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.
Winnipeg Free Press – Cuba to Lift Exit-Visa Requirement
The Cuban government announced Tuesday it will eliminate a half-century-old restriction that requires citizens to get an exit visa to leave the country. The decree that takes effect Jan. 14 will eliminate a much-loathed bureaucratic procedure that has kept many Cubans from travelling or moving abroad. […] Under the new measure announced in the Communist Party daily Granma, islanders will only have to show their passport and a visa from the country they are travelling to.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada News Release – Minister Kenney Delivers Keynote Speech at BORDERPOL Conference
Canada’s efforts to enhance the security and integrity of our immigration system were highlighted yesterday by Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism in his speech at a major conference on border control in the United Kingdom. The inaugural BORDERPOL Conference, hosted by the U.K. Border Force, is a leading forum for international sharing of experiences and best practices among specialists in the border control industry. The two-day event is the first of its kind. Minister Kenney spoke alongside Mark Harper, the U.K. Minister of State for Immigration.
CBC – Immigration Minister to Give Criteria for Denying Entry to Canada
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says he’ll soon give Parliament more information about a proposed power for the minister to deny people from entering Canada even if they don’t have a serious criminal record. […] The power, known as negative discretion, would allow the immigration minister to deny entry to Canada for a non-citizen who may promote hatred or violence. The minister can currently deny entry to a foreign national based on criminality or national security reasons. […] Other proposed changes include: A five-year inadmissibility period for lying on immigration applications, mandatory CSIS interviews if requested.
Globe and Mail – Unions Decry Influx of Foreign Mining Workers
A group of labour unions has written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and B.C. Premier Christy Clark to raise concerns about a pending influx of temporary foreign workers to the B.C. mining sector. The unions say Canadian workers could do the jobs for which foreign workers are being hired. […] The program allows employers to hire foreign workers on a temporary basis when Canadians and permanent residents are not available. Foreign workers are covered by federal and provincial labour laws, but language barriers and isolation can make them vulnerable to exploitation.
Toronto Star – Roma in Hungary Feel Persecuted but They Have Nowhere to Turn
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has said most Roma travel to Canada to exploit social programs, including welfare, subsidized public housing, health care, the low-income tax rebate and the child-tax benefit. When they’re done taking advantage, the Roma return to Hungary, he said. […] Canada began to require visas from those traveling from the Czech Republic (a non-EU country) in 2009 after 95 Czech Roma landed at Pearson International Airport claiming refugee status. But Canada is currently negotiating a free-trade agreement with the EU, which diplomats and economists say would probably collapse if Canada introduced a visa program for Hungarians.
Winnipeg Free Press – Loans to Put Newcomers [to Manitoba] Back into Skilled Professions
A two-year pilot project called Recognition Counts is offering skilled, low-income newcomers loans of up to $10,000 with career and financial counselling to help them get their credentials recognized and put their skills back to work. […] The loan can also be used to buy tools of the trade, textbooks, pay tuition — whatever applicants need to get credentials recognition and working in their field, said Manitoba Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Christine Melnick. “It’s very flexible.” The province is providing $250,000 in administrative funding for the program.
