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.
Toronto Star – Toronto Immigrants Are Freewheeling into the City’s Lifestyle
A collaboration between the Toronto Cyclists’ Union and CultureLink Settlement Services, Bike Host matches immigrants with mentors, who teach them how to navigate Toronto on two wheels. The second year of the program starts soon, with host matching sessions beginning in April. CultureLink also promotes cycling through its Green Settlements Initiative, which distributes a Toronto cycling handbook translated into 16 languages and holds biking workshops throughout the city.
Globe and Mail – Migrant Workers Recall the Terror of February Night
Like others who are joining the swelling ranks of Canada’s temporary migrant-worker population, the extent of the men’s rights is unclear. Their visas from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, stapled to a page inside their Peruvian passports, say the men are not authorized to work “in any occupation” or at “any location” other than the MARC poultry operation.
Toronto Star – Skills Shortage Highlights Faulty Thinking on Immigration
Canada has emerged from economic recovery to pre-recession growth rates faster than any of its industrialized peers. But our greater prosperity is held back by shortages of skilled workers in practically every region and vocation. Yet Ottawa has cut the inflow of immigrants from an annual 250,000 to 225,000, trapped by a recession-era mindset that is obsolete.
Reuters – Sarkozy Courts French Right with Immigration Pledge
French President Nicolas Sarkozy marked a rightward shift in his re-election campaign on Saturday, pledging to cut the number of immigrants and calling for clear labelling of halal meat in a bid to entice voters away from the National Front.
Fuelled by the extraordinary success of the provincial nominee immigration program, Manitoba’s Filipino community has exploded to nearly 60,000 people, a 50 per cent increase in the last five years alone. Although data from the 2011 census will not be available until early next year, the most recent provincial statistics show an additional 19,108 immigrants from the Philippines arrived in Manitoba over the past five years. That’s a 50 per cent increase to the province’s existing Filipino community, which was pegged at just over 38,000 by the 2006 census.
In half a century, Winnipeg’s Filipino community has grown to become Winnipeg’s largest ethnic group and its strongest politically, with elected officials in all levels of government. That didn’t happen overnight. Like so many newcomers before them, Filipino Winnipeggers have experienced the burn and humiliation of racism and discrimination. A pivotal incident less than 20 years ago brought community members together to rally for change.
