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 – Immigrants to Canada Not Sold on New “Express Entry” System
A newly released government study suggests newcomers to the country have misgivings about Ottawa’s intention to ensure would-be immigrants possess skills that are in demand in Canada. The respondents to the study wondered why Ottawa isn’t doing more to find jobs for qualified immigrants already here but who “have been frustrated by the lack of recognition of their credentials and their inability to acquire a sufficient amount of Canadian experience.” The government’s new express entry system, launching in January, will allow Canadian employers to select skilled candidates from abroad if there are no Canadians or permanent residents available for the work. Express entry candidates who are offered jobs or nominated under the so-called provincial nominee program will be invited to apply for permanent residency. […] But the Ipsos Reid study, commissioned by Citizenship and Immigration earlier this year, suggests newcomers in 14 focus groups located in seven communities across the country weren’t sold on the new system.
CTV News – Canada to Force Mother of Three Back to Nigeria Today
The Canadian government deportation of a woman and her two children to Nigeria tonight at 7 p.m. has taken a new twist, as it turns out that the mother does not have a necessary Nigerian visa for her third child, who is Canadian. Protesters are decrying this forced deportation of a mother and two of her three children to Nigeria today, as the order to leave stems from a complicated maze of immigration procedures that will divide the family and possibly subject them to danger in West Africa. Observers are upset that mother-of-three Winifred Agimelen has been ordered deported to Nigeria on a flight out of Montreal tonight at 7 p.m. even though her husband is a landed immigrant and one of her three children is Canadian-born.
Toronto Star – Bill Tabled to Ban Refugees from Social Assistance
A Conservative MP’s private member bill is quietly making its way through the legislature and, if passed, could exclude refugees from accessing any social assistance. Bill C-585, which is before Parliament for second reading later this month, would allow provinces to individually impose residency requirements for eligibility for social assistance benefits and restrict access to those benefits by refugees. The bill was tabled by Pickering-Scarborough East MP Corneliu Chisu as an amendment to the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, which lays out the terms of the Canada Social Transfer, including funding for services such as post-secondary education, child care and welfare. Currently, the act stipulates that a province may not impose a minimum period of residency to restrict eligibility for social assistance — or it will risk losing some or all of its social transfer payments. […] Embedding such a major change in a private member’s bill has irked antipoverty and refugee advocates because such bills, as opposed to government bills, are less transparent and undergo less scrutiny; they’re usually put forward to address issues of regional significance.
Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada – Communique – Célébration de la culture et du patrimoine au Festival celtique de Halifax
Costas Menegakis, secrétaire parlementaire du ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l’Immigration du Canada, a annoncé aujourd’hui un financement de 9 875 $ pour le Festival celtique de Halifax de 2014, qui célèbre le patrimoine celtique en Nouvelle-Écosse. Ce festival annuel, mis en place par la Celtic Cultural Society of Nova Scotia, a pour objectif de promouvoir le patrimoine celtique de la Nouvelle-Écosse, notamment irlandais, écossais, gallois, breton, de l’île de Man et des Cornouailles. L’événement célèbre la culture et le patrimoine par la musique, des expositions artistiques, la nourriture, les sports, l’artisanat, la langue et des démonstrations de danse celtique et autres. Le festival se tient du 12 au 14 septembre 2014 au Halifax Forum Multipurpose Centre et devrait attirer des milliers de visiteurs. Le financement provient d’Inter-Action, le Programme de subventions et de contributions pour le multiculturalisme.
Radio-Canada – La santé menacée des travailleurs étrangers
Le Canada a accueilli quelque 190 000 travailleurs étrangers temporaires en 2011, des employés qui sont présents dans tous les secteurs d’activité. Loin de leur pays, ils sont exposés à l’exploitation, et leur santé est trop souvent menacée, explique la Dre Marie-Jo Ouimet. Notre médecin en résidence parle des principaux maux qui affligent ces travailleurs et de leurs difficultés à obtenir les compensations auxquelles ils ont droit [Cliquez le lien pour écouter la chronique santé].
The federal government is keeping mum on any plans it may have to increase the immigration cap in Nova Scotia. Costas Menegakis, the parliamentary secretary to federal Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, said on Saturday Ottawa will announce its immigration plan and targets early this fall, but he can’t divulge any details yet. “I’m not at liberty to discuss where it’s going to go at the end of the day,” he said. The province has been lobbying Ottawa for years to boost the immigration cap in Nova Scotia. The provincial nominee program, which allows provinces to bypass other federal immigration streams and bring in immigrants directly, is capped at 700, up from 500 in 2013. In total, Nova Scotia brings in about 2,500 immigrants per year, but the Ivany commission has set a goal of increasing that to 7,000 per year. […] Menegakis was in Halifax on behalf of Alexander on Saturday to announce $9,875 in funding for the Halifax Celtic Festival, which took place this weekend.
