Check out: "March 1, 2021 Immigration Weekly"  for the latest events, information and resources related to COVID-19 and immigration in Waterloo Region. Find out about:

Immigration Partnership Updates

1. Waterloo Region's 2021 Top Languages for Interpretation and Translation
2. Last Chance to Register for the 13th Global Skills Conference
3. Only Two Days Left to Register for the FindYourJob.ca Virtual Job Fair!
4. "The Future of Work: What our Current and Future Workforce Thinks" March 3 Webinar
5. Employer webinar - "Working with International Students: What you need to Know" March 12

Community Service Updates

6. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open

How to Help

7. The Region of Waterloo is looking for Immunization Clinic Volunteers

Federal, Provincial and Local Updates

8. Vaccine Distribution Information Session Recording
9. Ontario keeping seniors safe and socially connected during COVID-19
10. Province to expand access to before and after school daycare programs

COVID-19 Information and Resources

11. "Fighting Covid-19 Misinformation" Infographics and Videos in Multiple Languages
12. Pre-Register for Your Covid-19 Vaccination

Other Information and Resources

13. New Tool Could Point Immigrants to Spot in Canada Where They Are Most Likely to Succeed
14. Spaces Still Available in "Working with Refugees and Survivors of War" Workshops
15. Canada Day Call for Artists
16. Be Part of the Waterloo Region Family Network Board of Directors

Covid-19 and Community Virtual Events and Webinars

17. International Affairs and Canadian Migration Policy, March 2, 5:30-7pm
18. 211 Webinar to Improve Connections With the Community, March 2, 1-2pm
19. ACB Network Health Information Session, Mar 3, 7:30-8:30pm (ET)
20. Healthy Women Together Program, Mar 3-31, 11am-12pm
21. Coffee Chats for Newcomer Moms and Dads, Mar 3-April 28, 11am-12pm
22. Free Online Anti-Racism Workshop, Mar 3, 7-8:30pm
23. How to Relaunch Your Business, Mar 3, 2-3:30pm
24. International Student Numbers, Job Experiences and Pathway to Permanent Residential, March 9, 1:30-3pm
25. Reducing Barriers to Accessing Virtual Mental Health Care for Refugees and Newcomers, Mar 16, 1pm
26. Cities Developing Community-Based COVID-19 Recovery, Mar 17, 1-2 pm
27. What Are Entry Jobs Really About? Manufacturing Edition, March 18, 4-5pm
28. Metropolis Conference: Migrants, Migration and Mobility: COVID-19 Response and Recovery, Mar 22-26
29. Nutritional Health of Newcomers, Mar 26, 1pm

COVID 19 Coverage and other News

30. International permanent residency holders running out of time to come to Canada CTV News, March 1, 2021
31. Canada on track to meet 2021 immigration targets, Bloomberg reports Bloomberg News, Feb 27, 2021
32. Canadian researchers say Pfizer vaccine's second dose can be delayed as first is highly effective CTV News, Feb 26, 2021
33. Two COVID-19 vaccination clinic locations announced for Waterloo Region The Record, Feb 27, 2021
34. IRL Festival 2021 goes virtual Kitchener Today, Feb 26, 2021
35. Vaccine hesitancy is a growing concern in Black and Indigenous communities Kitchener Today, Feb 26, 2021
36. Region announces next phase of COVID-19 vaccination plan, confirms variant in school outbreak Kitchener Today, Feb 25, 2021
37. Funding to help Black-owned tech start-ups succeed in Ontario’s changing economy Ontario Newsroom, Feb 24, 2021
38. Registration for 2021 Cambridge Summer Camps opens March 1 City of Cambridge, Feb 23, 2021

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