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.
Toronto Star – Sir Elton John Funds Probe into Canada’s Treatment of Refugees with HIV
The Elton John AIDS Foundation is funding a University of Toronto study into how recent changes to Canada’s refugee policies affect people who are living with or at risk of acquiring HIV. The $75,000 grant was announced this week by the singer’s long-time partner and now husband from Toronto, David Furnish. “As chairman of the Elton John AIDS Foundation and as a Canadian, I am pleased to see the University of Toronto’s International Human Rights Program take the lead in advocating on behalf of HIV-positive refugee claimants seeking a better life in Canada,” said Furnish. […] Program director and lawyer Renu Mandhane said the research will use Syria and Mexico as case studies and aim to explore policy changes that would help refugees with HIV or at risk of acquiring it to rebuild their lives here and access necessary medical treatment without fear.
Radio-Canada – Charlie Hebdo : des musulmans des Maritimes révoltés
Au lendemain de la fusillade au journal Charlie Hebdo à Paris, des musulmans des Maritimes dénoncent le recours à la violence au nom de l’Islam. Selon eux, cela découle d’une méconnaissance des enseignements du Coran, le livre sacré des musulmans. « Il faut clarifier pour que les gens comprennent que l’évocation de l’islam est fausse » explique l’imam Jamal Badawi de la Mosquée d’Halifax. « Que la brutalité est contraire aux enseignements du Coran sur l’importance de la vie humaine. » Riaz Akhtar, membre fondateur de l’Association des musulmans du Grand Moncton, considère également la fusillade comme un acte criminel qui ne représente pas les valeurs de sa religion. Il ne croit pas que ce genre de tragédie va survenir dans les Maritimes, mais il admet qu’il n’aurait jamais pu prédire l’attentat de Paris. Mohammed Ali est un Tunisien musulman établi à Moncton depuis plusieurs années.
CBC – Canada’s Syrian Refugees Wonder Why They Are Being Treated Differently
At a time when the Syrian struggle is becoming more complex and more and more people are forced to flee, Canada’s Syrian community is trying to fill the gaps of aid by helping new arrivals adapt. It is also lobbying for increasing the number of refugees being allowed into Canada and for reuniting separated families, both of which seem to be going very slowly. According to Faisal Al Azem, the director of the Montreal chapter of the Syrian Canadian council, Syrians in Canada have been disappointed with Canada’s slow reaction in reuniting families separated by the conflict. “Syrian-Canadians were surprised by the quick response” of Immigration Minister Chris Alexander in November 2013 following the tragic typhoon in the Philippines, Azem says. “The minister declared that visas of Filipinos that were affected by the typhoon would be expedited to Canada. […] “Syrian-Canadians ask themselves, what is different about them compared to Filipinos, or Haitians or Hungarians, all of which have found refuge and protection in Canada.”
The cost of applying to become a Canadian citizen has soared in the past year — a fee hike denounced as “disgusting” and a “poll tax” by critics who say it will keep the working poor from voting. But federal government officials reject criticism of the five-fold increase, saying the fee reflects efforts to have users pay the costs of services, and it compares fairly with sums charged in other countries. Tucked away in a Dec. 23 news release about reducing a backlog in citizenship applications, Citizenship and Immigration Canada said from Jan. 1 the fee would rise to $530 from $300. In February 2014, the fee rose to $300 from $100. […] Alexander told an online forum last month the increased fee more closely reflects the cost of processing an application. It was, he said, in keeping with a user-pay principal so the fees cover the entire cost of the citizenship program.
CBC – Canada to Resettle 10,000 More Syrian Refugees Over 3 Years
Immigration Minister Chris Alexander says Canada will resettle 10,000 more Syrian refugees over the next three years in direct response to the United Nations Refugee Agency’s global appeal to resettle 100,000 refugees worldwide. “We are here today as we have been saying for some time to confirm that Canada is doing more,” Alexander said during an announcement in Toronto on Wednesday. Of the 10,000 Syrian refugees, Alexander said that approximately 60 per cent would be sponsored by private groups and 40 per cent would be sponsored by the government. […] The UN Refugee Agency welcomed Canada’s “generous commitment” saying, in a written statement, “this substantial pledge is in keeping with Canada’s strong humanitarian tradition to offer resettlement to refugees worldwide.” Today’s announcement also comes on the heels of intense criticism by immigration groups who said the government was not doing enough after the country fell behind on its previous commitment to take in 1,300 Syrian refugees by the end of 2014.
CBC – GNWT Immigrant Nominee Programs Need Work, Says Yellowknife Business
A Yellowknife-owned company operating in China says it has lined up people hoping to immigrate and invest in businesses here but they’re still waiting for the territorial government for clarity on how to make this happen. […] The territory has four streams under a nominee program that allows people to apply for permanent residency. It partners with Citizen and Immigration Canada to fast-track immigration applications. One of the streams is the Entrepreneur Business program. […]Kevin Todd, director of investment and economic analysis with the N.W.T. Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, says in the six years it has existed, no one has applied for the Entrepreneur Business stream or the Self-Employed Business stream. He attributes this to a variety of reasons. “There’s quite a lot of competition with the other provinces in Canada,” he said. “It could be the North is not as an attractive place to live. Maybe with some of the smaller communities, maybe some of the business opportunities aren’t as good as some of the southern business opportunities.”
