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.
Radio-Canada – Une Afghane handicapée s’épanouit en Saskatchewan
Une jeune Afghane qui souffre de paralysie cérébrale a trouvé une terre d’accueil en Saskatchewan, où elle fait ses études secondaires. Tahera Hussain, 17 ans, ne pouvait aller à l’école lorsqu’elle habitait en Afghanistan, en raison de son handicap. Presque incapable de marcher, elle était confinée dans la maison de ses parents, à longueur de journée. […] en 2009, le gouvernement de la Saskatchewan lui a donné l’autorisation d’aller à l’école. Le gouvernement canadien a pendant longtemps refusé de lui accorder le statut de résidente permanente, car il craignait que sa condition médicale n’entraîne des coûts trop élevés pour les contribuables canadiens
Straight.com – B.C. Must Reconcile With its Past Official Racism Against Chinese Canadians
A “White Man’s Province” was more than a slogan, a political excess. It was a primary feature of B.C. government policy for seven decades after B.C. joined Canada in 1871, with Chinese Canadians a constant target of hostile action by their provincial government and legislature. British Columbia passed an avalanche of discriminatory legislation in this period—a record not matched in any other Canadian province. […]This year, there will an opportunity for the B.C. legislature and the province to reconcile itself with these historical wrongs toward Chinese Canadians. The government is proposing that a formal apology be made by the legislature. A consultation about the apology is underway, mostly involving Chinese-Canadian groups.
Vancouver Sun – Seven-Year Wait to Bring Grandparents to Canada Frustrates Surrey Family
Immigration lawyer Richard Kurland says allowing 5,000 new parent and grandparent applications is inadequate and won’t solve the problem for the estimated 20,000 to 25,000 immigrants who want to apply each year. […] The number 5,000 — and the impossibility of determining whose application gets in first — makes the admission more of a lottery than a reliable process, said Kurland. C.I.C. made applications available Dec. 31, and will accept them only by courier or mail. The new regulations make it a little tougher to sponsor family members, requiring a 30 per cent higher minimum income and a promise to keep sponsored parents and grandparents off social assistance for 20 years. […] The real issue that needs to be addressed, said Kurland, is public perception that elders will be a drain on the medicare system.
972 – African Asylum Seekers [in Israel] Strike to Demand Rights, Hold Unprecedented Rally in Tel Aviv
Over 20,000 asylum seekers, mostly from Eritrea, assembled in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square Sunday morning to demand recognition as refugees. Across Israel, asylum seekers went on a three-day strike, and more protests were planned. In recent weeks, the government stepped up the arrest and imprisonment of African asylum seekers who entered the state without permits. […] In recent weeks and months the government has stepped up enforcement measures against Israeli businesses that employ asylum seekers and municipalities have been shutting down shops and restaurants owned by Africans, adding to a feeling of despair in the asylum seeker community.
La Presse – Classes d’accueil: apprendre le français pour s’intégrer
Chaque année, des centaines d’enfants et d’adolescents nouvellement arrivés entrent en classe d’accueil afin de relever un immense défi: apprendre le français tout en apprivoisant un nouveau pays. Rencontre avec un professeur qui enseigne depuis plus de 20 ans dans les classes d’accueil de l’école primaire Bedford, dans Côte-des-Neiges. C’est dans une classe bien vivante, aux murs décorés de chiffres, de lettres et de syllabes en couleur, que Daniel Gosselin reçoit ses 17 élèves âgés de 6 à 8 ans. […] L’enseignant est le premier interlocuteur francophone de ces enfants et leur premier contact avec la culture québécoise. C’est grâce à lui si, après trois mois en classe d’accueil, ils peuvent déjà lire et écrire quelques phrases, formuler des questions.
Toronto Star – Home Care Personal Support Workers Used as Cheap Labour
Like many home care personal support workers, I came from another land. In my case, it’s Jamaica. Others come from Russia, the Philippines, Latin America and Africa. From all over the world, really. Home care agency employers like this because we can speak to our mostly elderly clients in their native languages. Almost all of us are women and many, like me, are single moms. Some of us were nurses or midwives back home. Here, our qualifications don’t count for much. We usually have to work as housekeepers while taking the personal support worker course. Some of us are still paying off our education loans. […] The average personal support worker at my agency makes $18,423 a year. On that wage, there is no room to put aside anything for extra savings or a pension. We are unionized and even though our wages would be considered poverty-level by many people we make a lot more than most other personal support workers.
