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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 – He Fled the War in Ukraine for Canada. Nearly a Year Later, He Can’t Find a Job — And He’s Not Alone
Yuri Ivanenko, who speaks multiple languages and has decades of work experience, primarily as a sales or purchase manager, says he’s applied to jobs at every level to no avail. Living in a one-bedroom Toronto apartment with multiple generations of relatives, he estimates he has enough money left from a modest Ukrainian pension and selling his car back home to support his family for a couple more months.
Toronto Star – What’s a ‘Southbounder’? And What Are They Doing in the Woods Near the Canada-U.S. Border?
They follow a perilous route that leads most often from Central America to Canada and then across the border to the United States. According to officials on both sides of the border, there has been a sharp and inexplicable surge in the number of people making the dangerous journey in recent months, trekking through snow-covered woods, often under the cover of night and in sub-zero temperatures, sometimes with young children in tow.
Global News – Canada’s Ukraine Visa Program Is Set to Expire this Month. Will Ottawa Extend It?
Canada’s immigration minister will “soon” have an update on the future of an emergency visa program for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war as calls grow for the government to announce an extension. The Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel program (CUAET), which expedites visas and temporary residency permits for Ukrainians and their families, is set to expire March 31.
CBC News – Gender Inequality Driving Wave of Female Japanese Immigrants to Canada
Yuka Yamamoto Woods, 40, is one of the nearly 14,000 women who have emigrated from Japan to Canada over the past two decades. This accounts for 76 per cent of all Japanese immigrants during that period, census data shows. And the entrenched gender inequality in Japan is a compelling reason for many to leave, according to some of those who have emigrated — including a University of Toronto social work professor.
Toronto Star – Why These Academics Say Canada Needs to Stop Hosting Global Conferences
Canadian academia should stop hosting major international conferences until the federal government can sort out visa problems that are preventing some of the world’s best and brightest from showing up and taking part. That’s the contention by a group of six dozen scholars who say they’ve been ashamed and frustrated by this country’s inability to process visitor visas for presenters and participants in a timely manner, as was evident at a recent conference on computer systems and architecture in Montreal.
CBC News – Quebec’s Regions Short 18,000 Foreign Workers to Meet Labour Needs
The labour shortage in the Quebec’s rural regions is likely to worsen in the coming years due to a lack of foreign workers, according to a study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Each year, small- and medium-sized businesses are short nearly 18,000 immigrants workers. The shortage impacts all regions, but those that are likely to be most affected are the Montérégie, with a projected deficit of 4,845 workers, the Laurentians, expected to be short 2,840 workers, and Lanaudière, short 2,186.
