Media Roundup

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.


Radio-Canada – La Ville d’Ottawa veut mieux intégrer les immigrants

Le Partenariat local pour l’immigration d’Ottawa et la Ville d’Ottawa comptent profiter de la deuxième Semaine d’accueil à Ottawa afin d’encourager l’intégration des immigrants dans leur nouvelle communauté. Le maire Jim Watson a profité du lancement officiel de la semaine, ce matin, pour rappeler que l’objectif de l’événement est de créer non seulement des liens entre les immigrants, mais aussi entre les nouveaux arrivants et leur communauté d’accueil. « Ils vont contribuer à notre économie et créer des emplois, et ça, c’est une priorité pour notre conseil », a-t-il déclaré. Les immigrants représentent environ 20 % des citoyens d’Ottawa.

http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/ottawa/2014/06/23/007-ottawa-semaine-accueil-integration-immigrants.shtml

Radio Canada International – Des Montréalais solidaires des réfugiés

La Journée mondiale du réfugié est devenue une tradition depuis 2001 dans une centaine de pays. L’événement permet d’attirer l’attention sur le sort des millions de réfugiés à travers le monde. Selon le dernier rapport du HCR, cette année, le nombre de réfugiés, de demandeurs d’asile et de personnes déplacées à l’intérieur de leur pays à travers le monde a dépassé les 50 millions de personnes pour la première fois depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Depuis la seconde guerre mondiale, le Canada a accueilli plus d’un million de réfugiés et depuis le lancement de son Programme de parrainage privé de réfugiés, des Canadiens ont accueilli plus de 250 mille réfugiés. À Montréal, l’édition 2014 tenue le 21 juin a été parrainée par Rivka Augenfeld, une militante de longue date des droits des réfugiés.

http://www.rcinet.ca/fr/2014/06/23/des-montrealais-solidaires-des-refugies/

Globe and Mail – Canada: A Safer Haven for LGBT Refugees [Photo Series]

More than 75 countries have outlawed homosexuality and at least five countries have laws that allow homosexual acts to be punished by death. Because of the physical and emotional abuse that some people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) receive from their communities – coupled with the ongoing threat to their well-being – a number have fled to Canada in search of a safe haven. In a series of photographs, Matthew Sherwood captures the lives, stories and struggles that some members of the LGBTQ community have faced and the legal process they endure before being granted asylum in Canada.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/worldpride/article19285991/

Global Post – Number of N. Korean Defectors Obtaining Refugee Status Dives in 2013

A total of only 71 North Koreans won the recognition as refugees outside of North Korea in 2013, compared with the corresponding figure of 341 in 2012, the Washington-based Voice of America (VOA) reported, citing data from UNHCR, the United Nations’ refugee agency. […] The latest trend came as foreign countries tightened their regulation in granting refugee status to North Korean defectors, the radio report said. […] More than 600 North Korean defectors were reportedly on the verge of being deported from Canada after being found that they have applied for refugee status from the Canadian government following their initial settlement in South Korea.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/yonhap-news-agency/140623/number-n-korean-defectors-obtaining-refugee-status-dives-201

Home Edmonton Journal – Alberta Tory Leadership Hopefuls Criticize Blanket Changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Thomas Lukaszuk castigated the federal government Saturday for making changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers program that are “punitive” to Western Canada. Speaking in Grande Prairie at a leadership debate, the former labour minister said if he is elected party leader and premier, he will fight to win Albertans provincial control over immigration, similar to that enjoyed by Quebeckers. […] Alberta has the highest per-capita use of the temporary foreign workers program, with almost 85,000 workers in the province, and the change is expected to dramatically affect the restaurant and hotel businesses. Many other businesses, from cattle farms to seniors home care providers, will also be affected.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Alberta+Tory+leadership+hopefuls+criticize+blanket+changes+temporary+foreign+workers+rules/9963340/story.html

The Record – Mother Tongue Calms Immigrants’ Fears

Easing the transition for immigrants and refugees by giving them information about local resources and services in participants’ native language is the goal of an eight-week workshop hosted by Muslim Social Services Kitchener-Waterloo. Translators are a vital part of the workshop, which got funding from the United Way and Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation. “The resources are here,” said Sabira Hudda, a counsellor at the charitable agency in Kitchener. “How do these people make use of this information if they don’t understand what is going on?” Hudda wants newcomers to Canada to feel they belong, and there are many resources available to help them get settled. […] Counselling is often a new concept for immigrants, Hudda said. Reassuring people it is confidential and can help is huge, especially since many newcomers endured trauma before arriving here and face many challenges adjusting.

http://www.therecord.com/news-story/4591903-mother-tongue-calms-immigrants-fears/