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.
CBC News – B.C. Announces $7M in Funding to Help Newcomers Find Jobs
The provincial government has announced a new grant it says will help make jobs more accessible for newcomers in B.C. “We’re breaking down barriers to employment and helping immigrants and newcomers build their lives in this wonderful province,” Sheila Malcolmson, minister of social development and poverty reduction, said Wednesday, in announcing the province’s $7-million in funding to the non-profit Immigrant Employment Council of B.C. (IECBC).
CBC News – Asylum Seeker Says He Was Told Hamilton Had More Space Than Toronto. Now He’s One of Many Living in a Shelter
When Cyprin Ontita came to Canada from Kenya a little over a month ago, he said he was “in the dark” about what life would be like as an asylum seeker. “What you expect when you come from Africa is that you will get a good house. You’ll get work. At first, you just don’t know,” he said. But when he arrived, first to Quebec City then Toronto, the 37-year-old former youth worker said he found himself sleeping outdoors, unable to access shelter.
CTV News – Iranian Refugee Who Bought $6.6M Home in West Vancouver Fails to Convince Judge Foreign Buyers’ Tax Is Unconstitutional
An Iranian refugee who has lived in British Columbia since 1995 but did not receive permanent resident status until last year has had his challenge to the constitutionality of the province’s foreign buyers’ tax rejected by the B.C. Supreme Court. Kourosh Bakhtiari purchased a home in West Vancouver’s tony British Properties neighbourhood for $6.6 million in 2019, according to the court decision issued earlier this week.
Toronto Star – Akwesasne Police Say Body Found in River Was Man Linked to Migrant Deaths Probe
Police in Akwesasne announced Friday that a local man who had been sought since his boat was discovered in March near the bodies of eight migrants in the St. Lawrence River has been found dead. The Akwesasne Mohawk Police said the Quebec coroner’s office identified a body found earlier this month in the river as 30-year-old Casey Oakes.
Toronto Star – GTA ‘The City of Toronto Is Broke’: Olivia Chow Calls for Federal Help as Shelter Spaces for Asylum Seekers Fill Up
Hundreds of shelter beds city council opened up to temporarily house refugee claimants less than two weeks ago are already full, and the cash-strapped municipality has nowhere to put asylum seekers sleeping in crowded conditions at two local churches, according to Mayor Olivia Chow. Chow made the remarks Friday after touring the Revivaltime Tabernacle Church in North York, where for more than a week more than 100 asylum seekers have been living in close quarters.
Globe and Mail – Mayor Says Body Found in Quebec River Where Ukrainian Refugee Went Missing
A mayor southeast of Quebec City says a body has been found in the river where a Ukrainian refugee was reported missing nine days ago. Police have not named the missing man, but the Ukrainian Canadian Congress has said he is Sumit Shyder, a 21-year-old who had fled the war in Ukraine with his family and had been in Canada since the beginning of the month.
