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.
Radio-Canada – Journée mondiale des réfugiés : rendre visibles les invisibles
À l’occasion de la Journée mondiale des réfugiés, sous l’égide de l’ONU, des associations d’accompagnement de migrants mettent en lumière leurs initiatives pour sensibiliser la population à la cause des personnes déracinées par les conflits et la pauvreté. À l’instar de SINGA Québec, dont l’objectif est de créer des ponts d’échange et de rencontre entre les personnes nouvellement arrivées, entre autres réfugiées, et la société d’accueil, fait valoir l’organisme.
CBC News – N.L. Community Groups Call for Action Against Islamophobia During Vigil for London, Ont. Family
Close to 70 people were in attendance at a rally put off by local community groups in front of the Masjid-al-Noor Mosque in St. John’s on Friday to remember the victims of an Islamophobic attack in London, Ont. earlier this month. Speakers shared emotional accounts during the event, with many calling for action to address hate. On June 6, a truck drove into a family out for a walk in the community, killing four family members. The only survivor, the family’s nine-year-old son, was seriously injured in the attack.
Toronto Star – They Qualified for Canada’s Special Immigration Program — Only to Learn They Won’t Be Able to Work as They’re Processed
Canada’s new immigration pathway was supposed to be a recognition of migrant workers who had worked through the COVID-19 pandemic. Typically, under regular, skilled immigration programs, applicants whose work permits expire while their applications are being processed can get a bridging permit, to allow them to keep working while the paperwork is done. The bridging open work permit — or BOWP — ensures their employment is not disrupted. But it turns out that’s not the case with the new pathway, a special program launched in May to grant permanent residence to 90,000 migrant workers and international graduates.
La Presse – Départ d’expatriés français. Adieu, le Québec!
La pandémie et tout l’isolement qu’elle a provoqué ont contribué au départ du Québec d’expatriés français. À l’échelle internationale, les expatriés français sont plus nombreux qu’avant à penser au retour. Le tiers d’entre eux envisagent de se réinstaller en France à terme, selon l’Observatoire de l’expatriation, consultation menée cet hiver par la Banque Transatlantique auprès de 8000 Français vivant à l’étranger. C’est six points de pourcentage de plus que l’année précédente, conséquence de la pandémie.
CBC News – Canada to Admit 45,000 Refugees This Year, Speed Up Permanent Residency Applications
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced plans to expedite applications and increase the number of refugees coming to Canada at a news conference today. This year, the country will increase the number of protected persons admitted from 23,500 to 45,000 and will also expedite the processing of applications for permanent residency, he said. Over 40,000 protected persons and their families are living in Canada awaiting permanent residency. So far this year, 17,900 became permanent residents.
CBC News – Migrant Worker Died During Hotel Quarantine, Advocacy Group Says
A Guatemalan migrant worker quarantining in the Sarnia area has died, CBC News has learned. According to Justice for Migrant Workers, an advocacy group that raises awareness of the rights of temporary foreign workers, the father of two had worked in the Sarnia area for the last few years. The worker was found in his quarantine hotel room on Monday, Ramsaroop said.
