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.
ICI Toronto – Réfugiés LGBTQIA+ : des voyages compliqués par la pandémie
Pour certains membres de la communauté LGBTQIA+, quitter le pays est parfois la seule manière de sauver sa vie. Si la pandémie n’a pas freiné les déplacements forcés dans le monde, elle en a compliqué certains, en raison des restrictions de voyage notamment. Mais depuis un an, ces départs en urgence ont été compliqués par la pandémie et toutes les restrictions de vols et de fermetures de frontières, explique le chargé de communication de Rainbow Railroad, Eric Wright.
CBC News – Family Reunited in Ottawa After Being Separated Amid Strife in Gaza
An Ottawa woman who fled to Canada from Gaza as a refugee almost two years ago says the nightmare of being separated from her family has come to an end. Jihan Qunoo, her husband and three daughters landed at Ottawa International Airport on Friday after reuniting two weeks earlier in Cairo. The Egypt reunion was the first time they’d all been together since July 2019. The family will now settle in the nation’s capital as they wait for their permanent resident applications to be processed.
CTV News – International Students Navigate Numerous Barriers as They Look to Begin Fall Classes
International students coming to Canada this year as COVID-19 cases rise and fall in various parts of the world face numerous barriers such as visa backlogs, lack of vaccinations, quarantine measures and fewer available flights. A spokeswoman for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said the department has continued to accept and process study permit applications throughout the pandemic. It updated its website to show that complete study permit applications submitted for the fall 2021 semester by May 15 would be processed by Aug. 6.
Language app helps Canada’s LGBTQ newcomers learn queer culture and history
A Kurdish queer activist, Ziva Gorani fled her hometown in Afrin, Syria, and resettled here with help from the Canadian government in 2016 via Turkey. The trans woman was placed in a shelter among straight Syrian refugee families, who had never met a queer person in their lives, which made Gorani very uncomfortable.
Canada’s citizenship study guide for newcomers is getting an ‘unvarnished’ makeover. Here’s how it’s evolved — from 1947 to today
For more than seven decades, the federal government has published a citizenship study guide for wannabe Canadians — a booklet that touches on Canada’s history and geography, its political structure and key tenets of what it means to be a good citizen. The current version, however, hasn’t been updated in more than a decade, drawing criticism for using outdated terminology and leaving out or sanitizing darker moments of Canada’s past, including attempts to forcibly assimilate Indigneous Peoples.
Toronto Star – Language App Helps Canada’s LGBTQ Newcomers Learn Queer Culture and History
A Kurdish queer activist, Ziva Gorani fled her hometown in Afrin, Syria, and resettled here with help from the Canadian government in 2016 via Turkey. The trans woman was placed in a shelter among straight Syrian refugee families, who had never met a queer person in their lives, which made Gorani very uncomfortable. When she later moved temporarily into the home of a gay couple, she also felt uneasy because she lacked the cultural references to the LGBTQ community in Canada. In both the straight and queer worlds, Gorani felt like an outcast here.
