de 5 ans pour tous les touristes arrivant par avion. Une mesure qui devait d’abord entrer en vigueur ce printemps mais qui a été repoussée à l’automne suite à des inquiétudes du l’industrie touristique. Au Canada, les mois les plus chauds, côté climat, sont très profitables pour cette industrie. Ce mini-visa deviendra obligatoire en 2016 pour tous les voyageurs qui veulent séjourner au pays sauf pour ceux en provenance des États-Unis.
Globe and Mail – Lack of Federal Resources Fails International Student Strategy
Canadian officials are finding it difficult to keep up with the increasing demand from international students, leading to waiting times for visas that are weeks longer than those in Britain or the United States, and reducing the program’s competitiveness. The lengthy timelines are contained in a report from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), obtained by The Globe and Mail through freedom of information legislation. While the federal government wants to double the number of students from abroad by 2022, it has not provided sufficient resources to process the increased numbers, the report says. CIC blames this “lack of coordination” between federal departments for an increase of 30 per cent in processing times for study permits and a doubling of the time for temporary resident visas. Colleges and universities say the government must address the gaps in its international student strategy. “The question of visa processing times is a critical one in terms of attracting top students. If our competitors are able to turn around visas faster, all the marketing efforts, all the recruitment efforts, all the offers of scholarships fail,” said Paul Davidson, president of Universities Canada.
Edmonton Journal – Health Minister in Favour of Injured Temporary Foreign Workers Receiving Support
Alberta’s new health minister supports providing health coverage for temporary foreign workers. Sarah Hoffman issued a statement Friday, saying that providing better support for temporary foreign workers is a must. “Temporary foreign workers who are living and working in Alberta deserve support,” she said. “As health minister, I understand that Alberta Health Care Insurance is for eligible Albertan residents, but I need to meet with my ministry to get a better understanding of the provincial role in this situation and how it relates to the federal government’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program.” The long-standing issue came to the forefront recently after the Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Richard Johnston stated that clear definitions need to exist to outline the province’s responsibility for health care for the workers. Maria Victoria Venancio, a temporary foreign worker, was struck by a car June 2012 on her way to work. The crash left her medically diagnosed as a quadriplegic, though she has some use of her arms. She could no longer work in the fast-food industry, and could not renew her visa or retain access to her health benefits.
Hamilton Spectator – Immigrants Centre will Welcome All
The Immigrant Women’s Centre will soon have a new name. The agency, which began 27 years ago, will be renamed the Immigrants Working Centre in about two months to reflect its expanding and changing clientele. “We see more and more men here and we see how others miss out because they believe we only serve women,” executive director Ines Rios said Monday. “We believe we can make a better job and make it — without losing focus for women equity and equality — make that our mission.” Rios said the centre began as The Hamilton Refugee Claimants Association in the basement of an old James Street North church, near Burlington Street. Its headquarters is now on Main Street East. It has three other locales and employs 80 people. It receives $3.2 million each year from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The centre will also launch a new initiative this month. The Hamilton Newcomers Club will offer help for new Canadians in making their way around the city.
Globe and Mail – Hundreds Make Final Bids to Stay in Canada After Deportation Hold Lifted
3,500 people in Canada – 3,200 Haitians and 300 Zimbabweans – […] were affected when the federal government lifted a hold on deportations to their home countries in December, deeming the situation in Haiti and Zimbabwe to be stable. Those without status were given six months to apply for residency on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. Hundreds raced to submit the applications by the June 1 deadline. Some will be granted permanent residency and some will be eventually removed from Canada. For others who have been in the country for years, it’s their second or third application to stay in Canada. Prior rejections and the thought of it happening again have discouraged many from filing the application and they have gone underground. The moratorium on deportations went into effect for Zimbabwe in 2002 and for Haiti in 2004. […] Quebec Immigration had counted only 500 applications for residency on humanitarian and compassionate grounds as of May, prompting its minister, Kathleen Weil, and community organizations to appeal to the federal government to grant an extra three months. It costs $550 per person and 20 hours to fill out the humanitarian and compassionate demand for residency.
Radio-Canada – Réfugiés syriens : le Canada est débordé
Alors que le groupe armé État islamique intensifie sa présence en Syrie, Radio-Canada a appris qu’au pays le nombre de demandes de réfugiés parrainés par des proches est passé de quelques dizaines par mois à plusieurs centaines. Selon certains, très peu sont admis au pays et le processus est long. Ottawa croit tout de même pouvoir tenir ses engagements. La vaste majorité des réfugiés syriens qui arrivent au Canada sont parrainés par un proche. Dans le jargon gouvernemental, on parle de parrainage par le secteur privé. Selon des chiffres du gouvernement Canada obtenus par le Nouveau Parti démocratique (NPD), la demande est forte. Un exemple, en juillet 2013, il y a eu 27 demandes parrainage et le mois dernier, il y en a eu 634. L’organisme Action Réfugiés Montréal qui aide au parrainage ne peut pas répondre à la demande. Près de 130 personnes qui voulaient obtenir de l’information n’ont pas eu de retour d’appel parce que les lignes ne dérougissent pas. « On ajoute même plus les noms », explique Paul Clarke, le directeur général d’Actions Réfugiés Montréal.
