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 – First Parent and Grandparent Super Visa Issued Two Weeks After Launch
The first Parent and Grandparent Super Visa has already been issued, Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism announced today. “We pledged to process the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa in less than eight weeks,” the Minister noted. “We’ve issued the first of the Super Visas in just two weeks and we remain committed to reuniting families through the Super Visa in a timely manner.”
Globe and Mail – Langar on Wheels Rolls Out to the Punjabi Community
The Greater Toronto Area’s South Asian immigrant population has grown by about 50 per cent between 2000 and 2006. That’s why PCHS is trying to drum up support for Langar on Wheels, a South Asian variation of the Meals on Wheels program, which would likely bring food from the langar, the Punjabi word for the communal kitchen in a Sikh house of worship, to the homes of Brampton, Mississauga and Malton seniors. The organizers say Langar on Wheels will be the first of its kind in the GTA and possibly even Canada.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada – Minister Kenney Announces Important Changes for Live-In Caregivers
Live-in caregivers will be able to get open work permits about 18 months sooner, thanks to a processing change announced today by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. “Too many live-in caregivers have completed their work obligations but must continue living in the home of their employer, waiting for their application for permanent residence to be reviewed,” said the Minister. “This is understandably frustrating. That’s why we have started issuing open work permits to live-in caregivers as soon as they have completed their obligations and submitted an application for permanent residence.”
Globe and Mail – Lack of Canadian Experience Calls for Creative Job Hunt
The greatest obstacle that new immigrants face when job searching is having Canadian work experience. Employers want to hire people who can hit the ground running, and some feel experience in this country is pivotal for this. As a result, many new-to-Canada job seekers struggle to find their first big break. […]First, research companies that are leading the way in hiring for diversity. Each year, various studies announce Canada’s best diversity employers.
Globe and Mail – Ban the Burka if You Want, but the Charter Deserves Respect
As I trudge the streets of Canada, I find few sights more depressing than women in full burkas, even if cool sneakers sometimes peek out at the bottom. It seems such a retreat from the splendors of life. […] Should the state have the authority to ban the practice, as France has done? I’m not sure. […]But okay, there are valid arguments on both sides. Far more troubling is Mr. Kenney’s what-do-I-care response, when asked about the chance of legal objections to the ban. “I’m sure they’ll trump up some stupid Charter of Rights challenge,” Mr. Kenney said.
Journal of Commerce – Concerns Raised Over New Immigration Task Force
A new British Columbia government task force created to review immigration programs and increase the number of skilled workers entering the province is lacking input from organized labour, says a local construction union leader. “We’ve laid out an ambitious plan to create jobs in the B.C. Jobs Plan and we will need skilled immigrants to help fill more than one million job openings expected over the next decade,” said Premier Christy Clark.
