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 – Delays in Processing Permanent Residence Applications Causing ‘Uncertainty’ for Skilled Immigrants
A skilled foreign worker who immigrated to Nova Scotia in 2017 is expressing her frustration over waiting more than a year to have her permanent resident (PR) application completed. “It’s just mind boggling that they expect temporary foreign workers, people who want to stay here, to stay here with all of that uncertainty and not be able to make life decisions,” Karen Simpson, a Dutch citizen who has been waiting since February 2020 to receive her PR card, said.
Global News – ISANS Launches Youth Explore! Program to Help Young Newcomers
Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia is launching a new program to support young newcomers to the province with issues they face when settling into life in Nova Scotia. ISANS says the Youth Explore! Program will help newcomers between the ages of 16 and 25 who are facing drastic life changes. Jennifer Watts, CEO of ISANS, says the program will particularly help those who haven’t been able to connect with others due to a variety of reasons.
Toronto Star – This Migrant Worker Got Fired After Raising COVID-19 Concerns. Now He’s Stranded in Mexico Amid Travel Restriction ‘Chaos’
After catching COVID-19 in a massive outbreak that killed his bunkmate and losing his job for raising safety concerns, Gabriel Flores Flores thought he’d found reprieve. He had won a reprisal ruling against his former employer at Ontario’s labour board, and received an open work permit for migrant workers who experience abuse. Now, having saved for three months to visit his wife and children over Christmas, he is stranded in Mexico. It puts him at risk of losing his new job in Canada.
Toronto Star – Immigration Canada Reports Rise in Suicide Calls from Visa Applicants
Immigration Canada is reporting an increased number of visa applicants who are expressing thoughts or intentions of suicide because of processing delays caused by the various measures put in place around the pandemic. “We have attributed this increase to the duress that many clients are under given the various measures put in place around COVID,” said Carly Dybka, Assistant Director, Social Media & Care at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in an email to her bosses obtained under the Access to Information Act.
Global News – New Canadian Forced to Defer University Education Twice After Lengthy Government Delays
A new Canadian was forced to alter his future plans in Nova Scotia after waiting nearly a year for his permanent resident application to be processed and approved. “I had to defer my degree because I haven’t gotten it (permanent resident card) in September and I deferred it to January, but then of course in January, I haven’t received anything,” A B M Naimul Islam said.
Global News – Canada to Cover Cost of Mandatory Hotel Quarantine for New Refugees
As of Monday, most incoming travellers to Canada are required to stay for up to three nights in government-approved hotels while they await the results of COVID-19 tests. Newly arriving refugees will have the cost of their mandatory hotel quarantines covered by the federal government. The federal government is also covering the cost of mandatory COVID-19 testing on arrival.
