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 – Expired Post-Grad Work Permit Holders Plead for Answers About Extension
In April, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that those with work permits that expired or are expiring between January and December 2022 would be eligible for an 18-month extension starting in mid-June. In June, immigration Minister Sean Fraser said on Twitter that extensions would be available to those with permits expiring as far back as September 2021. Since the initial announcement, no further details have been released about the application process, which is expected to be through an online portal.
CBC News – Provinces Demand More Control Over Immigration to Combat Labour Shortage
Citing a nationwide labour shortage, several provincial immigration ministers say they want more control over the immigration process, and have sent a letter to their federal counterpart calling for change. Ministers from Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba are calling on Sean Fraser, Canada’s minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, to allow their provinces to select more immigrants “with the skills they need most” in a letter sent Tuesday night.
Free Press – Manitoba Signs on to Push for Expanded Immigration Powers
Manitoba Immigration Minister Jon Reyes has added his name to a letter calling on Ottawa to give the provinces more authority over the resettlement of skilled workers amid an unprecedented labour shortage. “It is time that the federal government respected provinces and allowed them to seize this opportunity, recruit workers and offer them good jobs,” the letter sent Tuesday to federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser reads.
Le Devoir – Nouvelle victoire pour Firas Bouzgarrou
Le Tunisien Firas Bouzgarrou, qui avait appris l’automne dernier en direct de l’aéroport qu’il pouvait finalement rester temporairement au pays à la suite de l’intervention du ministre fédéral de l’Immigration, Sean Fraser, a remporté une nouvelle victoire. Un autre agent devra étudier sa demande de résidence permanente pour motifs humanitaires, a statué la Cour fédérale dans une décision transmise lundi au Devoir. Il n’avait pas pu rester au pays le minimum exigé par la loi, c’est-à-dire 730 jours sur une période de 5 ans.
CTV News – ‘We Hope Our Future Will Be Brighter Here’: Ukrainian Refugees Struggle to Find Work
A Ukrainian family that now lives in Kitchener said it’s been challenging settling into their new home. Silas Sulemn and his family fled the war-torn country and moved to Canada in May. They fled their home in Kyiv with just a few clothes and enough food for the journey. The family came to Canada on an emergency visa, and was sponsored by Rudy Kruppa.
CBC News – After Months of Delay, B.C. Scholar Gets Canadian Travel Document Needed for U.S. Job
After spending nearly half a year trying to secure it, Vancouver-based Chinese scholar Guldana Salimjan has received the Canadian travel document that will allow her to pursue her research in the United States and reunite with her husband. It comes two weeks after CBC reported delays in the processing of her application by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Salimjan, a postdoctoral fellow at Simon Fraser University (SFU), is one of more than two million Canadians left in limbo due to immigration status and travel document delays.
