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.
According to the Department of Health, some applicants have been waiting more than 15 weeks for their information to be processed. Others, including those with expired cards, are experiencing a shorter waiting period of about 11 weeks. Spokesperson Michelle Guenard said the backlog is due to a record number of immigrants settling in New Brunswick and a historic wave of Canadians moving east, and many New Brunswickers who hadn’t realized their cards were expired until they tried to register for a COVID vaccine on the MyHealthNB website.
CBC News – Canada-Bound Afghans Left in the Dark After Two Charter Flights from Islamabad Are Cancelled
Two charter flights scheduled to leave Islamabad for Canada carrying Afghan refugees failed to depart Pakistan this week, CBC News has learned. “That was quite disappointing; to find out that the flight was cancelled,” said Jameel Haqmall, a former Canadian NGO employee who fled Afghanistan in May with his family after months of living in hiding. No explanation for the cancelled flights were provided to Haqmall or his family by the UN, the government of Pakistan or the Canadian government.
Global News – ‘Very Special for Us’: Ukrainian Couple Marries Days After Arriving in Manitoba as Refugees
It may not have been the wedding they originally pictured, but a Ukrainian couple has made their love official here in Manitoba just days after arriving in Canada as refugees. Violetta and Ivan Mikho were married at a church in Stonewall Saturday, 10 days after a whirlwind trip from Europe landed them in the bedroom community, just north of Winnipeg. Violetta and Ivan got engaged in Poland in April, while awaiting Canadian visas.
Bradford Today – New Immigrant Service Centre Opens to Help Newcomers
Alfred Lam, the executive director of the Centre for Immigrant and Community Services, is eager to share his experience as an immigrant in Canada. Celebrating the grand opening of the organization’s new facility in Newmarket, Lam reflected on learning English from television, particularly the famed show, Cheers. The centre hopes to provide that in Newmarket as it opened June 28 at 130 Mulock Dr. Dignitaries and community organization representatives attended to celebrate the occasion and recognize the importance of inclusivity.
CBC News – Game Over? New Language Law Puts Quebec’s Video Game Industry at Risk, Insiders Say
Remy was interviewing with a video game company when he asked the obvious question: would he need to learn French to work in Quebec? Remy wasn’t from the province and didn’t speak the language. The company, like many of the major players in Canada’s video game industry, was based in Quebec. “[So I asked], is that going to be a problem?” Remy said. “I was assured that all meetings are held in English and learning French … was optional and not expected.”
CBC News – Why Indian Immigrants’ 1st Names Sometimes End Up as XXX on Canadian Passports
Safa Khan didn’t think her Canadian passport would prove to be such a hassle when she first moved from Delhi to London, Ont., nearly 10 years ago. Khan received her Canadian passport earlier this year, with her full name — first, middle and last — shown as Safa Jamaluddin Khan printed in the surname field. Her first name on the official document reads XXX.
