Check out: "July 29, 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. Nominate someone for the 2024 Newcomer Landlord Awards! 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. Check out the Immigration Partnership's 2023-2024 Annual Report!
6. Resources of session three of the Brown Bag Lunch Learning Series are available in our website!
7. Immigrant Survey & Snapshots
8. Other Publications

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

New to Waterloo Region? Our partners can help!
12. Settlement Services
13. Language Learning Services
14. Health & Mental Health Services
15. Employment Services
16. Francophone Services
17. Your Voice Matters: Share Your Childcare Needs and Preferences
18. St. Mary’s General Hospital invites you to join its Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC)
19. Seeking Research Participants: Post-COVID Experiences of Immigrant Women in Canada
20. Building the future of hospital care, together!
21. Pathways to Prosperity 2024 National Conference

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
22. Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund
23. Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) funding opportunity for initiatives that advance racial equity in our community
24. Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Announces 2024 Funding Application Deadlines
25. Promoting Welcoming Communities: A Toolkit for Communities and Those Who Support Them
26. Social Media Toolkit for Immigrant - Serving Organizations
27. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
28. Front-end Processes for Refugee Claimants
29. Un Guide Pour Tous
30. Find a Mentor to Help you Become a Licensed health Professional in Canada
31. Building capacity to support the mental health of immigrants and refugees: A toolkit for settlement, social and health service providers
32. Support for Deaf and hard of hearing newcomers to Canada
33. Settling in French in Ontario - Settlement Guide

La Communauté en Français
34. Sondage 2ELGBTQIA + francophone
35. Guide d’accueil pour les nouveaux arrivants francophone
36. Déclaration d’intérêt visant à soutenir les communautés francophones en situation minoritaire qui s’engagent dans le parrainage de réfugiés
37. PRAIDA : Stratégies de soutien aux demandeurs d’asile au Canada

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. Stress Relief Kit
47. Tatreez and Talk
48. Caribana Ignite
49. Food Nostalgia
50. Salsa in the Square
51. Multicultural Festival of Elmira
52. Tea and Tales

Newcomer Services
53. Tutoring Program for grade 3 - 12
54. Let's Talk Summer Camp – August
55. Skills for Success
56. We Belong – Introduction to Photography for Newcomer Seniors

News
57. Support from all levels of government needed to help house asylum seekers, advocate says from CBC, July 26, 2024
58. Canada might struggle to rein in surge of temporary residents, Bank of Canada projects from CBC, July 24, 2024
59. Asylum seeker claims in Canada reach record high from Global news, July 24, 2024

Funders’ acknowledgment