Check out: "Apr 29, 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. SAVE THE DATE! Multicultural Connections 2024
2. Are you a business in Waterloo Region looking for diverse and international talent to fill your job openings?
3. Brown Bag Lunch Learning Series session two for front-line colleagues was a huge success!
4. New Report on Addressing Systemic Racism and Digital Equity across the Settlement Journey
5. Introducing our new branding to partners, organizations and the community
6. Immigrant Survey & Snapshots
7. Submissions to Federal & Provincial Government
8. Other Publications

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

Community Partner Highlights
11. Settlement Services
12. Language Learning Services
13. Health & Mental Health Services
14. Employment Services
15. Francophone Services
16. Pop-up Pap Test Clinic
17. Recruitment Information Session by the Waterloo Regional Police
18. Democracy at a critical crossroads in an era of disinformation
19. 2024 Federal Budget: Fairness for every generation
20. The launch of uMetropolis is fast approaching
21. Pathways to Prosperity 2024 National Conference

Refugee Integration Updates
22. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
23. In Solidarity with Ukraine

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
24. Apply for a Sports and Recreation Grant
25. The Inclusive Community Grants is accepting now open!
26. The Neighbourhood Fund is accepting applications
27. On the table WR is back! Come together, share some food and drink, and talk about what matters most to you!
28. Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Announces 2024 Funding Application Deadlines
29. Call for Proposals for Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship Program is Now Open!
30. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

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

La Communauté en Français
38. Le lancement de uMetropolis approche à grands pas
39. Pratiques de recrutement et de rétention des infirmières formées à l’étranger

Workforce Corner
40. Navigating Global Englishes
41. The Southwestern Ontario development Fund is now accepting applications!
42. Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services is now open!
43. Behind the Business podcast - Business Expo Special
44. A New Way to Settle Abroad is coming: Say hello to the Learning Marketplace powered by World Education Services (WES)
45. National Learning Series for Employers
46. Communitech Open House
47. Kitchener Council to approve $1M partnership with Communitech to bring business back to DT core from CityNews, April 24, 2024
48. Budget 2024: Growing Canada’s small businesses from Department of Finance Canada, April 21, 2024
49. Salary Transparency Increasingly the Norm in Canadian Job Postings from Hiring Lab, March 21, 2024

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
50. Take Me Home /خدني على بلادي
51. Steps for Kids' Mental Health
52. Art exhibition: "Finding Our Place: A Journey Home"
53. How will Technological Transformation Change the Future of Migration in Canada?
54. Migration Disrupted: How Technological Transformation is Reshaping Human Mobility
55. Grand River Film Festival (GRFF)
56. Waterloo from Above: 200 Years of Change
57. Eid Mubarak
58. Kultrun World Music Festival
59. Caribana Ignite
60. National Newcomer navigation Network (N4) upcoming webinars

Newcomer Services
61. Youth Employment Program
62. Let’s Talk
63. Get Hired! Mastering your Online Job Search
64. Strategic Resume Writing
65. Healing through Art for Parents
66. Healing through Art for Kids

News
67. Changes to the Start-up Visa and Self-Employed Persons programs to help reduce backlogs and improve processing times from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada newsroom, April 29, 2024
68. International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September from CTV News, April 29, 2024
69. Waterloo looking to develop land supporting hundreds of affordable units from CityNews, April 29, 2024
70. First-of-its-kind Black music festival coming to Kitchener from CityNews, April 28, 2024
71. Why are many Canadians deciding to live abroad? from CTV News, April 28, 2024
72. Canada must be more audacious with efforts to attract global talent from Policy Options, April 18, 2024

Funders’ acknowledgment

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