Check out: "Apr 22, 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. WEDNESDAY! – Last chance to register for session two of the Brown Bag Lunch Learning Series!
2. SAVE THE DATE! Multicultural Connections 2024
3. Are you a business in Waterloo Region looking for diverse and international talent to fill your job openings?
4. Introducing our new branding to partners, organizations and the community
5. Immigrant Survey & Snapshots
6. Submissions to Federal & Provincial Government
7. Other Publications

Immigration Partnership Resources
8. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
9. Racial Equity WR

Community Partner Highlights
10. Settlement Services
11. Language Learning Services
12. Health & Mental Health Services
13. Employment Services
14. Francophone Services
15. Recruitment Information Session by the Waterloo Regional Police
16. Childcare and Community Engagement event
17. 2024 Federal Budget: Fairness for every generation
18. The launch of uMetropolis is fast approaching
19. Pathways to Prosperity 2024 National Conference

Refugee Integration Updates
20. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
21. Crisis in Gaza: Special measures for extended family from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, April 2, 2024
22. Crisis in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip: Settlement services in Canada from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, updated March 27, 2024
23. In Solidarity with Ukraine
24. CUAET measures extended for those affected by processing delays from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Newsroom, April 4, 2024

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
25. Black Opportunity Fund (BOF) & Black Canadian Fundraisers Collective (BCFC) Grant and B3 Capacity Building Program is closing this week!
26. Calling all Community Changemakers! The Upstream and Community Capacity Building Funds are accepting applications
27. Apply for a Sports and Recreation Grant
28. The Inclusive Community Grants is accepting now open!
29. The Neighbourhood Fund is accepting applications
30. Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Announces 2024 Funding Application Deadlines
31. Call for Proposals for Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship Program is Now Open!
32. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
33. Front-end Processes for Refugee Claimants
34. Un Guide Pour Tous
35. Find a Mentor to Help you Become a Licensed health Professional in Canada
36. Your Rights as a Worker
37. Changes for consumers, international students and newcomers
38. Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) – Newcomer toolkit
39. International students studying in Canada: Doing your taxes helps you
40. Free Tax Clinics

La Communauté en Français
41. Déjeuner communautaire convivial
42. Le lancement de uMetropolis approche à grands pas
43. La 17è édition du Symposium annuel sur l'immigration francophone
44. Pratiques de recrutement et de rétention des infirmières formées à l’étranger

Workforce Corner
45. Startup Business Basics
46. Navigating Global Englishes
47. Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services is now open!
48. New episode_ - Behind the Business podcast
49. A New Way to Settle Abroad is coming: Say hello to the Learning Marketplace powered by World Education Services (WES)
50. National Learning Series for Employers
51. National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4) Upcoming Webinars
52. Communitech Open House
53. Budget 2024: Growing Canada’s small businesses from Department of Finance Canada, April 21, 2024
54. Salary Transparency Increasingly the Norm in Canadian Job Postings from Hiring Lab, March 21, 2024

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
55. Mindful gardening
56. Take Me Home /خدني على بلادي
57. How will Technological Transformation Change the Future of Migration in Canada?
58. Migration Disrupted: How Technological Transformation is Reshaping Human Mobility
59. Waterloo from Above: 200 Years of Change
60. Eid Mubarak
61. Kultrun World Music Festival
62. Caribana Ignite
Newcomer Services
63. Arab Heritage Month
64. Citizenship Test Preparation
65. Youth Employment Program
66. Let’s Talk
67. Get Hired! Mastering your Online Job Search
68. Strategic Resume Writing
69. Healing through Art for Parents
70. Healing through Art for Kids

News
71. Budget 2024: How will it impact Canadian immigration? from CIC News, April 17, 2024

Funders’ acknowledgment

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