Check out: "January 17, 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. Jan 19: "Get To Know the Immigration Partnership of Waterloo Region and their Impact in the Community" Webinar
2. Feb 3: "Intercultural Communication" Workshop
3. Feb 17 & Mar 3: "Pathways to Hiring Immigrants" Panel Discussion
4. 2021 Immigrant Survey Findings

Community Partner Highlights

5. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open
6. Employers - Complete the EmployerOne Survey Today!

Afghan and Other Refugee Integration Updates

7. Hundreds of Afghan Newcomers Could Move to Waterloo region by 2023
8. Hundreds more Afghan refugees arrive in Canada, including human rights defenders, CBC News

COVID-19 Information and Resources

9. Region of Waterloo COVID-19 Vaccine Bulletin, Jan 12
10. Making Up Time: The Pandemic’s Impact on Young Adults in Canada

Other Information and Resources

11. Moving Toward Effective Anti-Racist Policy Analysis
12. Ontario Launches Virtual 2022 Budget Consultations
13. Two Recommended Editions on Multiculturalism
14. Recruitment for Academic Research Project on COVID-19 and Refugees

Virtual Events and Webinars

15. Carizon Virtual Programs and Workshops for Newcomer Youth, Parents and Women, Jan-March
16. Virtual Practice Your English, January, Mondays, 2-3pm and Thursday, 11am-12pm
17. Online Pre-Employment Program Module 1 workshop, Jan 17-20, 10am-12:30pm
18. Equity in Active Transportation, Discussion & Review, Jan 19, 6:30-9pm
19. Muslim Women's Social & Economic Empowerment Focus Group Jan 19, 12pm
20. Voices That Matter Report Launch, Jan 22, 1pm
21. Virtual Workshop for Newcomer Youth, Jan 26, 6-7pm
22. Navigating the 2021 Afghan Refugee Crisis, Lessons Learned from the Past to Prepare, Jan 26, 1-2pm
23. Conseil scolaire Viamonde’s 2022 Virtual Open House invitation for JK Registration, École élémentaire L’Harmonie of Waterloo, Jan 27, 6-7pm
24. Understanding and Confronting Islamophobia, Jan 27, 4-6pm
25. Soirées portes ouvertes Écoles élémentaires catholiques/Open house Waterloo Region`s French Catholic Elementary Schools, Jan 27, 6:30-7:30pm
26. Region of Waterloo National Literacy Week / Live French Story Time/ Semaine nationale de l'alphabétisation familiale, Jan 29, 10-10:30am
27. Building Equitable Cities Speaker Series, Jan 31, 12pm
28. How to Hire and Retain Newcomers and Refugees, Feb 1, 1pm
29. Newcomer Resilience and Covid-19: Challenges and Opportunities, Feb 2, 12:30-1:45pm
30. Let's Talk Newcomer Youth Winter 2022, Wednesdays, Feb 9-March 30, 6-7pm
31. Les mots de la diversite / The Language of Diversity, Feb 15, 4:30-6pm EST

COVID 19 Coverage and other News

32. 1,800 Afghan refugees could come to Waterloo Region over next two years The Record, Jan 15, 2021
33. Community hub for social housing planned for Charles Street The Record, Jan 15, 2021
34. YMCA of Three Rivers offering free sports equipment rentals City News Kitchener, Jan 14, 2022
35. Immunocompromised Ontarians can now book 4th COVID-19 shot appointment City News Kitchener, Jan 14, 2022
36. Two local hospitals offering care for people experiencing moderate symptoms of COVID infection
37. The Record, Jan 13, 2021
38. 3 things to know about Waterloo Region's $3 million investment in affordable housing for Indigenous families Cambridge Times, Jan 13, 2022
39. Ontario Launching School-based Vaccine Clinics as Students Return to In-person Learning Ontario News, Jan 12, 2022
40. Region says many opportunities available to get COVID vaccine City News Kitchener, Jan 12, 2022
41. Ontario's education minister, top doctor to provide update on schools reopening City News Kitchener, Jan 12, 2022
42. Ontario adds hundreds of foreign-trained nurses to pandemic-battered hospitals Toronto Star, Jan 11, 2022
43. Ontario schools will resume in-class learning on Jan. 17, premier's office says City News Kitchener, Jan 11, 2022
44. Ontario announces hydro rate relief for those affected by recent health measures City News Kitchener, Jan 11, 2022

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