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 9 & 28, 2023, 9:30AM – 12:00PM
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 Vigil for Our London Family Attack
13. Youth Impact Survey
14. Golf for a Cause
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
19. Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline Campaign

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
20. Metropolis Social Determinants of Health Conference: Lessons Learned and Opportunities: Moving Forward in the Post-Pandemic Era
21. The Arts and Culture Engagement Hub!
22. Apply for a Capital Grant to Improve Your Non-Profit's Infrastructure and Benefit Your Community
23. Cultural Drivers of Tourism
24. Anti-hate Security and Prevention Grant
25. Explore the Youth Opportunities Fund
26. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

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

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
30. McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health - May 23 - June 16, 2023, Online and in-person courses
31. Migration Working Group: Year-end Symposium, June 6, 2023, 8:45AM – 5:00PM. Hybrid
32. Understanding Newcomer Media and Technology Habits in 2023, June 6, 2023, 1:00PM – 2:00PM
33. Older Adult Strategy town hall - June 6, 2023, 1:00PM - 3:00PM & June 7, 2023, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Langs Community Hub – Main Floor Room E106, 1145 Concession Road, Cambridge
34. Strategic Resume Writing, June 8, 2023, 10:00AM - 12:00PM (235 King St E, Kitchener - Room # 1C) & June 12, 2023, 10:00AM - 12:00PM (150 Main St, Cambridge - Room 156)
35. tri-Pride Summer Festival, June 10, 2023, 12:00PM
36. Early Years Open House, June 10, 2023, 9:00AM – 1:00PM, St. Mary’s high School, Kitchener
37. Basic Computer Skills for Newcomers, June 26 & 27, 2023, 6:00PM – 8:00PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen St. N, Kitchener
38. SPECTRUM Fundraising Gala June 29, 2023, 6:00PM - 9:30PM, Ken Sealing Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd, Kitchener
Ongoing Events
39. In-person Exercise & Fall Prevention Sessions. Every Friday, until June 16, 2023, 11:45AM – 12:45AM
40. Practice your English - Every Monday, until Jun. 19, 2023, 3:00PM - 4:00PM
41. Let’s Talk - Every Tuesday, until Jun. 20, 2023, 5:00PM - 7:00PM
42. Healing Arts & Sounds of Belonging, Every Tuesday starting May 16, 2023, 5:30PM -7:00PM
43. Practice your English - Every Wednesday, until Jun. 21, 2023, 10:00AM - 11:00AM
44. 2023 English Conversation Circles - Every Tuesday, until Jun. 22, 2023 11:00AM - 12:30PM (Online) and 6:30PM - 8:00PM (In-person)
45. Women's English Conversation Circles - Every Thursday, until Jun. 22, 2023, 10:00AM - 11:30AM (In-person)

News
46. What’s the right number of immigrants for Canada? from The Globe and Mail, June 5, 2023
47. Region launches 2023 Immigrant Survey from The Record, June 2, 2023
48. Mike Farwell Show minute 41:41 featuring Tara Bedard, Executive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership, June 1, 2023
49. Ontario Supporting New Initiatives to Combat Hate in London from Citizenship and multiculturalism ontario.ca newsroom, June 1, 2023
50. '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
51. Canada launches new process to welcome skilled newcomers with work experience in priority jobs as permanent residents from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada newsroom, May 31, 2023
52. Hate in Ontario is at a ‘linchpin moment, we’re either going to keep it in the grenade or we’re going to see some things explode’ from The Record, May 30, 2023
53. Canada invites over 13,500 new Canadians during Citizenship Week from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada newsroom, May 29, 2023
54. Learning resources about First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada from Canada.com

Funders’ acknowledgment

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