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.
Global News – Afghan Refugee Sponsorship Quota Should Be Removed, Advocates Urge Feds
In a letter sent to Immigration Minister Sean Fraser last week, a volunteer with Northern Lights Canada, a non-profit that’s been helping Afghan refugees in Toronto, said the new program’s cap is “highly prejudicial,” compared to the accommodations made for Ukrainians who want to come to Canada. “Minister Fraser, I urge you to reconsider the design of the Afghan special program,” Heather Finley wrote in her letter dated Oct. 22.
Toronto Star – Ottawa Urged to Welcome 10,000 Uyghurs Who Have Fled China
MPs and advocates are calling on the federal government to resettle in Canada 10,000 Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims who have fled China. But experts warn that could create diplomatic challenges for Canada, as Beijing puts political and economic pressure on Chinese investment in the countries where Uyghurs have been forced to flee.
Radio-Canada – Immigration : Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador est au dernier rang en Atlantique
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador est la province de l’Atlantique qui a connu la plus faible croissance de l’immigration de 2016 à 2021 en n’accueillant que 0,3 % des immigrants reçus au pays, selon Statistique Canada. Près d’une personne sur quatre, lors du recensement de 2021, était une immigrante reçue au Canada. Plus de 1,3 million d’immigrants se sont installés de façon permanente au pays de 2016 à 2021. Toutefois, moins de 4000 de ces personnes se sont installées à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.
Global News – ‘A Major Hub’: Western University Prof Outlines London Immigration Data in 2021 Canada Census
While new census data shows that immigrants made up nearly one-quarter of Canada’s population last year, it also highlights how the London region has become a more attractive destination for immigrants. In 2021, more than 8.3 million people, or around 23 per cent, were or had been landed immigrants or permanent residents in Canada, according to Statistics Canada. This was the largest proportion since Confederation, topping the previous 1921 record of 22.3 per cent, the report showed.
CBC News – Backlog of Applications for Foreign Workers Leaves N.S. Restaurants with 8,000 Jobs to Fill
Kim Dao and her husband Wen Prathumma own four Cha Baa Thai restaurants in Halifax, Bedford and Dartmouth. All four locations have reduced hours. Not only are they struggling to hire local workers, a significant problem for restaurants during the pandemic, but also foreign workers. And they’re not the only ones. According to Gordon Stewart, the executive director of the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia, restaurants are facing lengthy delays in the processing of foreign worker applicants.
Montreal Gazette – Immigration Driving an Increase in Quebecers Who Speak Only English, Census Shows
Immigration is largely behind the recent rise in the number of people in Quebec who can only speak English, 2021 census figures made public Wednesday show. And fewer recent immigrants to the province can speak French compared to 2016. But that doesn’t mean Quebec should cut immigration to protect the French language, a Université Laval demographer says.
