Community Partner Highlights
11. Settlement Services
12. Language Learning Services
13. Health & Mental Health Services
14. Employment Services
15. Let’s Talk is heading to Waterloo!
16. Applications Open for 2023 Upstream Community Change Committee
17. Connecting Families with Early Learning and Child Care: Meet the ELCC Navigators
18. New in-person and Online English Classes Options Being Offered at St. Louis
19. Tax Time
20. Virtual and in-person Tax Filling Support
21. Find a Tax Clinic in your Area
22. Key Dates for 2022 Taxes

Refugee Integration Updates
23. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
24. In Solidarity with Ukraine
25. Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline Campaign
26. Canada extends support for those fleeing Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine.

Information and Resources
27. Upstream Fund Applications Opened April 15
28. Institute in Peace, Health and Sustainability with the Pegasus Institute.
29. Inclusive Community Grants Program: Promoting Accessibility and Active Living for All
30. Apply now for the Woolwich Community Fund
31. The Waterloo Region Record Literacy Fund
32. American Son at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse
33. An Immigration System for Canada’s Future: Have your Say!
34. Nominate for Waterloo Region’s Refugee Day Awards
35. Youth Employment Support Grant
36. What Does it Mean to Be a Host
37. Un Guide Pour Tous
38. Find the Perfect Mentor to Help you Become a Licensed health Professional in Canada

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
39. Part of the Solution: Recommendations for Welcoming Internationally Trained Physicians into Canada’s Health Care Sector, Apr. 19, 2023, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
40. Migration Working Group – Scholars of Excellence Edition: De-centring the Governance and Knowledge Production on Migration – Apr. 19, 2023, 10:00AM – 4:15 PM (Hybrid)
41. Youth Take Charge: Advocacy Incubator 2023 - Apr. 19 & Apr. 26, 2023
42. Expansion of the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) – What it means for those seeking refuge in Canada - Apr. 20, 2023, 12:00PM – 1:00PM
43. Migration Working Group: (Trans)nationalism – Apr. 25, 2023, 11:30AM – 2:15PM
44. Welcoming Internationally Educated Nurses into the Canadian Health Care Sector: Recommendations for Change - Apr. 26, 2023, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
45. Community Open House | LiftOff C•H•A•T•S - Health! - Apr. 29, 2023, 1:00PM - 5:00PM, 2 King Street West Kitchener, ON
46. Reflections on Canada's Immigration Narrative: A Roundtable Discussion Moderated by Nan Kiwanuka - May 9, 2023, 6:30 - 8:30PM
47. Sustainable Health Resources and Information for Newcomers – May 10, 2023, 1:00PM
48. Datafication of Borders and Migration - May 25, 2023, 9:30AM - 4:15PM (Hybrid)
49. Multiculturalism at a Crossroads - May 30, 2023, 10:00AM - 4:15PM (Hybrid)
Ongoing Events
50. Practice your English - Every Monday, until Jun. 19, 2023, 3:00PM - 4:00PM
51. Practice your English - Every Wednesday, until Jun. 21, 2023, 10:00AM - 11:00AM
52. 2023 English Conversation Circles - Every Tuesday, until Jun. 22, 2023 11:00AM - 12:30PM (Online) and
6:30PM - 8:00PM (In-person)
53. Women's English Conversation Circles - Every Thursday, until Jun. 22, 2023, 10:00AM - 11:30AM (In-person)

Other Resources and News
54. What settlement services can newcomers access when they arrive in Canada? from CIC News, Apr. 17, 2023
Canada Immigration Rises Nearly 40% In First Two Months Of 2023 from Canada Immigration News, Apr. 13.2023
55. ‘Rock for Oak Bridge’ Cambridge fundraiser to support neurodivergent children and youth from CambridgeTimes.ca, Apr. 12, 2023
56. Canada marks significant milestone, welcoming over 30,000 vulnerable Afghans from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Newsroom, Apr. 12, 2023
57. Ontario plans to double its skilled immigration intake from CIC News, Apr. 10, 2023