Media Roundup

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.


La Presse – Québec retire le droit à l’avocat aux candidats à l’immigration

Depuis décembre 2021, le Guide des procédures d’immigration prévoit qu’un candidat à l’immigration convoqué en entrevue doit demander la permission au MIFI s’il souhaite être assisté par un avocat. Des juristes s’inquiètent du fait que Québec ait retiré le droit de se faire accompagner par un avocat aux candidats à l’immigration convoqués en entrevue de sélection – ils doivent maintenant en faire la demande. Le ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) du Québec assure que ces demandes sont acceptées lorsque nécessaire. Mais il les a toutes refusées, jusqu’à présent.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2022-09-26/quebec-retire-le-droit-a-l-avocat-aux-candidats-a-l-immigration.php

Globe and Mail – Abandoned Canadian Embassy Guard Pleads for Help After Taliban Beat Him with Rifle Butt

Earlier this month, Mohammad Salim Saberi, who used to guard Canada’s embassy in Kabul, was heading to a local market when Taliban militants stopped him and told him to unlock his phone. When he refused, they hit his hand with the butt of a Kalashnikov, breaking his thumb and his phone. Mr. Saberi said he’s in hiding while he continues to wait for word from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on whether he will be approved for resettlement. 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadian-embassy-afghanistan-taliban/

CTV News – Age and Immigration: ‘Very Difficult’ for Applicants Once They Turn 40

Canada is credited for having one of the world’s most immigrant-friendly policies, ranking fourth internationally in the Migrant Integration Policy Index. But the criteria used to prioritize applicants based on age leaves many at a disadvantage, even though they might have the qualifications Canada is looking for. With immigration backlogs and several technical glitches on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) online portal during the pandemic, many have become ineligible for certain programs that consider age as a criterion.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/age-and-immigration-very-difficult-for-applicants-once-they-turn-40-1.6081402

CBC News – New Community Hub Helping Edmonton Refugees Thrive

The first time Moumneh Aldwamna set foot in the new Islamic Family Social Services Association (IFSSA) community hub, she spotted the sewing machines and got to work. Five months after arriving in Edmonton, the 63-year-old Syrian refugee launched her first business — a home-based, online venture stitching tote bags and made-to-order dolls. Aldwamna’s experience is exactly what organizers at IFSSA envisioned when they designed the downtown space in a strip mall behind MacEwan University.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ifssa-refugees-newcomers-hub-community-1.6592455

CBC News – Recruiters and Employers Increasingly Taking Advantage of Temporary Foreign Workers, Advocate Says

Temporary foreign workers are reporting paying recruiters and employers thousands of dollars to obtain a permit to work in Canada — only to end up with nothing. CBC Radio-Canada spoke with multiple experts who say some employers and immigration consultants in B.C. often take advantage of workers from abroad. Pawan, a young woman from India, says she was asked to pay $30,000 in an attempt to obtain a temporary foreign workers [TFW] permit in Canada but instead was charged exorbitant fees by a TFW recruiter and her eventual employer without ever obtaining one.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/temporary-foreign-workers-charged-exorbitant-fees-1.6591936

Radio-Canada – Favoriser la formation et les diplômes étrangers contre la pénurie de main-d’œuvre

Plus de 88 % des Estriens sondés dans le cadre d’un sondage Ipsos mené pour le compte de Radio-Canada estiment qu’investir dans la formation professionnelle représente une bonne idée pour contrer la pénurie de main-d’œuvre. Ces derniers étaient questionnés sur les meilleures propositions pour attirer davantage de travailleurs sur le marché de l’emploi. La reconnaissance des compétences et des diplômes étrangers pour les nouveaux arrivants vient tout juste derrière, avec l’approbation de 84 % des personnes sondées.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1917729/immigration-sondage-etudes-travailleurs-estrie