Check out: "May 16, 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. Recording Available: "Waterloo Region's White Supremacy Awareness & Action" Workshop with Selam Debs
2. This Wednesday: "Canada’s Immigration Advantage" Webinar
3. June 4: Waterloo Region Multicultural Connections: Employment and Voluntarism

Community Partner Highlights
4. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open
5. KWCF Launches Community Engagement Toolkit
6. Upstream Fund and Mental Health-Region of Waterloo

Afghan and Other Refugee Integration Updates
7. Faithlife Financial Donation Matching Initiative
8. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
9. In Solidarity with Ukraine

Other Information and Resources
10. Provincial Election Local candidate Forums
11. How Rural Canada Can Attract and Retain International Health-Care Providers: Address Discrimination, Provide Support

Special Themes
12. Tomorrow, May 17, is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
13. Rainbow Immigrant and Refugee Services
14. Experiences of Discrimination and Its Impacts on Racialised LGBTQ+ Newcomers living in WR
15. Experiences of LGBTQ Newcomers in Waterloo Region Fact Sheet

Virtual Events and Webinars
16. What Can We Learn From Development Interventions On How To Promote Inclusion And Reduce Xenophobia? May 17, 8:30am ET
17. Foreign Credential Assistance Program for Internationally Trained Nurses and Accountants, May 18, 10-11am
18. BVOR Special Info Series – Intercultural Communication Between Sponsors and Newcomers, May 18, 3-4:30pm EDT
19. Supporting Integration and Mental Health of Arabic Speaking Refugee Youth, May 19, 1:30-2:30pm
20. Overview of the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program in Tigrinya, May 20, 10-11am
21. Virtual Job Information Fair for Black, Indigenous and Racialized Individuals, May 24, 6-7:30pm
22. Positive Sponsors Experiences – Telling the Stories and Sharing the Success, May 25, 1-2:30pm EST
23. Visibilité pour votre organisme ou entreprise à la Franco-Fête 2022 de l’AFKW, Samedi 18 juin 2022 - De 12h à 17h

COVID 19 Coverage and other News
24. Ontario international students, families making 'massive sacrifices' for the Canadian dream CBC News, May 16, 2022
25. Bookings to start next week for Ukrainian refugee flights to Canada The Star News, May 15, 2022
26. Requests for mental health care higher than ever for racialized communities hardest hit by COVID-19 Cambridge Times, May 13, 2022
27. The Ukrainian Conflict Could Be a Tipping Point for Refugee Protection Migration Policy Institute, May 2022
28. Healing of the Seven Generations collecting back-to-school donations CityNews Everywhere, May 14, 2022
29. Hopes for COVID-safe summer climb as local pandemic indicators fall CityNews Everywhere, May 12, 2022
30. Waterloo Region Catholic Schools raise over $23,000 for Ukraine relief CityNews Everywhere, May 12, 2022
31. CRRF and FCM announced the launch of a collaboration to better advance anti-racism, equity and inclusion (AREI) across municipalities in Canada NationTalk, May 10, 2022
32. Construction of new Hindu temple to begin this week in Cambridge Cambridge Times, May 9, 2022

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