Territorial Acknowledgement

Immigration Partnership Highlights

1. The 2023 Immigrant Survey is LIVE!
2. Immigration: The Way Forward Part 2
3. Settlement Funding Preparatory Sessions, June 28, 2023
4. Immigration Partnership Annual Report 2022-2023
5. Welcoming Week banner

Immigration Partnership Resources
6. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
7. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook

Community Partner Highlights
8. Settlement Services
9. Language Learning Services
10. Health & Mental Health Services
11. Employment Services
12. CMW Muslim Youth Needs Assessment Report
13. Bridging the Gaps in Trucking
14. The 56th KW Multicultural Festival is coming soon!
15. Explore a Future in the Skilled Trades
16. Newcomer Entrepreneur Accelerator Program

Refugee Integration Updates
17. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
18. In Solidarity with Ukraine

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
19. Closing this week! Apply for a Capital Grant to Improve Your Non-Profit's Infrastructure and Benefit Your Community
20. Cultural Drivers of Tourism
21. Anti-hate Security and Prevention Grant
22. Explore the Youth Opportunities Fund
23. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
24. Front-end Processes for Refugee Claimants
25. Un Guide Pour Tous
26. Find a Mentor to Help you Become a Licensed health Professional in Canada

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
27. Basic Computer Skills for Newcomers, June 26 & 27, 2023, 6:00PM – 8:00PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen St. N, Kitchener
28. SPECTRUM Fundraising Gala, June 29, 2023, 6:00PM - 9:30PM, Ken Sealing Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd, Kitchener
29. Kultrun World Music Festival 2023, July 13 – 16, 2023 – St. Jacobs
Ongoing Events
30. In-person Exercise & Fall Prevention Sessions. Every Friday, until June 16, 2023, 11:45AM – 12:45AM
31. Practice your English - Every Monday, until Jun. 19, 2023, 3:00PM - 4:00PM
32. Let’s Talk - Every Tuesday, until Jun. 20, 2023, 5:00PM - 7:00PM
33. Healing Arts & Sounds of Belonging, Every Tuesday starting May 16, 2023, 5:30PM -7:00PM
34. Practice your English - Every Wednesday, until Jun. 21, 2023, 10:00AM - 11:00AM
35. 2023 English Conversation Circles - Every Tuesday, until Jun. 22, 2023 11:00AM - 12:30PM (Online) and 6:30PM - 8:00PM (In-person)
36. Women's English Conversation Circles - Every Thursday, until Jun. 22, 2023, 10:00AM - 11:30AM (In-person)
37. Let’s Talk – Cambridge, July 10-14, 2023, 1:00PM - 5:00PM

News
38. ‘I respect myself too much to stay in Canada’: Why so many new immigrants are leaving from The Record, June 11, 2023
39. Waterloo affirms 'no place for hate' as rainbow crosswalk vandalized from CityNews Kitchener, June 9, 2023
40. Government partners with Rainbow Railroad agency to seek out LGBTQ refugees from CTV News, June 8, 2023
41. Mike Farwell Show minute 41:41 featuring Tara Bedard, Executive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership, June 1, 2023
42. 'Tell us how to build a better community for all': The 2023 Waterloo Region Immigrant Survey is now live from The Cambridge Times, June 1, 2023
43. Learning resources about First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada from Canada.com
Funders’ acknowledgment

Funders’ acknowledgment

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