Territorial Acknowledgement

Immigration Partnership Highlights
1. LAST CHANCE TO TELL US WHAT MATTERS TO YOU. The 2023 Immigrant Survey closes TOMORROW!
2. KW Multicultural Festival
3. Settlement Funding Preparatory Sessions - NEW DATE, July 13, 2023 at 99 Regina, Waterloo
4. Immigration Partnership Annual Report 2022-2023
5. Welcoming Week banner
Immigration Partnership Resources
5. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
6. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook

Community Partner Highlights
7. Settlement Services
8. Language Learning Services
9. Health & Mental Health Services
10. Employment Services
11. The 56th KW Multicultural Festival is coming soon!
12. Kids Summer Camps coming in July!
13. Al-Nour Project
14. The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
15. Emergency Services Career Camp
16. Explore a Future in the Skilled Trades

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

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
19. Cultural Drivers of Tourism closing this week!
20. Pathways to Prosperity 2023 National Conference: Call for Proposals
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. Fostering Canadian Integration for Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs): From Learning to Action, September – December. Online - Free program
28. Basic Computer Skills for Newcomers, June 26 & 27, 2023, 6:00PM – 8:00PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen St. N, Kitchener
29. Growing Stronger Adult Trauma Group, June 27, 2023, 6:00PM - 8:00PM, Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health, 400 Queen St. S, Kitchener
30. Leadership Women Program, June 28, 2023, 6:30PM, 645 Westmount Rd E, Kitchener
31. SPECTRUM Fundraising Gala, June 29, 2023, 6:00PM - 9:30PM, Ken Sealing Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd, Kitchener
32. Annual Community BBQ by the Somali Canadian Association, July 2, 2023, 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Waterloo Park, Westmount entrance
33. Kultrun World Music Festival 2023, July 13 – 16, 2023 – St. Jacobs
34. Healing through Art and Music for Kids and Parents, July 18, 2023, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Forest Heights Community Centre, 1700 Queens Blvd, Kitchener

Newcomer Services
35. Citizenship Support Group, Mondays, July 3 - Aug 14, 2023, 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM (Online) & Wednesdays, July 5 - Aug 23, 2023, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (Online).
36. Healthy Women Together, July 4 - Aug. 15, 2023, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Stork Family, 500 Fischer - Hallman Road N, Waterloo
37. Let’s Talk – Cambridge, July 10-14, 2023, 1:00PM - 5:00PM
38. Family Language and Learning, Tuesdays, July 11 - Aug. 8, 2023, 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM, & Wednesdays, July 12 - Aug. 9, 2023, 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM

News
39. How to Cover Migration on Media? 7 Recommendations for Journalists from the IOM Regional office of Central America, North America and the Caribbean
40. Complete the 2023 Immigrant Survey to shape your Community and win amazing prizes from Region of Waterloo - Around the Region, June 14, 2023
41. Mike Farwell Show minute 41:41 featuring Tara Bedard, Executive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership, June 1, 2023
42. "From Earth to Sky" explores the work of accomplished Indigenous architects: From Earth to Sky | TVO Today
43. Learning resources about First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada from Canada.com

Funders’ acknowledgment

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