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.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada – Harper Government Introduces the Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act
Legislation to protect the integrity of Canada’s immigration system was introduced today by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. The proposed measures include further reforms to the asylum system to make it faster and fairer, measures to address human smuggling, and the authority to make it mandatory to provide biometric data with a temporary resident visa application.
Vancouver Sun – Refugee Law Changes Strip Rights from Vulnerable People, Critics Charge
Proposed changes to Canada’s refugee system designed to crack down on “bogus” claimants would save B.C. taxpayers almost $100 million over five years, the federal government claims. However, the government is planning to achieve those savings by stripping away the rights of vulnerable people who come to this country seeking protection, according a University of B.C. immigration law professor.
Globe and Mail – Tories Unveil Bill to Thwart “Bogus” Refugees
“To be blunt, Canada’s refugee system is broken,” said Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. “Too many tax dollars are spent on bogus refugees.” The legislation would crack down on human-smugglers and grant authorities the ability to collect biometric data from people entering Canada on a visitor visa, work permit or study visa.
Globe and Mail – Kenney Tightens Rules for Questionable Asylum Seekers
New legislation introduced Thursday would give the federal immigration minister the power to designate which foreign countries are safer than others and therefore less likely to be a legitimate source of refugees. Refugee claimants from countries on this safe list – democratic nations with a solid human-rights record and an independent judiciary – would find it much harder to fight to stay in Canada under the proposed law. Their application would be fast-tracked and resolved in as little as 45 days, down from up to 1,038 days.
Globe and Mail – Due Process as Important as Ethnicity in Refugee Reform
No refugee determination system will ever be perfect. There will always be those who try to game it, as well as many more who cannot access it at all. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s refugee reforms, aimed at making the process more efficient and decisive, are generally good. If implemented, they will improve an unwieldy asylum program. There are, however, legitimate concerns about a lack of due process in the new bill, known as Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act.
CBC – Immigrants the Proudest Canadians, Poll Suggests
Most Canadians feel immigrants are just as likely to be good citizens as people who were born here, a recent Environics Institute survey suggests. Canadians also don’t appear to have problems with dual citizenship or with Canadian citizens living abroad, according to the telephone survey, which the Environics Institute says is the first poll to directly ask Canadians their views on citizenship.
