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Khaled al-Mouktaran and his family arrived in Canada in 2016 as refugees fleeing civil war in Syria in search of a better life. He and his family were first housed in a Toronto hotel while they figured out a more permanent housing situation. During this trying time, al-Mouktaran said the volunteers and hotel staff made the transition into Canadian life easier.
The Migrant Rights Network, Canada’s largest migrant-led coalition, launched an online voluntary survey tool for migrants and graduates to determine if they qualify for the federal government’s special program. Between April 15 and May 1, more than 3,000 people responded. The organization then analyzed the results, which are not scientific or nationally representative. It found that students and workers face various barriers to access the new one-time immigration program announced by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in April.
Après un timide départ, le programme de régularisation des anges gardiens ne semble toujours pas avoir pris de réel envol : à peine quelques milliers de candidats ont déposé un dossier et seulement 216 ont obtenu une résidence permanente, dont aucun au Québec. À plus de la mi-chemin de la période des mises en candidatures, le nombre de dossiers déposés dans le cadre de ce programme spécial visant à régulariser les statuts des demandeurs d’asile qui travaillent dans la santé ne dépasse pas les 3200 au Canada.
Romario Morgan, 22, died on Thursday, April 29 before he was to start work on an Ontario farm. He was found unresponsive and flat on his back in a hotel room. The cause of death is not known. Chris Ramsaroop, an organizer with the activist group Justice for Migrant Workers, said there should be an independent investigation into Morgan’s death to determine if there is a connection to his work. Ramsaroop said there are reports of recent deaths of two other farm workers, one from Trinidad and Tobago and one from Mexico.
Moncton High School staff and students are rallying around two Syrian brothers, whose family is in dire straits. “They need help and I would like to think that some people in the community will see that,” said Heather Gunn, who is a teacher at the high school who has helped to organize a campaign in support of the two students who attend Moncton High School.
Les immigrants qui viendraient pourvoir des postes vacants payés sous le salaire moyen « empirent [le] problème », selon François Legault, qui a tenu ces propos dans une conversation privée, avec des chefs d’entreprises. « Moi, mon obsession, c’est d’augmenter le salaire moyen au Québec », a lancé François Legault, vendredi, aux membres du Conseil du patronat du Québec (CPQ).
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1789768/immigrants-legault-salaire-penurie-quebec