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.
La Presse – Stagiaires étrangers au Canada: inquiète, la France veut discuter
Ottawa envoie un signal négatif aux jeunes Français en resserrant les critères d’entrée pour les stages en sol canadien, dénonce un représentant de Paris, qui demande l’ouverture de négociations bilatérales entre les deux pays. «Le message qui est perçu aujourd’hui par la jeunesse française, c’est qu’on lui complique la vie quand elle veut venir au Canada», a résumé en entrevue téléphonique Frédéric Lefebvre, député des Français à l’étranger. «Je reçois beaucoup de courriels de jeunes qui disent: «On n’est plus bienvenus au Canada’. Il y a ce sentiment que le Canada est en train de se fermer», a-t-il ajouté lors de cet entretien avec La Presse Canadienne, vendredi. M. Lefebvre appelle donc à l’ouverture d’une négociation bilatérale. «Je sais que le gouvernement français veut engager des discussions avec le Canada là-dessus, parce que tout le monde est inquiet», assure-t-il. Cet appel au dialogue survient dans la foulée des changements apportés au Programme de mobilité internationale (PMI) le 21 février dernier.
Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada – Communiqué – Le Canada souhaite la bienvenue aux premiers résidents permanents issus d’Entrée express
Des changements dans le système d’immigration économique du Canada se révèlent efficaces pour sélectionner les personnes dont a besoin l’économie du Canada et leur donner rapidement le statut de résident permanent. Seulement trois mois après le lancement d’Entrée express, le ministre de Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada Chris Alexander souhaite la bienvenue à trois des tout premiers candidats d’Entrée express à devenir des résidents permanents du Canada — Emma Hughes, Yaoyao (Anita) Zheng et Xin (Frank) Zhao. Mme Hughes est une candidate retenue de l’Irlande qui a fait une demande au titre du volet des Travailleurs qualifiés (fédéral). Elle travaille maintenant comme scientifique d’application pour EcoSynthetix à Burlington (Ontario). Mme Zheng et M. Zhao étaient tous deux des étudiants étrangers qui ont fait une demande au titre de Catégorie d’expérience canadienne. Mme Zheng est arrivée au Canada en provenance de la Chine et a obtenu son diplôme en gestion de la chaîne d’approvisionnement du Collège Humber en 2012.
The Okanagan will soon be home to another refugee family fleeing the conflict in Syria, but this time they will be residing in Kelowna. A family of seven, including five children, will be arriving sometime within the next eight weeks. They fled Homs, Syria in 2011 and have been in Jordan for over three years awaiting their final destination. The Central Okanagan Refugee Committee (made up of First United Church, Rutland United Church and Winfield United Church) have banded together to sponsor the family once they arrive. “What happens is organizations are asked if you will sponsor a refugee and it costs you money,” explains Marilyn Perry, the groups’ chair. “The government will give a living allowance for six months and we have to cover all the start up costs and the first months rent. Then the government kicks in for the next six months and we take the last six months.” But Perry says the government allowance for B.C. will only offer $875 towards the family, a figure that is next to impossible to live on with current housing prices in the Okanagan.
CBC – Temporary Foreign Workers Perform at Banff Centre
The Banff Centre is known for hosting concerts with world-renowned musicians, but on Friday, it will present the talents of some of the town’s foreign workers. The World Comes to Banff multi-media concert will feature actors, photographers, visual artists and musicians who also work as cleaners, cooks and dishwashers. Many of the performers will be leaving Canada in the next few months because of the recent changes to rules surrounding TFWs. That’s the case for the concert’s organizer, Rodrigo Castro, who has been working as a housekeeper at the Banff Centre for almost three years. “We want to say thank you to the Bow Valley for letting us work and live in the beautiful Rocky Mountains,” he said. […] Along with being a farewell concert, Castro hopes to showcase the “hidden talents” of Banff’s foreign workers.
Brant News – Many Cultures Share Their Concerns With Liberal MP, Takacs
Markham-Unionville MP John McCallum says a Liberal government under Justin Trudeau would welcome immigrants to Canada with “a smile, not a scowl.” That was a key message McCallum shared with a packed room for a roundtable discussion about reaffirming Canada’s multicultural fabric at the Mohawk Chapel in Six Nations with interested cultural representatives from Brantford and Brant County. Local Liberal candidate Danielle Takacs invited McCallum to help her seek input from representatives of the many cultures in the area. […] In response to a question about the red tape tripping up Europeans who immigrate to Canada, the Liberal Critic for Citizenship and Immigration, Multiculturalism, and Seniors said the new Citizenship Act has erected unnecessary barriers for immigrants to become citizens. “We encourage immigrants who come to Canada to become citizens,” McCallum said. “We would like to bring as many new people here as we can.” Markham-Unionville is one of the most culturally diverse ridings in Canada, McCallum said, and does well economically. […] McCallum said more Europeans are coming to Canada because of high unemployment, but said a Liberal government wouldn’t table a program targeted at Europeans.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada News Release – Canada Welcomes First Permanent Residents Under Express Entry
Launched in January, Express Entry is a new way of managing applications for Canada’s key economic immigration programs. Candidates create an online profile and express their interest in coming to Canada permanently. Candidates who meet the minimum criteria are accepted into the pool and ranked according to various factors, including language proficiency, education and work experience. Each is a leading indicator of one’s likelihood of integrating fully and quickly into Canadian society and making an optimal contribution to the economy. 6,851 Express Entry candidates have received an invitation to apply for permanent residence. Most complete electronic applications under Express Entry will be processed in six months or less. International students are well placed for success under the Express Entry system because of their high education, Canadian work experience, strong official language skills and youth. They can transition to permanent residence through any of the programs under Express Entry for which they meet the requirements, including the Canadian Experience Class, the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Skilled Trades Program or the Provincial Nominee Programs.
