Check out: "March 28, 2022 Immigration Weekly"  for the latest events, information and resources related to COVID-19 and immigration in Waterloo Region. Find out about:

Immigration Partnership News

1. Stand Up for Ukraine
2. Mobilizing Support for Displaced UKrainians

Community Partner Highlights

3. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open

Afghan and Other Refugee Integration Updates

4. As of 28 March 2022, Canada has welcomed 9,560 refugees from Afghanistan

COVID-19 Information and Resources

5. Impacts of COVID-19 on the Attitudes of Canadian Employees

Other Information and Resources

6. Free Entrepreneurship Program for Newcomers. Next Delivery Starts in May
7. Leveraging Technology and Innovation to Facilitate Settlement Outcomes for Newcomers
8. Poverty Rate Among Recent Immigrants Dropped by 50% in 2020, Study Says
9. LGBTIQ+ Refugees’ Experiences in “Ambivalent” Queer Spaces

Celebrating Ramadan

10. Learn About Ramadan
11. 2022 Ramadan Food Drive

Virtual Events and Webinars

12. In Her Shoes Employment, Entrepreneurship and Reskilling Programs, Spring Sessions
13. Migration Working Group: Migrant Agency, March 29, 12-2:30pm EDT
14. Explore Your Future: Careers in Construction, March 30, 6:30pm
15. The Age of Fraud - How to Protect Yourself and Your Business, Mar 30, 1pm
16. Building Digital Resilience in the Nonprofit Sector, March 30, 1-2pm ET
17. National Event on Refugee Housing & Partnerships, March 30, 12:30-2:30pm EST
18. Unlocking our Potential:
What Do Immigrants Mean to Canadian Innovation? April 6, 12:50-4:15pm ET
19. Tackling Systemic Barriers to Employment Faced by Immigrants and Refugees, April 11, 2-3:00 pm EDT
20. Is the Two-Step Migration System Serving Canada and Newcomers as it is Intended? April 12, 12-1pm EDT
21. EmployerOne Webinar, April 14, 11am

COVID 19 Coverage and other News

22. Waterloo Region cities among top 10 in Canada for police-reported hate crime: Statistics Canada Cambridge Times, March 28, 2022
23. Collaborative innovation needed to support newcomers in rural communities The record, Mar 27, 2022
24. Hundreds celebrated the Saturday opening of the Rohingya Centre of Canada in Boehmer Box factory The Record, March 27, 2022
25. A love letter to Asian families in Canada: Amazing to finally see ourselves in Disney Pixar's ‘Turning Red’ Cambridge Times, March 28, 2022
26. Hana Adham hopes she's inspired teachers at her Waterloo school to make classrooms more inclusive CBC News, March 25, 2022
27. Ontario Takes Action to Provide French-language Equity Resources Ontario Newsroom, March 25, 2022
28. Testing site at Charles Street bus terminal moves to new location CityNews Everywhere, March 25, 2022
29. How can Canadians help with the humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine? CityNews Everywhere, March 24, 2022
30. Refugee medical clinic appeals for help The Record, March 24, 2022
31. Waterloo region is officially moving forward with its anti-Islamophobia plan CBC Radio, March 24, 2022
32. Ontario government honours three francophones with the 2022 Ontario Francophonie Awards Ontario Newsroom, March 24, 2022
33. Region of Waterloo staff agree with some, but not all, recommendations from Housing Affordability Task Force CBC News, March 23, 2022
34. Area residents snapping up flowers sold in support of Ukraine Observer, March 23, 2022
35. Culturally focused dementia care needed for Canada's senior immigrants, researchers say CBC News, March 21, 2022
36. What K-W is doing to support arrival of Ukrainian refugees CBC News, March 21, 2022

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