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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.
Toronto Star – Canada Eases Ukraine Immigration Requirements, Strips Russia’s Trading Status and Increases Military Aid to Ukraine
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Ottawa is creating an “authorization for emergency travel” program, and two new streams for Ukrainians who want to come temporarily or who wish to stay on a permanent basis: special work or study permits, and a family reunification sponsorship avenue for permanent residence. It does not drop the visa program, but rather creates two new pathways for speedier entry.
Globe and Mail – Resettlement Agencies in Canada Gear Up for Influx of Ukrainian Arrivals
As more than a million Ukrainians flee the Russian invasion of their home country, resettlement agencies and associations in Canada are organizing donations, assisting with visa applications and compiling lists of available housing while they gear up for an influx of arrivals. Already, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – locally and nationally – has received offers of temporary and permanent housing for those expected to arrive.
La Presse – Des avocats s’attaquent aux délais « injustes »
Un regroupement d’avocats spécialisés en immigration s’attaque aux délais « injustes » dans le traitement des demandes de résidence permanente des travailleurs qualifiés du Québec et envisage un recours contre Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada. Plus de deux ans : c’est le délai d’attente moyen pour les travailleurs qualifiés du Québec (TQQ), contre six mois ailleurs au Canada. Et ça, c’est si leur dossier avance. Ce sont 25 000 dossiers de TQQ qui accusent un retard de traitement et un arriéré de la part d’Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC), soit 18 000 en 2020 et 7000 en 2021, selon le plus récent Plan d’immigration du Québec.
University of Toronto News – Researchers Examine Impact of Immigration Status and Racism on Child Welfare System
As someone who works with women and children who have experienced domestic violence, Shaoli Choudhury sees how difficult it can be for them when the child welfare system becomes involved in their lives. If those families are also newcomers to Canada, more problems often arise. To help reduce that uncertainty, she’s partnering with Bordering Practices: Systemic Racism, Child Welfare and Immigration, a collaborative research project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
CBC News – Former Syrian Refugee Cries Foul at ‘Racist’ Media Coverage of Ukraine War
A former Syrian refugee living in British Columbia says he’s upset by the way some media outlets are portraying people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine compared to how they speak about refugees from countries in the Middle East and Africa. Hassan Al Kontar, who works with the Red Cross in Fort St. John, B.C., says he feels a great level of solidarity with Ukrainians but doesn’t appreciate what he says are some journalists’ stereotypes that non-European countries are uncivilized.
Toronto Star – Ottawa Pressed to Fast-Track Immigration for Ukrainians
Pressure is building on the federal government to make it far simpler for Ukrainians to seek safe haven in Canada with provincial and local lawmakers adding their voices to demands that Ottawa remove barriers to immigration. Federal immigration officials are already expediting existing applications from Ukrainians seeking to come to Canada either permanently or temporarily. But as the invasion by Russia continues, a greater urgency is being attached not just to processing those files but accepting thousands more people.
