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.
Le Devoir – Quatre autres « anges gardiens » de Snowden se réfugient au Canada
Après une attente de près de cinq ans, Ottawa accorde le statut de réfugié à quatre membres d’une famille sans papiers qui avaient aidé le lanceur d’alerte Edward Snowden lors de sa cavale à Hong Kong. Supun Thilina Kellapatha, Nadeeka Dilrukshi Nonis et leurs enfants, Sethumdi et Dinath, avaient caché le célèbre lanceur d’alerte en 2013, alors qu’il venait d’être accusé de haute trahison par les États-Unis et qu’il était l’un des hommes les plus recherchés de la planète.
CBC News – Manitoba’s Haitian Community Watches and Worries, Sends Support to Families Amid Earthquake, Unrest
Pierre Delcy says he is nervous every time his phone rings. He’s on edge about his family at home in Haiti, a country that has been dealt crisis after crisis. “It’s very stressful,” said Delcy from his home in Winnipeg. “You are always waiting for bad news.” The country is still dealing with the aftermath of a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck the southwestern part of the country in August, just weeks after Haiti’s president was assassinated.
Globe and Mail – ‘Moral Imperative’ to Help Behind Canada’s Pledge to Resettle 40,000 Afghan Refugees
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said the government is committing to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees from high-risk groups because Canada has a “moral imperative” to do right by the people of Afghanistan. The new resettlement target doubles Ottawa’s initial figure announced in August. The decision to bring more Afghan refugees into Canada was made in response to the magnitude of the continuing crisis in Afghanistan, Mr. Mendicino said in an interview. The program will still include private sponsorship and government-assisted refugees, though Mr. Mendicino did not yet provide a timeline.
L’eau vive – Pénurie de main d’œuvre et immigration, deux faces d’une même pièce
Il n’y a jamais eu autant d’emplois non pourvus au Canada que dans les cinq dernières années. En milieu francophone minoritaire, des secteurs clés souffrent d’une pénurie de main-d’œuvre. Si favoriser l’immigration est l’une des solutions prônées par des experts, plusieurs soulignent aussi la nécessité d’investir massivement pour promouvoir la vie en français hors Québec.
CBC News – Forced to sit out during pandemic, nurse calls for changes to Ontario’s registration process
When her Canadian wife was offered an exciting new job in Thunder Bay in the summer of 2019, Christy Tashjian and her family made the big decision to move from Texas to northwestern Ontario. Trained and working as a nurse practitioner in the United States, Tashjian told CBC News that she didn’t think it would be a big deal to transfer her licence and get her registration to work in Ontario.
Toronto Star – Farm Where 200 Fell Ill in Huge COVID-19 Outbreak Is the First to Face Pandemic Prosecution Under Workplace Safety Laws
In a pandemic first, the southern Ontario farm where a massive COVID-19 outbreak claimed the life of a migrant worker and sickened scores more is facing prosecution for a raft of alleged workplace safety violations. Scotlynn Growers and proprietor Scott Biddle are charged with 20 offences that allegedly occurred last year, when about 200 migrant workers tested positive for the virus. Amongst them was 55-year-old Juan Lopez Chaparro, who died from COVID-19 following the Scotlynn outbreak in June 2020.
