Territorial Acknowledgement

Immigration Partnership Highlights
1. 2023 Newcomer Landlord Awards' nominations are now open!
2. Call to Participate in Welcoming Week 2023
3. The Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership is off to new beginnings!
4. Immigration Partnership Annual Report 2022-2023
Immigration Partnership Resources
5. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
6. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook

Community Partner Highlights
7. Settlement Services
8. Language Learning Services
9. Health & Mental Health Services
10. Employment Services
11. The Waterloo Regional Police Service wants to hear from you!
12. You can make a difference and it starts with a simple action
13. Strategic Plan Survey
14. Free Women in Carpentry LBS Program – Registration is open!
15. Newcomers needed to help shape health and social services in Waterloo Region!
16. On September 28th, the Belonging Expo is Back – and bigger!
17. My Connected Care: Transforming Healthcare Experiences through Grand River Hospital and St. Mary's General Hospital Partnership
18. Newcomer Employment Workshop Series: August 2023

Refugee Integration Updates
19. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
20. In Solidarity with Ukraine
21. Canada launches pathway to reunite families and support Ukrainians from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Newsroom, July 15, 2023

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
22. Equitable Service Planning & delivery: A new toolkit
23. Education and training to assist International Educated Health Professionals
24. Anti-hate Security and Prevention Grant
25. Youth in Recreation Fund
26. Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
27. Explore the Youth Opportunities Fund
28. Resilient Communities Fund: Apply for funding to help your non-profit organization recover and build capacity, resilience and sustainability.
29. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
30. Front-end Processes for Refugee Claimants
31. Un Guide Pour Tous
32. Find a Mentor to Help you Become a Licensed health Professional in Canada
33. Immigrant serving Agencies Responding to COVID by Jill Hanley - YouTube
34. Advocacy and Resilience in the Immigrant Settlement Sector by John Shields – YouTube
35. Implementing the Right to Housing in Canada Toolkit for Tenant Leaders

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
36. Fostering Canadian Integration for Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs): From Learning to Action, September – December. Online - Free program
37. Transforming Settlement: Social Media & Hybrid Delivery Evaluation, Aug. 15, 2023, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
38. Virtual Bridge Workshop 2 - Connecting with newcomers online: How can AI help? Aug. 16 & 17, 2023, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
39. Canadian Arab Festival of KW, Aug. 19, 2023, 12:00PM - 10:00PM, Carl Zehr Square, Kitchener
40. Strategic Resume Writing, Aug. 24, 2023, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 150 Main St., Cambridge - Room 156
41. Promoting Retention of Health Care Professionals: The Importance of Mentorship Modules
Aug. 30, 2023, 1:00 PM
42. Strategic Resume Writing, Aug. 31, 2023, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 235 King St E., Kitchener - Room 1C
43. How to Prepare for a Job Fair, September 7, 2023, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Country Hills Community Centre, 100 Rittenhouse Rd, Kitchener
44. Ride for Refuge, September 23, 2023 – 3:00 PM, Doon Valley Golf Course, 500 Doon Valley Dr., Kitchener
45. Quantum Wampum, Opens September 30, 2023 - THE MUSEUM, 10 King Street West, Kitchener
46. Kindred Radiant Ladies Night Gala, October 8, 2023 – St. George Banquet Hall, Waterloo
Newcomer Services
47. Citizenship Support Group, Mondays, July 3 - Aug 14, 2023, 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM (Online) & Wednesdays, July 5 - Aug 23, 2023, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (Online).
48. Healthy Women Together, July 4 - Aug. 15, 2023, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Stork Family, 500 Fischer - Hallman Road N, Waterloo
49. Citizenship Application Workshop, Aug. 17, 2023, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Central Library – KPL, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener

News
50. Canada announces the first-ever Express Entry invitations for newcomers with experience in the trades from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Newsroom, August 1, 2023
51. Addressing Ontario's Housing Affordability Crisis Requires All Hands on Deck from Ontario Chamber of Commerce, July 5, 2023
52. ICT-Refugee Health 2022-2023 Implementation & Impact Summary from KW4 Ontario Health Team
53. Shifting Power Dynamics: Equity, diversity, and inclusion in the non-profit sector from imaginecanada.ca, July 2023

Funders’ acknowledgment

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