Check out: "Apr 2, 2024 Immigration Weekly" for the latest events, information and resources related to immigration in Waterloo Region. Find out about:

Territorial Acknowledgement

Immigration Partnership Highlights
1. Session 2 of the Brown Bag Lunch Learning Series is Coming Soon!
2. Immigrant Survey & Snapshots
3. Submissions to Federal & Provincial Government
4. Other Publications
5. Introducing Our New Branding to Partners, Organizations and the Community

Immigration Partnership Resources
6. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
7. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook

Community Partner Highlights
8. Settlement Services
9. Language Learning Services
10. Health & Mental Health Services
11. Employment Services
12. Francophone Services
13. Refugee Rights Day Open House at COMPASS Refugee Centre
14. Waterloo Region Community Foundation is looking for you to join their team as the Executive Assistant
15. Community Healthcaring Kitchener-Waterloo is looking for you to join their team as Manager of Primary Care
16. Pathways to Prosperity 2024 National Conference
17. Protect your eyes during the April 8 solar eclipse

Refugee Integration Updates
18. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
19. Crisis in Gaza: Special measures for extended family from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, April 2, 2024
20. Crisis in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip: Settlement services in Canada from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, updated March 27, 2024
21. In Solidarity with Ukraine
22. Canada’s Ukraine emergency visa program is ending. What now? from Global News, March 30, 2024

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
23. Waterloo Region Community Foundation is Now Accepting Applications for the Woolwich Fund!
24. Calling all Community Changemakers! The Upstream and Community Capacity Building Funds are accepting applications
25. Call for Proposals for Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship Program is Now Open!
26. Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Announces 2024 Funding Application Deadlines
27. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
28. Front-end Processes for Refugee Claimants
29. Un Guide Pour Tous
30. Find a Mentor to Help you Become a Licensed health Professional in Canada
31. Your Rights as a Worker
32. Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) – Newcomer toolkit
33. International students studying in Canada: Doing your taxes helps you
34. Free Tax Clinics

La Communauté en Français
35. La 17è édition du Symposium annuel sur l'immigration francophone
36. Pratiques de recrutement et de rétention des infirmières formées à l’étranger

Workforce Corner
37. A New Way to Settle Abroad is coming: Say hello to the Learning Marketplace powered by World Education Services (WES)
38. National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4) Upcoming Webinars

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
39. Elmira Maple Syrup Festival
40. Expert Panel on Supporting Refugee Claimants: Gaps and Resources for Equitable Access to Employment
41. Canada's Refugee Health System Atlas: National Innovation with Global Impact
42. How will Technological Transformation Change the Future of Migration in Canada?
43. Migration Disrupted: How Technological Transformation is Reshaping Human Mobility
44. Waterloo from Above: 200 Years of Change
45. Kultrun World Music Festival
46. Caribana Ignite

Newcomer Services
47. Online Citizenship Support Group - Option 1
48. Citizenship Test Preparation
49. Strategic Resume Writing
50. Healing through Art for Kids and Parents

News
51. Food Bank of WR continues to see record high demand as everyday costs climb even higher from City News, April 2, 2024
52. Statistics Canada says population growth rate in 2023 was highest since 1957 from City News, March 27, 2024
53. Ontario Allocating International Student Applications to Support Labour Market Needs from Ontario Newsroom, March 27, 2024

Funders’ acknowledgment

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