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 Canadienne – Le nombre de demandes pour des travailleurs étrangers a diminué, dit Kenney
Le nombre d’applications pour des travailleurs temporaires étrangers a diminué depuis la réforme profonde du programme, a indiqué le ministre de l’Emploi et du Développement social, Jason Kenney. Il a chanté les louanges du nouveau programme lors de la période des questions s’étant déroulée à la Chambre des communes, mardi. M. Kenney a indiqué que le nombre d’applications reçues par son ministère en juillet et en août a diminué d’environ 74 pour cent par rapport aux deux mêmes mois de 2012. L’ancien programme avait fait l’objet de maintes critiques, plusieurs affirmaient qu’il avait facilité l’embauche de travailleurs étrangers au détriment des Canadiens. En adoptant de nouvelles règles, le gouvernement souhaitait réduire le nombre de travailleurs temporaires étrangers. Elles obligent les employeurs à respecter des critères stricts dans l’espoir que les travailleurs canadiens aient désormais préséance pour obtenir un poste.
CBC – Winnipeg Programs Aim to Steer Young Refugees Away from Gangs [w. Video]
Children from refugee families are at risk of getting involved with Winnipeg’s gangs, but one former gang member says programs that help newcomers to Canada are helping kids steer clear of crime. Mandela Kuet came to Canada from Sudan, but he says his family had trouble adapting and he struggled with school. Kuet said gang life became attractive to him, as he was feeling isolated at the time. […] Now Kuet is studying at the University of Winnipeg and mentoring young refugees through after-school programs. […] Matthew Fast of Newcomers Employment and Education Development Services in Winnipeg, says there are several factors that put young refugees and newcomers at risk of getting involved with gangs, including school and family life and their peers.
Strathroy Age Dispatch – Looking at Next Two Years of Immigration Integration
Not looking to make drastic changes to immigration integration projects in Middlesex-London but rather enhancements, the London and Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership (LMLIP) 2013-2016 plan was received favourably by the county September 9. LMLIP has become a leader in strategy among 35 of Ontario’s local immigration partnerships since the first Community Immigrant Strategic Plan was submitted to Citizenship and Immigration Canada in June 2010, said LMLIP co-chair Janet Tufts, director of community partnerships and investment at United Way London and Middlesex. […] The process of helping immigrants settle locally—approximately one in five people in the City of London (or 20-21 per cent)—is not “linear”, said LMLIP project manager Huda Hussein. [….] “We realized that settlement is a piece of the puzzle of the settling process. We realized that as a community in London there are house issues, there is inclusion and city engagement; these are the pieces that will work together,” Hussein said.
Globe and Mail – Report Offers Rare Peek into Canadian Gang Life and High-Risk Youth
He has walked alone through some of the most unsafe neighbourhoods in Calgary in hopes he’d be stopped by gang bangers wanting to know what he was doing on their turf. That’s when the unassuming Hieu Ngo would go to work. He would tell them his story, how he went from being a Vietnamese refugee tempted by street life to a University of Calgary associate professor whose research on gangs and their behaviour has produced a pivotal study entitled The Unravelling of Identities and Belonging: Criminal Gang Involvement of Youth from Immigrant Families. […] Prof. Ngo’s approach is based on preventative action. He wants immigrant youth to stay clear of gangs and to choose other options. […] With that in mind, Prof. Ngo’s study of immigrant youth outlined “the pathways towards criminal gang involvement” and what could be done to “support high-risk and gang-involved youth.” Thirty-two representatives from social service, education, health, justice and Citizen Immigration Canada took part in the process. The federal government was impressed enough by the information to ask Prof. Ngo to expand his research so it can be used in other cities. The request came with a $5.3-million grant to cover a five-year investigation.
Hamilton Spectator – Foreign Workers Overhaul a Success as Applications Plummet: Kenney
Employment Minister Jason Kenney says there’s been a significant decrease in applications for temporary foreign workers since the government announced an overhaul of the troubled program earlier this year. Kenney extolled the success of the changes in response to queries from the opposition during the Commons question period. His department says that the number of applications received in July and August was about 74 per cent lower than during the same time period in 2012, before the crackdown.
La Presse – Embauches accélérées: le nouveau système suscite des craintes
Une nouvelle étude gouvernementale laisse entendre que les nouveaux arrivants au pays ont des craintes concernant les efforts d’Ottawa pour s’assurer que les immigrants potentiels possèdent les compétences nécessaires pour correspondre à la demande au pays. Dans une étude d’Ipsos Reid commandée plus tôt cette année par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada, les répondants se sont demandé pourquoi le gouvernement fédéral n’en faisait pas davantage pour trouver des emplois aux immigrants qualifiés déjà présents au Canada, mais qui «ont été frustrés par l’absence de reconnaissance de leur formation et leur incapacité à acquérir suffisamment d’expérience au pays». En vertu du nouveau système d’entrée express au pays, qui sera lancé en janvier, les employeurs canadiens pourront embaucher des candidats hautement qualifiés de l’étranger s’il n’y a pas de main-d’oeuvre disponible au sein de la population existante ou chez les résidents permanents.
