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.
Le Devoir – Le Noël des travailleurs agricoles au Québec
Rassembler sa famille à l’occasion d’une vidéoconférence durant le temps des Fêtes, ce n’est pas une nouvelle tradition pour des milliers de travailleurs agricoles, COVID-19 ou pas. Bien que la majorité des travailleurs accomplissent leur saison entre les mois de mai et la mi-décembre, d’autres côtoient le Noël blanc du Québec chaque année en vertu de contrats de 12 ou 48 mois consécutifs du Programme des travailleurs étrangers temporaires (PTET).
CTV News – Filipino Community Proud of Its Front-Line Workers, but Urge Stronger Protections
As Canada roll outs the first COVID-19 vaccines to front-line workers, pride is washing over the Filipino community. But advocates say a true show of appreciation would involve the government doing more to protect them. Three of the first five people in the country to be inoculated were Filipino-Canadian, but that’s hardly a surprise as, for decades, this community has been an integral part of Canada’s health care system.
Globe and Mail – Quebec and Ontario Labour Activities Urge for More Transparency Around COVID-19 Outbreaks in Workplaces
Labour activists in Quebec and Ontario say more transparency is needed around COVID-19 outbreaks in warehouses and factories, many of which are staying open despite upcoming “non-essential” business lockdowns in both provinces. “A huge part of the workforce doing this kind of low-paid, precarious work,” Dr. Leighanne Parkes, infectious disease specialist at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital, said, “are refugee claimants, they are newcomers, they’re people with precarious status, often they’re international students.”
CBC News – How This Syrian Refugee Is Giving Back to His New Home During COVID-19
This holiday season, Abdul Jalab wants to give back to the community that welcomed him with open arms. A Syrian refugee who moved to Halifax at the end of January, Jalab says he was immediately struck by the kindness of the people around him as soon as he got off the plane. When the coronavirus arrived in Halifax a few months later, Jalab had a work schedule that gave him three to four days off each week. That’s when he got the idea to spend that time running errands for people who weren’t able to do so.
CBC News – Donations of Food, Gifts Bring Taste of Trinidad and Tobago to Stranded Farm Workers
The federal government estimates roughly 400 people from the Caribbean country are still stuck on Canadian farms after labouring through the pandemic as essential workers. Their border has been closed since March because of COVID-19 and returning workers are only being allowed to trickle back a few at a time. Charles Haggart and his wife Petty drove down from Toronto with a car-full of Trinidadian foods and drinks from roti and rum cake to chocolates and other snacks.
Toronto Star – To Cut Through COVID-19 Disinformation, Ottawa Urged to Make Sure Vaccination Info Also Reaches Newcomers
Anti-vaccine propaganda and misinformation comes in multiple languages over a spectrum of social media, shared widely among community groups, social circles and families. The messaging targets everyone under the sun. Advocates say Canadian health authorities need to make accurate vaccination facts accessible to newcomers, who can be susceptible to these campaigns due to language and cultural barriers.
