Unsettled : S'établir au Canada? : entraves politiques et juridiques

In terms of region of origin, “almost half (48.6%) of the newcomers admitted in 2004 came from the Asia and the Pacific region, 21% from Africa and the Middle East, and roughly 18% from Europe and the United Kingdom” (CIC 2005). [...] Existing research points to numerous barriers to settlement in Canada, including lack of information about what to expect in the settlement process; lack of employment opportunities; non-recognition of foreign credentials and work experience; lack of access to housing due to shortages of affordable housing and discriminatory practices in the rental housing market; and lack of access to vital, cult [...] Findings of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada The Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC) is the first national longitudinal study of newcomers in Canada since the 1970s. [...] The Court ruled that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the right of refugee claimants in Canada to life, liberty and security of the person, and that claimants are therefore entitled to an oral hearing, in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice. [...] Canadian Human Rights Act (1985) The relevance of the Canadian Human Rights Act is laid out in its purpose, found in Section 2: 2. The purpose of this Act is to extend the laws in Canada to give effect, within the purview of matters coming within the legislative authority of Parliament, to the principle that all individuals should have an opportunity equal with other individuals to make for themse