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.
Welland Tribune – Using Data to Integrate Anti-Racism in the Settlement Sector
Although on paper Canadian immigration policy gives equal importance to the social and economic success of newcomers, this is not the case in practice, says Aviva Weizman, research associate at the Centre for Newcomers in Calgary. She spoke at Metropolis Canada’s 4th Annual Forum on Measuring Identities on Wednesday. While the settlement sector is often considered to have expertise in diversity, equity and inclusion, there are blind spots that need to be addressed.
Globe and Mail – For Many Filipino-Canadian Families, Preserving Their Language Happens One Word at a Time
Growing up, Carlos Cabaneros was familiar with the books of Dr. Seuss and Robert Munsch. Born in Saudi Arabia to Filipino parents, he attended international school in Riyadh, and English is his first language. But through yearly vacations to the Philippines to visit extended family, Mr. Cabaneros eventually learned to speak his heritage language, Tagalog. Today, he wants to make it easier for second-generation immigrants like him to do the same.
Toronto Star – ‘I’ve Wasted 18 Months of My Life’: Canada Has Left These Students in Study-Permit Limbo
The Canadian immigration department says on its website that the processing of study permits takes an average 13 weeks even now, in the midst of the pandemic. Some Iranian students say they have been waiting as long as two years, and that the delay is costing them career opportunities. “We want Canadian authorities to expedite this process and stop discriminating against Iranian students,” Peiman Pour Momen said
La Source – Comment faut-il décoder les nouveaux enjeux de l’immigration vietnamienne en France et au Canada
De l’occupation japonaise (1940) aux ultimes soubresauts des guerres d’Indochine (les guerres contre la Chine de 1979, puis de 1984) c’est presque un demi-siècle entier de guerre, de conflits et de violences qui ont fait du Vietnam une des nations qui compte le plus d’immigrants au XXe siècle. Mais avec la paix et la reconstruction, le pays et les diasporas qui en sont issues ont profondément évolué. C’est à cette évolution et aux nouveaux enjeux qui en résultent que s’attaque Anne-Cécile Delaisse, doctorante à UBC et qui s’est lancée dans une vaste dissertation ethnographique sur l’immigration vietnamienne, et en particulier sur le cas des pays d’accueil que sont le Canada et la France.
Global News – Calgary Property Company Provides Housing for Afghan Refugees
Afghan refugees arriving in Calgary are getting a big boost settling into their new lives in the city. The Calgary-based property company Mainstreet Equity Corp., is offering Afghan refugees subsidized housing in several of its apartment buildings around the city. And the man providing the help knows first-hand what a difference it can make. His offer of subsidized housing for the refugees is benefiting people like Shuaib and Fazila, and their eight-month-old daughter Sama.
CTV News – No Need to Review Ruling on Safe Third Country Refugee Pact, Feds Tell Supreme Court
The federal government is telling the Supreme Court of Canada there is no reason to review a decision that affirmed the constitutionality of a pact between Ottawa and Washington on asylum seekers. In a submission to the high court, government lawyers say the Federal Court of Appeal correctly interpreted the law, leaving no issue of importance to clarify or resolve concerning the Safe Third Country Agreement. Refugee claimants and their advocates say the case deserves the Supreme Court’s attention.
