Media Roundup

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.


La Presse – Maintenir le pouvoir d’attraction des talents à l’international

Dans le contexte d’une pandémie de COVID-19 qui perdure, les universités canadiennes proposent à nouveau un trimestre d’automne hors de l’ordinaire caractérisé par un mélange de cours en personne, à distance et en mode hybride. De plus, nos campus sont assujettis à tout un train de mesures spéciales de santé et de sécurité.

https://www.lapresse.ca/debats/opinions/2021-09-15/universites-canadiennes/maintenir-le-pouvoir-d-attraction-aupres-des-talents-a-l-international.php

CTV News – Refugee Claimants Take Safe Third Country Agreement Appeal to Supreme Court

Refugee claimants and their advocates are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to review a decision that affirmed the constitutionality of a key pact between Ottawa and Washington on asylum seekers. In a submission to the high court, they say the case raises “foundational questions of constitutional law” concerning access to remedies for violations of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/refugee-claimants-take-safe-third-country-agreement-appeal-to-supreme-court-1.5586767

Radio-Canada – Calgary, port d’entrée qui pourrait accueillir 5000 réfugiés afghans

Calgary, choisie comme port d’entrée pour les réfugiés afghans, pourrait accueillir 5000 personnes qui arriveront au Canada, notamment depuis les États-Unis, au cours des 15 prochaines semaines. Ces personnes seront relogées dans des communautés partout au pays, selon Fariborz Birjandian, président-directeur général de la Société catholique d’immigration de Calgary. Toujours selon Fariborz Birjandian, Calgary a été choisie comme un des points d’entrée en raison de sa disposition à accueillir, sa disponibilité, son expertise et son espace de vie.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1823991/afghanistan-taliban-immigration-syrie-communaute-kaboul

Global News – Afghan Refugees Grateful to Settle into ‘Bright Future’ in Calgary

Nangiayli, whose last name Global News is not reporting to protect the safety of his family in Afghanistan, rushed with his wife and five children to catch a flight out of the danger, finding safety in Canada. Nangiayli’s family is now staying at a resettlement centre run by the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society. They’re among 100 Afghans the CCIS has taken in over the past few days. “I came with my wife, three kids and my mother,” refugee Saddat said. “We all feel at home here.”

https://globalnews.ca/news/8190903/calgary-afghan-refugees/

CTV News – ‘Canadians Sacrificed so Much to Protect My Right to Vote’: Refugee Casts Ballot in First Federal Election

A well-known Syrian refugee who became a chocolatier in Nova Scotia is celebrating after voting for the first time in a federal election. Tareq Hadhad posted a video to Twitter on Monday where he said this was his first time voting in a Canadian federal election. “This is a big moment and I’d been waiting for it and I will cherish this memory forever,” he said in the video.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-election-2021/canadians-sacrificed-so-much-to-protect-my-right-to-vote-refugee-casts-ballot-in-first-federal-election-1.5585725

CTV News – O’Toole Mum on How Many Immigrants He Would Bring, Promises Tougher Border Measures

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is promising to speed up processing of family reunification and skilled workers’ immigration applications without saying whether he would maintain the Liberal government’s target of accepting about 400,000 new immigrants every year. Speaking to reporters in Russell, Ont., O’Toole said an economic recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic requires “rising immigration,” but he didn’t say how many immigrants a Conservative government would welcome to Canada.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-election-2021/o-toole-mum-on-how-many-immigrants-he-would-bring-promises-tougher-border-measures-1.5585319