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.
Globe and Mail – New Immigrant? Meet Small Business
Programs to help newcomers enter the job market aren’t new, but the program at York is specifically focused on encouraging small businesses to hire new Canadians. […] With financing from the Ontario government, English-language, professional writing and business courses are included at no costs to the students after an initial $90 registration fee. Courses typically cover two semesters, but students can add specialized skills and certification programs that have tuition fees of up to $7,000 (the university has a bursary program to cover as much as $3,500 of those costs). The 300 foreign-trained professionals who have taken York’s program in the past two years came from 40 countries with dozens of first languages, though most participants are multilingual. More than half have advanced university degrees and several years of professional experience abroad.
Toronto Star – Somalis Should “Leave Your Culture at the Door” Says [U.S.] Town’s Mayor; Critics Call for Resignation
A U.S. mayor says his city’s Somali immigrants should “accept our culture and leave your culture at the door,” and critics say he should resign. The Maine People’s Alliance says it has collected hundreds of signatures calling for Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald to step down over his comments to the British Broadcasting Corp. About 6,000 Somali immigrants have settled in the town in search of affordable housing and a safe place to live.
Toronto Star – Bill Could Exile “Thousands” of Permanent Residents for Minor Crimes
Under a proposed new law, thousands of permanent residents could lose their status and be deported for minor convictions, from shoplifting to traffic and drug offences, warn Canada’s top immigration lawyers. […]The federal government has always had the authority to strip landed-immigrant status from a permanent resident convicted of a serious crime, but Bill C-43 would allow appeals only for those sentenced to less than six months in jail, down from the current threshold of two years. […] According to Schreck, vice-president of the 1,200-member Ontario Criminal Lawyers Association, the net would now be cast broadly enough to include people committed of minor offences such as possession of marijuana plants.
Hamilton Spectator – Hamilton Lags on Immigration and Inequity
If you took the time to read the Hamilton Community Foundation’s annual Vital Signs report to the community — if you haven’t, you should — you couldn’t help but come away with a few key impressions. […] On immigration, Hamilton’s numbers are going the wrong way. We increasingly need immigrants to grow and sustain population and fill growing gaps in the labour market. But the number of new immigrants to Hamilton decreased significantly last year, and it remains very difficult for immigrants to find suitable employment. So they leave, take jobs that don’t optimize their contribution or are unemployed. Good work is being done on the ground in this area, often by stakeholder members of the Hamilton Immigration Partnership Council.
Winnipeg Free Press – Migrant Workers Who Survived Crash That Killed 11 Others Want to Stay in Canada
Speaking Tuesday with the help of an interpreter, Ariza and Alba-Medina said they are still undergoing treatment for their injuries and worry about their fate once their visas run out, particularly if they remain unable to work. […] Their health-care expenses have been covered by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board through provincial health insurance. But workers’ rights advocates said it’s common for those benefits to be cut off once workers are sent back to their country, even though they may still be unable to work.
Ottawa Citizen – Ottawa Purgatory for Immigrants and Refugees
For residents of Ottawa, lean means non-existent. It was recently reported by the Citizen that the Immigration and Refugee Board is embracing “lean” business efficiency practices to deal with applications and appeals more expeditiously. The Immigration and Refugee Board plans to close its Ottawa offices in April 2013. Without any consultation, the federal government has decided there is no need for a board in Canada’s capital. The board serves myriad persons and conducts various types of hearings. Most notably, it conducts refugee hearings, appeals on immigration applications, admissibility hearings, and detention reviews on persons detained under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
