Check out: "February 16, 2021 Immigration Weekly"  for the latest events, information and resources related to COVID-19 and immigration in Waterloo Region. Find out about:

 Immigration Partnership Updates

1. Virtual Events for Waterloo Region Employers and Job Seekers to Explore Potential Employment Relationships and Conversations

Community Service Updates

2. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open
3. Covid-19 Vaccine Community Stakeholder Information Session February 18 at 6:30pm
4. COVID-19 Pop-up Testing

Federal, Provincial and Local Updates

5. Government of Canada announces further measures to support international students
6. Mobile vaccine clinics rescheduled to accommodate delay in shipment
7. COVID-19 pop-up testing sites coming to two Kitchener communities
8. New rules requiring a negative COVID-19 test at the U.S. border now in effect
9. Hotel quarantine for travellers to begin Feb. 22, Trudeau says
10. The Region of Waterloo move into Red Control Zone (no longer be subject to the Stay-at-Home order): Effective on Tuesday February 16, 2021
11. New resources will provide guidance and information on COVID-19 safety measures for agri-food workers
12. Ontario extends off-peak electricity rates to provide relief for families, small businesses and farms
13. Ontario helping keep seniors safe and connected during COVID-19
14. Increase of mental health funding for postsecondary students during Covid-19
15. First Round of COVID-19 vaccinations completed in all Ontario long-term care homes

COVID-19 Information and Resources

16. Support Programs for Businesses Multilingual Fact Sheet Now Available
17. What Are the Public Health Measures for Red-Control Zone?
18. Translate Covid-19 Vaccine and Other Info on the Region of Waterloo Website with the Click of a Button
19. COVID-19 Vaccine Communications Toolkit
20. Canada United Small Business Relief Fund
21. In Conversation: The Colour of Covid Webinar Recording
22. The Future of Human and Social Services

Other Information and Resources

23. "Improve Immigrant Women Entrepreneurs’ Success" Survey
24. Scholarship for Local French-Speakers
25. Why Black Lives Matter?
26. The Latest Edition of the RSTP Bulletin

Virtual Events and Webinars

27. Panel Discussion: A Black History Month Event, Feb 20, 2-4 pm
28. Black Identities and Social Work, Feb 22, 12-1 pm
29. Addressing the Black Lives Matter Movement At Work, Feb 23, 1-2 pm
30. Stories of Resilience and Challenge in Woke Wo/Men, Feb 26, 6:30-9:30pm
31. Information Session on Vaccines for Settlement and Resettlement Workers, Feb 16, 2-3pm and Feb 19, 10-11am
32. Conestoga College Entrepreneurship Workshops, February-April, 6-8pm
33. Housing and Tenants’ Rights During COVID-19, Feb 24, 10:30am-12:00pm
34. WRCLS Employment Law Services Information Workshop, Feb 24, 2-3pm
35. The Intersectionality Between Affordable Housing and Race, Feb 25, 1-2pm
36. Culturally-Grounded Anger Management for Immigrants, Feb 26, 1-2pm
37. Income Maintenance for Service Providers, March 3, 3-4pm

COVID 19 Coverage and other News

38. Canada’s economy won’t recover, grow without increased immigration, roundtable hears, The Record, Feb 11, 2021
39. A look at some of Canada's national historic sites dedicated to Black history Global News, Feb 16, 2021
40. Dependent on foreign students, Canadian universities risk revenues as COVID-19 vaccines lag The Globe and Mail, Feb 16, 2021
41. Immigration to Canada drops to lowest level since 1998 The Globe and Mail, Feb 13, 2021
42. Lifting COVID restrictions bring welcome change for business, though return to lockdown still a concern, Kitchener today, Feb 13, 2021
43. Unique challenges faced by Black Muslim community warrant better understanding, attention
44. CBC News, Feb 12, 2021
45. Do more to protect Black, racialized people against COVID-19, says community group, CBC news, Feb 10, 2021
46. United Way Waterloo Region Communities distributes over $4.6M to Waterloo Region in 2020 United Way Waterloo Region Communities News Release, Feb 9, 2021
47. Kitchener continues to offer support to businesses Kitchener Today, Feb 9, 2021

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