Check out: "May 10, 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. Safe Voluntary Isolation Site and Vaccine Clinics Information Session Recording Now Available
2. May 12: Business Resources: Tools for Working with Students

Community Service Updates

3. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open
4. Be Part of the Family and Children’s Services of Waterloo Region Foundation Board of Directors

Federal, Provincial and Local Updates

5. Regional council to discuss extending mask bylaw to end of 2021
6. Expanding booking eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to more Ontarians
7. Ontario launches mobile vaccine units in hot spot workplaces
8. Ontario responds to high vaccination rates, modifies restrictions in long-term care homes
9. Province expands rapid testing for COVID-19 at workplaces
10. Prime Minister announces additional support for equitable access to new COVID-19 medical solutions
11. Applications for new pathway to permanent residency for over 90,000 Immigrants opened last week
12. Immigration Minister promises to address concerns over new federal immigration program

 COVID-19 Information and Resources

13. Successful Mobile Vaccination Clinic for Refugees
14. COMING SOON: Covid-19 Vaccine Information Sessions in Spanish, Serbo-Croatian and Farsi
15. Check Out and Share Translated Covid-19 Resources
16. Updated: "Ontario Stay at Home Order" Fact Sheet in Multiple Languages
17. FREE COVID 19 Rapid Test Kits Program for Community Organizations

Other Information and Resources

18. Supporting a Growing Canadian Population Through Immigration
19. Policy Review: International Student Numbers, Job Experiences and Pathways to Permanent Residency
20. "Community Table Talk: Responding to Racism" Webinar Recording
21. Grocery Vouchers and Technology Supports for Black Muslim Women and Girls in Waterloo Region
22. The RISE Class Initiative: To Tell Your Stories

Covid-19 and Community Virtual Events and Webinars

23. Migrant Resilience in Canadian Cities: People, Institutions and Policies, May 12, 12:15-1:15pm
24. Panel Discussion: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Maternal Health of Newcomers, May 12, 1pm
25. Youth-Employment Event: Entrepreneurship Edition, May 13, 4pm
26. ARI Roundtable: Practical Tools for Working Together, May 20, 1-2:30pm
27. Understanding the Intersection of Health and Immigration Law, May 26, 1pm
28. Waterloo Region World Refugee Day Launch, June 20, 1-2pm

COVID 19 Coverage and other News

29. Feds to create new system to help process immigration applications more quickly Global News, May 10, 2021
30. Local people are still suffering mentally during the pandemic Kitchener Today, May 9, 2021
31. Anti-racism rally held outside Baden's Castle Kilbride Kitchener Today, May 9, 2021
32. How we 'love from afar' in pandemic echoes what immigrants have always done: podcaster CTV News, May 8, 2021
33. COVID vaccine pre-registration not yet available for 12-to-15-year-olds in Waterloo region CBC News, May 6, 2021
34. Pfenning's Organic Vegetables provides English language training to migrant workers Kitchener Today, May 5, 2021
35. K-W Oktoberfest Rogers Women of the Year Awards handed out virtually Kitchener Today, May 5, 2021
36. Parents have more time to choose in-person vs. online school: WRDSB CBC News, May 4, 2021

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