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 – Midwives from Other Countries to Practise in B.C.
B.C. has taken a step toward making it easier to hire a midwife in the province by funding new training for international students at the University of British Columbia. The program will train midwives educated in other countries so they can become fully licensed to practise in B.C. Applicants will be individually assessed, and the program will be tailored for each student, recognizing midwifery qualifications and experience gained abroad. The first classes will begin this spring with four international students. The program will expand to eight students per year starting next year. The provincial government is providing $680,000 in funding. “Now 18 per cent of births in British Columbia are performed by midwives, which is huge progress,” said Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson. “But, we are all aware of the fact there is need for more cultural sensitivity, more outreach, more language skills among midwives.”
Fort McMurray Today – Multicultural Groups Form Alliance to Promote Inclusion
Three multicultural groups in Fort McMurray are banding together to promote religious inclusion. Markaz Ul Islam, the Multicultural Association of Wood Buffalo and the municipality’s Regional Advisory Committee on Inclusion, Diversity and Equality (RACIDE) presented at Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council Tuesday on their new initiative, the Collaboration for Religious Inclusion. “Our intent is to raise awareness and to promote religious inclusion,” said Wajeehullah Arain, VP Community Affairs of Markaz Ul Islam, a Muslim congregation in Fort McMurray. […] The presentation called on the municipality to champion the initiative, promote inclusion and condemn acts of racism and hate crime in the municipality and province. Mayor Melissa Blake said it was fantastic to see collaboration between groups. […] Thomas said that they would invite other religious groups to participate in the initiative as well, and Arain said multicultural unity is a strength in Fort McMurray.
BBC News – US House Votes to Block Obama Migrant Plan
The House of Representatives has voted to pass a bill that would effectively roll back President Obama’s recent immigration initiatives. The bill still needs to go to the Senate for approval and the White House has said the president will veto it. Mr. Obama announced in November that he would use his executive authorities to enact sweeping immigration changes. Republicans in the House say that the president’s actions overreach his authority and are unconstitutional. It is the Republican’s latest attempt to challenge the White House, after taking control of both chambers of Congress in November. […] Despite the fact that the president would likely veto the bill, this move carries significant weight because it signals the extent to which Republicans are willing to go in order to show their opposition to president Obama, who they think has overreached his authority. Even though the bill is unlikely to pass the Senate, Democrats may be worried that debate over the bill could scare away immigrants from signing up for Mr. Obama’s recent immigration programmes.
Asian Pacific Post – Billions of Dollars in Projects Depend on Asian Migrants
British Columbia will depend heavily on Asian workers and immigrants to help fix a looming shortage of skilled labour that could jeopardize billions of dollars worth of projects in the province over the next decade. Over one million total job openings are expected in B.C. to 2022, including 985,000 from economic activity already confirmed or planned, as well as up to 100,000 jobs from the expected LNG activity, concluded a newly released BC Labour outlook report. Given the predictions of labor shortages, B.C. last week introduced a new immigration stream under its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) called Express Entry British Columbia. This new stream will work in tandem with Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) new Express Entry application system, introduced on Jan. 1, 2015, allowing eligible applicants to receive priority processing of both their B.C. PNP application, and if nominated, their permanent residence application. […] Labour Market analysts and immigration experts expect Asian countries especially Philippines, India and China to provide the bulk of applications under the new system. The Philippines last year surpassed China and India as Canada’s top source country for new immigrants to Canada.
Metro News Canada – Canada May Be Better Haven than Israel for French Jews, says Rabbi
Canada may be a better answer than Israel as the safest of harbours in the event of a spiking Jewish exodus from France, a prominent American rabbi said Wednesday. Citing direct contact with potential Jewish émigrés who say they are reluctant to trade the uncertainties of France for the complications of Israel, Washington-based Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld is calling on both Canada and the U.S. to open immigration channels denied to an earlier generation of refugees at the onset of the Second World War. “The U.S. should open its doors. But so too should Canada — and French Canada, in particular, which is in many ways a more natural destination and a much more attractive option to many French Jews seeking safety.” […] Whatever the reason, Canada and the U.S. bear “the responsibility of history” to extend a welcome now, Herzfeld told the Toronto Star in an interview Wednesday as he readied for a trip to Israel for an annual mission that will include meetings with newly arrived French immigrants.
Global News – South Okanagan Group Aims to Create a Multicultural Region
South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services (SOICS) has been providing services to newcomers for more than 30 years. Its expertise is the reason why Citizenship and Immigration Canada has chosen it to be a key player in a new group called the Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) Council. The new group is comprised of elected officials, business people and other community stakeholders, who are all working together to help new immigrants settle and integrate into the region. “I think that without the strategy, we would actually not experience any growth. We would actually see a decline, potentially. So I think from both an economic and societal point of view, it is important to attract newcomers,” says Nora Hunt-Half, LIP Coordinator. The new council has been working on strategies on how to attract and keep immigrants in the region. The plan will be finalized in the spring.
