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 – Des résidents permanents forcés d’attendre la preuve de leur statut pendant des mois
Ces immigrants ont attendu parfois plus de deux ans pour obtenir leur résidence permanente, souvent après plusieurs années à travailler ou étudier grâce à des permis temporaires. Alors qu’ils croyaient enfin voir l’aboutissement de leurs démarches, ces résidents permanents du pays se retrouvent maintenant à attendre la carte prouvant ce statut durant des mois, et ce, dans un flou sur l’échéance.
National Post – Refugees Are at High Risk of COVID-19 Infection, But Low Priority for Vaccines
As high-income countries move into post-vaccination life with vaccination rates of more than 80 doses per 100 people, a number we’re not seeing in the headlines is the 1.1 per cent. That’s the percentage of people in low-income countries who have received at least one dose. The pandemic has left asylum-seekers, refugees and undocumented migrants in the lurch — and when it comes to vaccination rates, they’re being similarly affected. With 86 per cent of the world’s refugees living in low- and middle- income countries, their inclusion and prioritization in national vaccination plans is crucial.
Global News – Calls for Action, More Data After Statistics Canada Reports Increased Loneliness for Immigrants
A new report by Statistics Canada about increased instances of self-reported loneliness among immigrants is sparking calls for additional data and action to address the issue. In a recently released article by the federal agency, researchers examined data gathered during the 2018 general social survey as well as information through other sources to assess the loneliness among immigrants and those who were born in Canada.
Toronto Star – For Years, She Lived Undocumented and in the Shadows. Now This U of T Student Has a Chance to Study at Oxford — If She Can Find the Tuition Money
Almeera Khalid was in sixth grade when she accompanied her parents to meet a refugee lawyer and to help translate why the family needed to seek asylum in the United States. A recent University of Toronto graduate with a double major in ethics, society and law and socio-legal studies, Khalid says she was over the moon when she got an acceptance letter from Oxford University for her dream postgraduate program in forced migration and refugee studies. But the financial reality quickly sank it.
Toronto Star – Belgian Community in Halifax Marks 150 Years of Immigration to Canada
Peter Haentjens first came to Canada in 1975. That year, he was one of about 300 Belgian students who took a plane from Belgium to Ontario to work in tobacco farms. The memories of Haentjens’s early days in Canada came rushing back as he and his wife browsed the photo exhibit organized by the Honorary Consulate of Belgium in Halifax. The exhibit was part of an event held to commemorate 150 years of Belgian immigration to Canada.
CBC News – Refugee Olympians Coming to Canada in First-of-Kind Immigration Program
Amotun Lokoro, 29, and two others are being welcomed in Ontario after the Olympics, under a new program allowing refugees to obtain permanent resident status — and potentially, one day, Canadian citizenship — on the basis of athletic ability. According to the United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR), Canada is the first country to adopt such a scheme. The three athletes will study at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ont., as part of a partnership involving the UNHCR and the World University Service of Canada (WUSC).
