Pathways to Prosperity: Canada

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will ask Ottawa to consider a special program to bring in more refugees similar to the Syria initiative of two years ago when he meets the Prime Minister on Monday. But this time, rather than concentrating on one hot spot, UNHCR Filippo Grandi will suggest to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Canada take on an expanded effort to bring in especially vulnerable groups, such as women. Mr. Grandi praised Canada as a “very strong” advocate for refugees, but expressed disappointment at the modest growth in targets for refugee resettlement the federal government recently announced.

https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/after-syria-initiative-un-looks-to-canada-as-a-refugee-haven/article36836631/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&

Se faire des amis aide les nouveaux arrivants à s’intégrer au pays. C’est un des thèmes qui a été exploré lors de la Semaine nationale de l’immigration francophone qui tire à sa fin. Nous vous présentons Matilde Medeiros Da Cruz, qui est en 5e année à l’École publique […].

http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1065375/amitie-outil-precieux-integration-nouveaux-canadiens

Une grande partie des milliers de migrants qui ont traversé la frontière à pied pour demander l’asile au Canada cet été ne donnent plus signe de vie et risquent donc de ne jamais pouvoir régulariser leur statut au pays, a appris La Presse.

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/201711/02/01-5142214-de-nombreux-migrants-omettent-de-se-rapporter-aux-autorites.php

Le gouvernement de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard confie à une douzaine d’agences d’immigration le mandat de recruter « une plus grande diversité » d’immigrants économiques et de les inciter à s’installer dans les régions rurales de la province.

http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1065326/ile-prince-edouard-immigration-economique-diversite-rurale-francophone-acadie

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees arrives in Canada this weekend for what his agency had hoped would be a chance to applaud Canada’s decision to take in a higher number of refugees next year. But the plan released this week by the federal government proposes no increase in the number of refugees Canada will accept through the UN in 2018. Canada’s plan was met with disappointment by refugee advocates who accuse the Liberals of seeking to privatize the country’s commitments to refugees.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/refugee-admissions-plan-sets-off-sighs-of-disappointment-as-global-crises-worsen-1.3661142

Canada has to take a gradual approach to boosting immigration, with the government concerned about anti-immigrant sentiment and the country’s capacity to integrate newcomers, a minister said on Thursday. “It’s easy to bring somebody in, it’s another thing to make sure they succeed in Canada,” Immigration and Refugee Minister Ahmed Hussen said by telephone from Ottawa. Canada’s immigration system focuses on bringing in skilled workers, but has struggled to connect them with job opportunities in keeping with their skills and credentials.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-immigration/canada-to-take-in-migrants-at-gradual-pace-amid-integration-concerns-idUSKBN1D22N3?utm_source=34553&utm_medium=partner