Check out: "July 22, 2024 Immigration Weekly" for the latest events, information and resources related to immigration in Waterloo Region.

Territorial Acknowledgement

Immigration Partnership Highlights
1. We invite you or your organization to host a community film screening as part of the 8th Annual Waterloo Region Migration Film Festival!
2. 2024 Newcomer Landlord Awards' nominations are now open! Do you know an exceptional landlord who makes the difference?
3. Call to participate in Welcoming Week 2024!
4. Beyond One Size Fits All: Understand and Support the Region's Global Talent
5. We are excited to share the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership's 2023-2024 Annual Report!
6. Resources of session three of the Brown Bag Lunch Learning Series are now available in our website!
7. Introducing our new branding to partners, organizations and the community
8. Immigrant Survey & Snapshots
9. Submissions to Federal & Provincial Government
10. Other Publications

Immigration Partnership Resources
11. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
12. Racial Equity WR
13. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook

New to Waterloo Region? Our partners can help!
14. Settlement Services
15. Language Learning Services
16. Health & Mental Health Services
17. Employment Services
18. Francophone Services
19. Call for Artists: The Black History Month Committee is launching its first Black History Month GRT bus wrap for February 2025
20. Emancipation Day 2024 - Celebrating our History and our Legacy
21. Your Voice Matters: Share Your Childcare Needs and Preferences
22. Building the future of hospital care, together!
23. Pathways to Prosperity 2024 National Conference

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
24. Enabling Accessibility Fund is Closing Soon!
25. Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund
26. Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Announces 2024 Funding Application Deadlines
27. Promoting Welcoming Communities: A Toolkit for Communities and Those Who Support Them
28. Social Media Toolkit for Immigrant - Serving Organizations
29. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
30. Front-end Processes for Refugee Claimants
31. Un Guide Pour Tous
32. Find a Mentor to Help you Become a Licensed health Professional in Canada
33. Support for Deaf and hard of hearing newcomers to Canada
34. Settling in French in Ontario - Settlement Guide

La Communauté en Français
35. Sondage 2ELGBTQIA + francophone
36. Guide d’accueil pour les nouveaux arrivants francophone
37. Déclaration d’intérêt visant à soutenir les communautés francophones en situation minoritaire qui s’engagent dans le parrainage de réfugiés

Workforce Corner
38. Flashback Episode - Behind the Business podcast
39. P4E Job Fair
40. Kitchener/Waterloo Career Fair and Training Expo Canada
41. Workplace Leadership Conference Canada
42. Grow your skills with Google Career Certificates!
43. Disabilities Mentoring Day (DMD) 2024
44. Employment Readiness Workshop Series - Online
45. National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4)

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
46. Campfire
47. Self-care Letters
48. Stress Relief Kit
49. Tatreez and Talk
50. Caribana Ignite
51. Food Nostalgia
52. Salsa in the Square
53. Multicultural Festival of Elmira
54. Tea and Tales

Newcomer Services
55. Strategic Resume Writing Workshop
56. Tutoring Program for grade 3 - 12
57. Let's Talk Summer Camp – August
58. Skills for Success
59. We Belong – Introduction to Photography for Newcomer Seniors

News
60. Immigration changes will hurt tech sector, UW prof warns from Waterloo Region Record, July 17, 2024
61. Immigration minister has a message for international students: you can't all stay from Financial Post, July 17, 2024

Funders’ acknowledgment