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.
CTV News – Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Safe Third Country Refugee Pact
Refugee and human-rights advocates who oppose a pact between Ottawa and Washington on asylum seekers are welcoming the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to examine whether the agreement violates the fundamental rights of claimants. The top court agreed Thursday to hear arguments about the constitutionality of the 17-year-old Safe Third Country Agreement, under which Canada and the United States recognize each other as havens to seek protection.
Global News – Girl Shot Dead by Taliban While Family Was Preparing to Flee to Canada
A 10-year-old girl was shot dead in Afghanistan while her family was preparing to flee to Canada under an immigration program for Afghans who worked for the Canadian Forces. The girl, Nazifa, was killed when gunfire erupted near a Taliban checkpoint in Kandahar on the night of Dec. 10. The father had worked for the Canadian military in Kandahar until 2011. The family was approved for resettlement by Canada, but was stuck in Afghanistan due to the lack of evacuation efforts.
CBC News – Windsor’s Support Centre for Refugee Claimants Facing Financial Crisis
Matthew House Windsor is dealing with a funding deficit of about $54,000, the biggest its ever faced. Mike Morency, executive director of Matthew House Windsor, which provides support for refugee claimants, said that as the border reopens amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for its services will increase. But with the deficit, it may be forced to begin scaling back operations.
Globe and Mail – Critics Still Worried About Immigration Backlog After Feds Pledge $85-Million
Opposition critics are still skeptical the federal government will be able to quickly plow through the massive backlog in immigration applications after Trudeau’s Liberals promised to put $85-million toward that goal. The pandemic put serious pressure on the immigration system, which was further stressed by the government’s efforts to bring Afghan refugees to Canada after their country fell to the Taliban. The immigration minister has pointed to those two factors as the reasons applications have piled up.
CBC News – B.C. Restaurants Hope More Foreign Workers Can Curb Labour ‘Crisis,’ Industry Association Says
With peak season in full swing, Whistler is among many communities in B.C. that continue to grapple with a pandemic-induced worker shortage that’s showing no signs of climbing back up. Restaurant owners and industry leaders are already looking ahead to the 2022 summer tourism season, hoping that by then provincial and federal governments will have policies in place to allow more foreign workers to enter the country and fill vacant roles.
Radio-Canada – Jagmeet Singh durcit le ton contre la Loi sur la laïcité de l’État
Le chef néo-démocrate Jagmeet Singh affirme qu’il est temps que son parti « se prononce clairement » contre cette « loi discriminatoire » advenant que la cause se rende en Cour suprême. Le chef du NPD, qui arbore le turban sikh, se dit depuis le début évidemment opposé à la loi 21. Mais, jusqu’ici, il affirmait qu’il était du ressort de Québec de légiférer en matière de laïcité. Sauf que le cas d’une enseignante de Chelsea, en Outaouais, retirée de sa salle de classe et réaffectée en raison du hijab qu’elle porte, l’incite maintenant à raffermir sa position.
