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The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
Le Programme pilote pour l’immigration en Atlantique est conçu pour combler le manque de main-d’oeuvre auquel sont confrontés plusieurs secteurs et régions du Nouveau-Brunswick. En vertu d’une entente signée cet été, le gouvernement fédéral acceptera l’entrée de 2000 travailleurs supplémentaires et leurs familles au Canada atlantique en 2017. Pour le Nouveau-Brunswick […].
Bien que le gouvernement provincial ait annoncé une cible de 5% en matière d’immigration francophone en 2012, «le dossier n’avance pas. Le nombre d’immigrants francophones en Ontario est même en chute libre», s’alarme l’Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario.L’AFO souhaite la mise en oeuvre sans délai des recommandations du Groupe d’expertes et experts […].
http://l-express.ca/des-pistes-pour-stimuler-limmigration-francophone-en-ontario/
The CCVT is unique in Canada. It provides not only settlement services and language classes to newcomers, but it is tailored to meet the specific needs of survivors of torture and war, says Teresa Dremetsikas, who supervises the organization’s counselors. The centre has served more than 22,000 clients from 68 countries since 1977. In the last year, the majority have come from Syria.
In 2012, Stephen Harper’s government introduced far-reaching changes to Canadian refugee law and policies. Some of these changes were unconstitutional and were in fact struck down by the Federal Court. Now is the time to make sure all vestiges of those punitive and unfair reforms are swept away. […] The Designated Foreign Nationals (DFN) regime gives the minister the power to designate groups of individuals arriving in Canada, certainly including refugee claimants, based simply on their mode of getting here. It is a vast and arbitrary power, and can be used against any group of two or more persons.
Du 21 au 25 novembre, les écoles de la province atlantique souligneront la Semaine de la diversité et du respect afin d’appuyer un milieu sécuritaire, accueillant et respectueux envers tous les élèves du Nouveau-Brunswick. Le Ministère de l’éducation et du développement de la petite enfance dit avoir à cœur l’idée que toute personne a le droit d’apprendre et de travailler dans un milieu […].
International students are big business. In Canada, we capture nearly $8-billion a year from international students who pay higher tuition fees than domestic students, and who contribute to our economy by spending on housing, food and all other aspects of living.According to a 2012 study commissioned by Global Affairs Canada, our international students created 86,570 jobs and contributed nearly half-a-million dollars directly to the public coffers in a single year. From employing teachers and instructors to providing language training to support services and giving a boost to internal tourism, international students are a net benefit to our economy.