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.
CBC News – P.E.I. Immigrant Services Association Happy to See More Help for Newcomers
2021 was another slow year for immigration to P.E.I. due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigrant and Refugee Services Association P.E.I. worked with just over 1,000 new clients this year, but pre-pandemic that number was closer to 2,000. And the ongoing pandemic restrictions are making it tougher than usual for the immigrants and refugees who do choose to settle on P.E.I.
Global News – Kelowna Contractor Ordered to Pay $90k in Unpaid Wages to Temporary Foreign Workers
A Kelowna-based construction business has been ordered to dish out more than $90,000 in unpaid wages to three former employees hired under the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. The three workers were hired by Everlasting Stucco in 2018 as stucco plasterers and were listed on the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) issued by Service Canada as prospective employees of Harkanwaldeep Singh, according to an appeal decision from the B.C. Employment Standards Tribunal.
Toronto Star – Diversity Working Group Announces Series ‘Humanizing Our Differences’
The equity, diversity and inclusion working group is developing a panel series to engage with rural audiences about racism. Immigration Partnership Coordinator Kristin Crane presented a report to Huron County councillors on Dec. 16, updating them on the immigration partnership initiatives as they work towards actively challenging racism. The four-part panel series is to increase awareness of equity, humanize differences rather than ignore them, and understand what it means to be inclusive.
Global News – Toronto Health-Care Worker Denied Residency, Could Be Deported Because She Had a Baby
Idayat Saka did exactly what her doctor told her to do to protect herself and her baby. The 33-year-old mother of four who lives in Toronto stopped working at the beginning of her third trimester of pregnancy due to “high-risk” complications from prior cesarean births. What Saka couldn’t have known at the time was that her decision to stop working when she did – on March 18, 2020 – would later be used by an immigration officer to deny her permanent residency in Canada.
CBC News – From Refugee to Champion Bodybuilder, Canmore Man Finds New Life at Gym
A man who came to Canada as a refugee from Zimbabwe rediscovered his zest for life after he joined a gym and transformed himself into a champion bodybuilder. Andrew Mabidi had to leave his country in 2010 when he discovered that there was a plot against him and that his life was in danger. “The only thing I had was the clothes I was wearing and my wallet, and I just had to leave,” he said.
CBC News – Montreal Collective Seeks to Empower Immigrant Women Through Food
In a converted kitchen space on Ste-Catherine Street East, Carina Albuquerque talks animatedly about Brazilian cuisine. Albuquerque works with the non-profit organization Food’elles, which offers meal delivery and culinary workshops as part of its mission to promote cultural diversity and empower immigrant women. The organization was founded earlier this year and is run by several women, all immigrants, who want to create spaces for social integration.
