Check out: "April 11, 2022 Immigration Weekly"  for the latest events, information and resources related to COVID-19 and immigration in Waterloo Region. Find out about:

Immigration Partnership News
1. Our 2021-2022 Interactive Annual Report is Live!
2. This Wednesday: "Health Equity: Addressing the Gaps in Healthcare" Webinar

Community Partner Highlights
3. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open
4. Become An Interpreter with the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre
5. Region of Waterloo's Survey to Housing Providers

Refugee Integration Updates
6. Immigration Partnership Fund for Immigrant and Refugee Initiatives.

COVID-19 Information and Resources
7. Multilingual Infographic on How to Stay Safe with Fewer COVID-19 Restrictions

Other Information and Resources
8. New Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to Address Labour Shortages in Canada
9. Employability & Leadership Training for Newcomers
10. Storytelling Workshop Lead to Immigrant Women in Waterloo Region
11. Five Ways for Nonprofits to Engage This Election
12. Cycling Tips in Multiple Languages
13. Tastes from Home: Recipes from the Refugee Community
14. EmployerOne Survey Findings on Hiring with a Lens to Diversity

Virtual Events and Webinars
15. AFRO Empowering Girls Program (AEGP), Every Friday, 4:30-6pm
16. Tackling Systemic Barriers to Employment Faced by Immigrants and Refugees, April 11, 2-3:00 pm EDT
17. Private Refugee Sponsorship with RSTP. A Library Settlement Partnership Program, April 12, 6-7:30pm
18. Is the Two-Step Migration System Serving Canada and Newcomers as it is Intended? April 12, 12-1pm EDT
19. The IRCC Afghanistan Resettlement Initiative & Launch of N4's Afghan Resettlement Toolkit, April 13, 1pm
20. Newcomer Rise Up: Celebrating inspiring immigrant entrepreneurs, April 14, 7-8pm
21. EmployerOne Webinar, April 14, 11am
22. Building Equitable Cities Speaker Series: The Value of a Human Right to Housing Framework for Local Governments, April 26, 1pm
23. National Standards for Healthcare Equity: The Case for Provincial Interpretation Services, May 4, 1pm

COVID 19 Coverage and other News
24. Ontario Expanding Access to COVID-19 Antivirals Ontario Newsroom, April 11, 2022
25. Ontario's top doctor to provide COVID-19 update for first time in more than 4 weeks CBC News, April 11, 2022
26. Sikh festival of Vaisakhi brings spring food favourites to community CBC News, April 09, 2022
27. Local organization helping refugees with community-based approach CityNews Everywhere, April 08, 2022
28. Craig Family Farm supporting Ukraine with sunflowers CityNews Everywhere, April 08, 2022
29. 'It’s about time that Filipino cuisine got their shine': Filipino Restaurant Month highlights global eats in Waterloo Region Waterloo Chronicle, April 06, 2022
30. Province Helping Ukrainians Continue Their Lives in Ontario Ontario Newsroom, April 06, 2022
31. I let my skin get darker to prove a point to my mom CBC News, April 06, 2022
32. Free welding training program offered at Conestoga to help meet labour demand CityNews Everywhere, April 06, 2022

33. Ontario teens tutor Ukraine students who can't attend classes during war with Russia CBC News, April 06, 2022

34. Region announces where eligible residents can get fourth dose of COVID vaccine CityNews Everywhere, April 06, 2022
35.Great Scott! The Cambridge Scottish Festival set to return this July CityNews Everywhere, April 06, 2022
36. Your Voice Against Racism: Iona Sky Waterloo Chronicle, April 05, 2022
37. Kitchener to make city services more accessible to migrants without documents CityNews Everywhere, April 05, 2022
38. Waterloo council approves new affordable housing strategy CityNews Everywhere, April 05, 2022

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