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.


Le Devoir – Les artistes étrangers de moins en moins bienvenus

Alors que le Festival TransAmériques (FTA) débute mercredi à Montréal, son directeur artistique, Martin Faucher, pose un constat, vécu déjà par d’autres festivals : il est de plus en plus difficile d’obtenir des permis de travail ou des visas pour les artistes étrangers qui viennent jouer ici. Lors de sa dernière édition en 2019, avant la pandémie, le FTA avait soulevé déjà sa difficulté : sur 14 visas demandés, 7 avaient posé problème. Cette année, le festival a une édition presque entièrement nationale, à cause des restrictions sanitaires que l’on sait.

https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/arts-visuels/604439/festivals-les-artistes-etrangers-de-moins-en-moins-bienvenus

Le Devoir – La commissaire à l’information sermonne le ministère fédéral de l’Immigration

Plusieurs immigrants et avocats s’en plaignaient. Un rapport de la commissaire à l’information du Canada déposé mardi matin à la Chambre des communes le confirme : pour des milliers de personnes, la seule manière d’obtenir des renseignements sur leur propre dossier d’immigration est de faire une demande d’accès à l’information. C’est après avoir constaté une hausse « spectaculaire » du nombre de demandes que la commissaire Caroline Maynard a déclenché une enquête sur leur traitement par le ministère fédéral de l’Immigration (IRCC), écrit-elle.

https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/604286/la-commissaire-a-l-information-sermonne-le-ministere-federal-de-l-immigration

CBC News – Anglican Minister in Dryden Hasn’t Seen Family in 3 Years While Waiting on Permanent Residency Application

The Dryden, Ont., congregation of an Anglican minister backs his application for permanent residency in Canada, but 18 months after last having contact with the government, he’s still waiting for an answer. Rev. Naboth Manzongo is originally from Zimbabwe and came to Canada in October 2018 to become the full-time minister at St. Luke’s Anglican Church. Originally hired in February 2018, he didn’t start until later in the year because of delays at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/dryden-nbaoth-manzongo-immigration-1.6036540

CBC News – Interpreters Provide Lifeline to Newcomers, Refugees Starting Over During Pandemic

Pushpa Pandey has always loved social work, the idea of helping people when they need help the most. Pandey didn’t know that she would be doing that work as an interpreter, helping newcomers and refugees as they settle into life in Canada. “It’s very rewarding,” Pandey told CBC News. “Some of the people I’m helping, they’ve never seen a computer before and now their children are supposed to be doing remote school. It is very different.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/interpreters-provide-lifeline-to-newcomers-refugees-starting-over-during-pandemic-1.6039421

National Post – Immigration Applicants Forced to File Access to Information Requests to Get Answers on Status: Report

The federal department in charge of immigration applications has been flooded with access to information requests because it provides so little information to applicants proactively. Have you applied to immigrate in Canada and want to know the status of your application? Or maybe your request was denied and you want to understand why? Well, instead of being able to see that information via your unique login on Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) Web portal, you have to file an access to information request (ATIP).

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/immigration-applicants-forced-to-file-access-to-information-requests-to-get-answers-on-status-report

CTV News – ‘I Want to Heal’: Chad Refugee Facing Deportation From Canada Fears for Safety

A refugee who fled from Chad to Canada to seek asylum after surviving an abusive forced marriage and risks to her safety is facing deportation in June. Mariam Moussa Agrei was 15 when she was married off to a 32-year-old man, a common practice in the African country. When her husband died in 2010, she was expected to follow local custom and marry her brother-in-law. Instead, she chose to flee.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/i-want-to-heal-chad-refugee-facing-deportation-from-canada-fears-for-safety-1.5442807