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.


Le Soleil – Une aide financière est maintenant disponible pour les réfugiés ukrainiens

Le ministre de l’Immigration, Sean Fraser, a déclaré que les Ukrainiens qui ont fui au Canada en raison de la guerre avec la Russie commenceront à recevoir une aide financière de transition du gouvernement fédéral dans les cinq prochains jours. Le paiement unique de 3000 $ par adulte et de 1500 $ par enfant sera offert aux Ukrainiens et aux membres de leur famille qui sont arrivés dans le cadre d’un programme d’urgence qui leur permet de vivre, de travailler et d’étudier au Canada pour une période allant jusqu’à trois ans.

https://www.lesoleil.com/2022/06/02/une-aide-financiere-est-maintenant-disponible-pour-les-refugies-ukrainiens-330b41691ce5b35b919dca122d02190b

Globe and Mail – Ukrainian Refugees Who’ve Fled to Canada Can Now Apply for Government Income Support

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress has criticized the government for not acting on those promises sooner, as thousands of Ukrainians – some without a previously arranged place to stay or much money – have already arrived in the country. The one-time payment of $3,000 per adult and $1,500 per child will be available to Ukrainians and their family members who arrived under an emergency program that allows them to live, work and study in Canada for up to three years.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ukrainian-refugees-whove-fled-to-canada-can-now-apply-for-government/

Globe and Mail – Afghan Politician Forced to Flee After Taliban Takeover Pleads with Canada to Do More for Refugees

Canada promised to resettle at least 40,000 Afghan refugees last summer and Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said in late May more than 14,000 have now arrived. But Naheed Farid, who sat in Parliament in Afghanistan for 11 years, and three Canadian senators said Thursday the applications for the remaining 26,000 are already in processing and yet there are still thousands of desperate people waiting for a chance to flee to safety.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-afghan-politician-forced-to-flee-after-taliban-takeover-pleads-with/

CBC News – Yazidi Sisters Plead with Government to Expedite 12-year-old Brother’s Application to Come to Canada

When Layla Alhussein fled Iraq in 2018 and came to Winnipeg with her sister Amal, she believed the rest of her family was dead, except for one sister who stayed behind in a refugee camp. But in 2020, she learned her little brother Ayad, then 10 years old, was alive, and had been rescued after five years in ISIS captivity. Now, after two years of trying to bring her brother to Canada from a refugee camp in Iraq, she’s desperate for the government to speed up the process.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/yazidi-sisters-brother-government-canada-1.6470125

CBC News – Feds Announce One-Time $3,000 Payment for Ukrainians Taking Refuge in Canada

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Thursday Ukrainians who have fled their war-torn country for Canada can now apply for a cash payment — money the government says will help these displaced people settle into their new home. Ukrainians who are in Canada on valid work, study or temporary resident permits under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET) regime are eligible for a one-time payment — $3,000 for every adult and $1,500 for every child 17 years and under.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ukrainians-in-canada-3000-payment-1.6475193

CBC News – More than 300 Ukrainian Refugees Land in Halifax

More than 300 Ukrainian refugees landed in Nova Scotia on Thursday evening. After going through customs and immigration, the 319 people were met by a welcoming crowd with sunflowers and tiny Canadian flags, Ukrainian flags, Nova Scotia flags, tartan and chocolate bars. The plane, which departed from Warsaw, Poland, earlier in the day, was a bit delayed. It was the third federally chartered flight to bring those fleeing the war to Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/300-ukrainian-refugees-en-route-to-nova-scotia-1.6473744