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.
Globe and Mail – Canadians Becoming More Accepting of Immigrants and Refugees, Despite Pandemic, Survey Suggests
Canadians are steadily becoming more open and accepting of immigrants and refugees despite uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey indicates. In the past year, Canadians’ views toward immigration became more positive than they have been in more than four decades, according to a new survey from Environics Institute, Century Initiative and the University of Ottawa.
CBC News – Photo Series Offers Insight into Experience of Newcomers, Aims to Fight Anti-Immigration Sentiment
An online storytelling project is capturing personal stories of immigrants and refugees, to provide a better understanding of what it’s like to settle in Canada— and to help combat anti-immigrant views. The Migrant Stories project has launched a new photo series that aims to show some of the many faces of immigration in Manitoba.
Globe and Mail – Canada Begins Accepting Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activists as Refugees
Canada has begun accepting Hong Kong pro-democracy activists as refugees, a sign that this country is opening its doors to those fleeing Beijing’s crackdown on civil rights in the former British colony. Under Canadian law, a “Convention refugee” refers to the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and is defined as someone who cannot return to their home “due to a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, political opinion” or other factors.
CTV News – Orphaned Canadian Girl Held in Syrian Camp Is on Her Way Home: Family Lawyer
An orphaned five-year-old Canadian girl has been rescued after being stranded in a crowded Syrian refugee camp, CTV News has learned. The girl, who is known publicly as Amira, is in the care of a consular official and is on her way to Canada to be with her uncle, the family’s lawyer confirmed to CTV National News’ Paul Workman. “We are delighted by this news and would like to express our gratitude to everyone who has made this possible,” Amira’s uncle said.
CTV News – Lottery System for Popular Parent, Grandparent Visa Program Reinstated for this Year
A popular immigration program that allows people to sponsor their parents or grandparents to come to Canada is reverting to a lottery system. Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced the relaunch of the parent and grandparent program Monday, saying a window for people to apply will open Oct. 13 and close on Nov. 3. Potential sponsors will be selected at random from among the applicants and be invited to formally apply to sponsor their families.
Toronto Star – This Syrian Family Faced War, Unrest — And a Pandemic. Now, They’re Being Welcomed Into One of B.C.’S Most Remote Communities
While access to the chain of rugged islands known for their thousand-year-old trees and ancient villages has been severely restricted due to COVID-19, federal officials and the council of the local Haida Nation granted entry to El Issa, her husband Mostafa Ali, and their three children, Sandy, 5, Hasan, 3, and Talia, 2 — Syrian refugees who had been sponsored by a group of private citizens in Haida Gwaii.