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 – Canada Announces Additional Support for Ukrainians Fleeing Russia’s War
The federal government has announced $100 million in additional humanitarian support to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Saturday during a social media fundraiser. With Saturday’s announcement, Canada has provided $245 million in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.
CBC News – Veteran Working to Bring Former Afghan Interpreter’s Extended Family to Halifax
When Jonathon Monaghan served with the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan in 2009 he formed a bond with his Afghan interpreter that endures to this day. Now Monaghan and his wife, Kara, are trying to get his former interpreter, his wife and 30 members of his extended family to the security of Halifax. Monaghan said they are applying for permanent residence for the family under a special Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada provision for extended families of former Afghan interpreters.
Francopresse – Un projet sur cinq ans pour mieux former les agents d’établissement en immigration francophone
En septembre 2020, le Collège Éducacentre de Colombie-Britannique a reçu 1,4 million $ pour un projet sur cinq ans qui vise à professionnaliser davantage le secteur de l’établissement en immigration en francophonie minoritaire. Près d’un an et demi plus tard, les contours du Projet national pour le développement des connaissances et capacités se précisent d’après son coordonnateur, Jamal Nawri.
ONFR+ – Ottawa promet d’atteindre sa cible en immigration francophone d’ici 2023
Alors que le fédéral est incapable d’atteindre sa cible de 4,4 % en immigration francophone depuis 2001, le ministre de l’Immigration Sean Fraser promet un changement de cap dès cette année. Le ministre Fraser fonde beaucoup d’espoirs en l’amélioration du système d’Entrée express qui pourrait donner lieu à cette augmentation. Les organismes francophones de leur côté critiquent le manque de flexibilité dans le système d’immigration du fédéral qui aurait besoin d’une révision, selon eux.
Brantford Today – Canada Pledges $2 Billion to Fix and Maintain Immigration System
Canada is pledging to spend over two billion dollars over the next five years to fix and maintain its immigration system, which is currently jammed with a backlog of close to two million applications. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, in unveiling the 2022 Budget today, said the fiscal package is aimed at countering global uncertainties caused by the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has triggered a mass exodus of four million refugees.
CBC News – Expanded Foreign Worker Program Praised, but More Hiring Help Needed, Businesses Say
On Monday, Employment and Social Development Canada announced that sectors experiencing labour shortages will be allowed to hire more employees from abroad, and in some cases those employees can stay longer under the temporary foreign worker program. Those include companies in seasonal industries such as the seafood processing sector, which are no longer subject to a cap on the number of “low-wage” positions that employers can fill through the program.
