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.
Global News – Lack of Affordable Housing Biggest Barrier to Resettling Refugees in Winnipeg: Report
A lack of quality affordable housing is making life difficult for former refugees who are trying to make Winnipeg home, according to a new report. The Manitoba branch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) recently released the results of a study that began in 2015 and relied on 21 former refugees who had resettled in the city. Although it also describes other challenges surrounding education and child care, at the core are barriers to housing and the programs that are supposed to make living affordable.
ONFR+ – Une application pour promouvoir le tourisme francophone dans le nord
Privés des touristes américains pour une deuxième saison de suite, les organisations touristiques ont dû se réinventer cette année dans le but d’attirer les visiteurs. C’est le cas de l’organisme Destination Nord de l’Ontario qui, pour ce faire, a récemment lancé une campagne vouée à promouvoir le tourisme francophone dans le Nord de l’Ontario. Connaître l’histoire francophone de Sudbury, c’est ce que propose Destination Nord de l’Ontario via l’application BaladoDécouverte.
CBC News – Province Offers Funding to Help Internationally Trained Nurses Get Manitoba Certification
The Manitoba government has announced plans to speed up the process of getting internationally educated nurses into the workforce. The plan calls for post-secondary institutions in Manitoba to increase the number of nursing education seats from more than 800 currently to around 1,200, over the next few years. The province says it will offer up to $23,000 per person in financial and process supports for internationally educated nurses who want to become licensed to practice here.
CBC News – Former Generals Join Fight to Bring Endangered Afghan Interpreters to Canada
Three distinguished former task force commanders from Canada’s war in Afghanistan have written an urgent appeal to the immigration minister to restart a resettlement program for local interpreters who worked alongside soldiers and diplomats. Retired major-generals Denis Thompson, Dean Milner and Dave Fraser penned an open letter warning Ottawa that up to 115 former translators and their families who are still in the war-ravaged country are in danger following significant gains by the Taliban.
Guelph Today – New Survey Hopes to Gauge Newcomer Inclusion in Wellington County
Is Wellington County a welcoming and inclusive place for newcomers? That’s the question the county wants to explore with a new survey. Newcomers, residents, businesses and organizations are being encouraged to complete the online questionnaire. Results will be used to shape current and future programs and initiatives aimed at attracting and retaining skilled workers and addressing labour shortages.
Globe and Mail – Canada Working to Resettle Dozens of Afghan Interpreters and Staff Facing Retaliation from Taliban
Canada, which withdrew its armed forces from Afghanistan seven years ago, has been urged to quickly resettle interpreters and staff because they now face retaliation from the Taliban. The U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the centre of the U.S’s operations last week, fuelling urgency to resettle Afghans. Other countries that participated in the U.S.-led war against the Taliban are also facing similar calls.
