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.
CityNews – Chef Training Provides New Life for Ukrainian Refugee
Tetiana Kitsynenko was forced from her home in Ukraine following the start of the Russian invasion in February, 2022. Not knowing anything about her new home country or what opportunities were available to her, Kitsynenko said she learned of a program provided by the Ottawa Mission training society’s most vulnerable in the art of food service. The Food Services Training program is a full-time four month job training programming giving participants the necessary skills to work in a commercial kitchen.
CBC News – Federal Court Judge Slams Canadian Immigration’s Demand to See Iranian Master’s Student’s Grades
A Federal Court judge has described as “unintelligible” a Canadian visa officer’s rejection of a B.C. study permit for an Iranian master’s student because she failed to produce her grades. Saba Ahadi applied for a study permit in January 2022 after being accepted to the master of business administration program at the University of Canada West (UCW) in Vancouver, B.C. Ahadi also applied for a temporary resident visa for her five-year-old daughter, whom she intended to bring with her while her husband remained in Iran.
Toronto Star – Why Canada’s Plan to Bring in 1.45 Million Permanent Residents Won’t Fix the Labour Shortage
With a master’s degree in nursing and six years of experience teaching nursing students in the Philippines, Rodolfo Lastimosa Jr. figured he’d quickly get a licence to work as a registered nurse in Canada. In September, he passed his RN exam in Ontario — 11 years after arriving in this country. Lastimosa’s story may be extreme, but many newcomers in Canada today still struggle to get equivalent work in their fields of expertise, often due to credential-recognition issues.
CTV News – Calgary Man on Work Permit Says He Feels ‘Forgotten’ by Foreign Homebuyer Ban, Calls Exemptions Too Limiting
As soon as he finished school, Thiago Aragao set out to make home ownership a reality for him and his wife. The 37-year-old Calgary resident of almost three years had a goal to save as much as he could to one day be in a position to buy a home for his family. But with the federal government’s ban on foreign homebuyers now in effect, Aragao feels he and many other qualified workers who planned to stay in Canada are now being “forgotten.”
CTV News – Putt-a-Thon Event Raises Money to Help Bring Refugee Family Back from Afghanistan
A London man is raising money to help bring a refugee family from Canada to Afghanistan. The London Refugee Sponsorship Program received a $100 thousand dollar loan from First St. Andrews Church to bring the family of six adults to London, but now they have to pay it off by the end of 2023. Each made putt length at Saturday’s event added up, aiming for a mile in total.
Radio-Canada – Trop d’étudiants étrangers ne trouvent pas d’emploi dans leur domaine au Nouveau-Brunswick
À Moncton, des étudiants étrangers déplorent d’être incapables de dénicher un emploi au Nouveau-Brunswick dans leur spécialisation, une fois leur diplôme obtenu. Tandis que certains s’accrochent, ils disent n’avoir pas le choix d’envisager de quitter la province pour connaître le succès professionnel qui est leur ambition.On ne parle pas de cas isolés. Ces diplômés se retrouvent à travailler au salaire minimum, ou presque.
