Check out: "January 6, 2025 Immigration Weekly" for the latest events, information and resources related to immigration in Waterloo Region.

Territorial Acknowledgement

Immigration Partnership Highlights
1. Welcome to the fist edition of our newsletter for 2025!
2. Final Brown Bag Lunch Learning Series Session: recording coming soon!
3. Canadian Immigration Law: Best Practices and Opportunities for Employers
4. Immigrant Survey Results & Snapshots
5. Other Publications

Immigration Partnership Resources
6. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
7. Racial Equity WR
8. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook

New to Waterloo Region? Our partners can help!
9. Settlement Services
10. Language Learning Services
11. Health & Mental Health Services
12. Employment Services
13. Francophone Services
14. Language Interpreter Training at Conestoga College
15. Need support evaluating your settlement programs? The Centre for Community Based Research can help!
16. Submit a proposal for a session at the 27th Metropolis Conference

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Updates & News
17. Evaluation of the Refugee Resettlement Program, Evaluation Division, Audit and Evaluation Branch, IRCC
18. 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan
19. Supplementary Information for the 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan
20. Canada’s immigration levels web page

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
21. The City of Waterloo's Art Grant Program will open soon!
22. Employability & leadership training for newcomers | Free online course starting January 2025
23. Seniors Community Grant Program
24. New to Canada? Learn about the benefits of doing your taxes
25. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
26. Food and Housing Resources pocket card
27. Urgent Care Program
28. Residential rent increases
29. Kids Help Phone
30. WelcomeOntario information hub

La Communauté en Français
31. Vous venez d’arriver au Canada? Apprenez-en plus sur les avantages de faire vos impôts
32. Guide d'établissement pour les communautés francophones de l'Ontario

Workforce Corner
33. WR Connectors
34. Funding now available for Southwestern Ontario businesses and organizations
35. Behind the Business podcast - Season 2
36. Virtual learning sessions for employers across Canada

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
37. Skate Night Date Night
38. Indigenous Reading Group
39. PD Day Skate and Craft
40. Winterloo Festival

Newcomer Services
41. We Belong - Introduction to photography for newcomer seniors
42. English Conversation Circle
43. Mastering your online job research

News
44. Canada pausing applications for parent, grandparent permanent residency sponsorships from CTV News, January 3, 2025
45. Despite high level of discrimination, Black youth report strong sense of community belonging from Waterloo Region Record, January 3, 2025

Funders’ acknowledgment