Check out: "Dec 19, 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. Happy Holidays!
2. Looking Back on 2022 Building Community Through Immigration
3. This is Home: Building More Welcoming Communities!

Community Partner Highlights
4. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open
5. Immigrant Input Needed for Region of Waterloo’s 2023 Budget. Survey in Multiple Languages
6. Mental Health Support Training for Non-For-Profit Staff and Volunteers

Refugee Integration Updates
7. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
8. In Solidarity with Ukraine
9. Ukrainian Refugee Living in Ontario Sending Christmas Cards to the Front Lines

Information and Resources
10. IRCC Consultation on Category-Based Selection in Express Entry
11. Apply to the Community Services Recovery Fund
12. Volunteer Reviewers Needed
13. Resources Available for All Your Job Finding Needs

Religious and Cultural Holidays
14. Chanukah, December 18- 26, 2022
15. Christmas Day, December 25
16. Kwanzaa, December 26-January 1
17. Omisoka, December 31
18. Orthodox Christmas Day, January 7

Events and Webinars
19. Fun line up of Holiday Events in Waterloo Region, Dec 19-23
20. Holiday Drop-In Programs,Dec 21, 24 and 31
21. Family-Friendly Holiday Activities and Events, Through December
22. English Conversation Circles, Jan 9-Jun 22, 2023
23. Newcomer Mental Wellness Information Online Session, Jan 12-Feb 9, 2023
24. YEAH! Newcomer Youth Group, Jan 17-March 6, 2023
25. Growing Stronger - Adult Trauma Group, Jan 19-April 6, 2023
26. International Youth Group, Jan 19-March 9, 2023
27. Parents Talk it Through, Jan 20-March 10, 2023

Other Resources and News
28. International Migrants Day 2022 World Health Organization (WHO), Dec 18, 2022
29. Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker program is ballooning to fill the labour gap, but workers say they’re abused and poorly paid. Is that the solution we want? Toronto Star, Dec 17, 2022
30. Canada embraces its immigrant soccer stars. Where's the support for migrant rights? CBC News, Dec 17, 2022
31. Here’s how Syrian refugees who came to Canada say they’re doing — seven years later Toronto Star, Dec 17, 2022
32. I moved because my family moved. The loneliness of the Canadian winter was numbing CBC News, Dec 17, 2022
33. Immigrants, young people, and racialized populations are embracing more education, new census shows The Record, Dec 15, 2022
34. Will immigration surge as U.S. asylum rule ends? CTV News, Dec 15, 2022
35. Canada expands pilot to help more skilled refugees build their careers in Canada, giving employers access to a new pool of talent Government of Canada, Dec 13, 2022
36. ‘Strong protection’: Kids aged 5-11 in Ontario can get bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster starting Dec. 21 Cambridge Time, Dec 5, 2022

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