Check out: "February 22, 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. Immigrant Job Seekers, Explore Amazing Job Opportunities and Improve your Online job Searching and Networking Without Leaving your Home:
- March 2: Virtual Global Skills Conference
- March 3: FindYourJob.ca Virtual Job Fair
2. "The Future of Work: What our Current and Future Workforce Thinks" March 3 Webinar
3. For employers - "Working with International Students: What you need to Know" March 12 Webinar

Community Service Updates

4. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open
5. Participate Now in the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council Survey

Federal, Provincial and Local Updates

6. Coordinated COVID-19 Response Newsletter - February 19, 2021
7. Lifting stay-at-home order 'not a return to normal' for Waterloo region: Dr. Wang
8. Beginning today, most air passengers entering Canada must comply with new travel measures, including a pricey hotel quarantine
9. COVID-19 emergency benefits including CRB, sickness benefit, caregiving benefits to be extended: Trudeau
10. Ontario administers over half a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
11. Education campaign to help workplaces reopen safely
12. Ontario expands eligibility for Main Street Relief Grant
13. Protecting the health and safety of families, frontline workers and employers remains government’s top priority

COVID-19 Information and Resources

14. Translate Vaccine and Other Info on the Region of Waterloo Website With the Click of a Button
15. Where You Can Go to Be Vaccinated
16. Workplace Safety Plan to Help Protect Workers and Others from COVID-19

Other Information and Resources

17. Access to Technology For Service Providers and Newcomers during COVID-19
18. Applications for the Scotiabank STEM Awards for Black and Indigenous Children Now Open
19. Now Recruiting for the Community Leadership Development (Core) Program's Class of 2022!

Black History Month Virtual Events

20. Learn about Black History Through Music, Science and Comedy
21. Test Your Knowledge of North American Black History, Feb 22, 7pm-8pm
22. Addressing the Black Lives Matter Movement At Work, Feb 23, 1-2 pm
23. COVID-19 and Anti-Black Racism, a Double-Edged sword for Black Entrepreneurs, Feb 23, 11am-12pm
24. Black Experiences in Healthcare in Canada: the Legacy, Feb 24, 1pm
25. Stories of Resilience and Challenge in Woke Wo/Men, Feb 26, 6:30-9:30pm

Covid-19 and Community Virtual Events and Webinars

26. Newcomer Youth Theater Project, Tuesdays (weekly on zoom), 4-5pm
27. International Affairs and Canadian Migration Policy, March 2, 5:30-7pm
28. Occupational Health and Safety and Employment Standards Related to COVID-19 Webinars, Feb 22-March 25
29. Small Business Success Stories Virtual Panel Event, Feb 24, 5pm
30. The Intersectionality Between Affordable Housing and Race, Feb 25, 1-2pm
31. Connecting the Community Though Resilience and Hope, Mar 12, 1-3pm
32. Migrants, Migration and Mobility: COVID-19 Response and Recovery, Mar 22-26
33. Virtual Affordable Housing World Cafe, April 6, 2-5pm

COVID 19 Coverage and other News

34. Kitchener student writes children's book on COVID safety Kitchener Today, Feb 21, 2021
35. Canada 'decades behind' in screen diversity, Waterloo Chronicle, Feb 20, 2021
36. Ontario Takes Action to Combat Racism and Hate Crimes Ontario Newsroom, Feb 20, 2021
37. Cost of mandatory quarantine for newly arrived refugees to be covered by government CTV News, Feb 19, 2021
38. How Sulah helps us talk about harm caused by acts of Islamophobia, racism or xenophobia Waterloo Chronicle, Feb 19, 2021
39. COVID-19 variants could fuel surge of 20K daily cases if restrictions eased: feds KItchener Today, Feb 19, 2021
40. How 3 Canadians are fighting anti-Black racism in education CBC News, Feb 14, 2021

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