Check out: "May 17, 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. Employers that Go Above and Beyond to Provide Employment of Refugee Workers
2. What Employers Need to Know When Hiring International Students Webinar
3. Portraits of Resilience: International Students Webinar

Community Service Updates

4. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open
5. City of Waterloo is Calling for Website Reviewers. Paid Opportunity
6. Family and Children’s Services to host its third “Hearing Black Voices, Black Community Forum”

Federal, Provincial and Local Updates

7. COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration opens to everyone 12+ in Waterloo Region
8. Highest-risk health care workers now eligible for earlier second dose of vaccine
9. CMH COVID-19 testing centre on Holiday Inn Drive set to reopen Tuesday
10. COVID-19 vaccine booking expanding to Ontarians 18+ ahead of schedule
11. Ontario Tourism and Travel Small Business Support Grant
12. Province Extending Stay-at-Home Order until June 2
13. Province creates new online portal to help businesses access rapid testing kits
14. Minister Mendicino highlights immigration investments in Budget 2021 in support of Canada’s economic recovery

COVID-19 Information and Resources

15. Covid-19 Vaccine Information Session in Farsi, May 25, 7-9 pm
16. Anti-Asian Racism Across Canada. One year Into the Covid 19 Pandemic
17. How Has the Pandemic Impacted Canada’s Immigration Admissions?
18. How Immigration Could Fuel Canada’s Recovery and Long-Term Growth
Other Information and Resources
19. Celebration of the Citizenship Week: May 17 to 23, 2021
20. 2021 IRCC National Essay Challenge (NEC)
21. Become a Member of the External Reference Group – Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative
22. E-Book Explores Canada's Charities and Nonprofits
23. Updated: Travel Resumption Resource Kit for Refugee Sponsors (English and French)
24. Newcomer and Immigrant-Serving Sector Surveys

Covid-19 and Community Virtual Events and Webinars

25. Supporting the Mental Health of Refugee Claimants, May 18, 1-2pm
26. Young men Leading Change Event, May 18, 7pm
27. Young men Leading Change Event, May 18, 7pm EST
28. Rhythm & Blues Presents - Black Girl Excellence: Who We Are (Ages 9+), May 19, 6-7:30pm
29. Cambridge Newcomer Outreach Program
30. Anti-Black Racism: A Year in Review and the Launch of the BLISC, May 25, 11am-12pm
31. Asian Heritage Month: Explorations of identity, perceptions and belonging, May 25, 1-2:30pm
32. ARI Roundtable: Big Picture Policy Recommendations, May 27, 1-2:30pm
33. Addressing Islamophobia, Racism and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Report, May 27, 6pm
34. COVID-19’s Impact on Migration and Borders in Canada, the USA and Mexico Forum, June 28-29

COVID 19 Coverage and other News

35. Increase in Pfizer-Biontech vaccine shipments 'very good news,' says medical officer of health CBC news, May 17, 2021
36. Migrant farm workers lack access to vaccines — advocates say that hints at a larger problem CBC News, May 17, 2021
37. Canada has landed over 70,000 new immigrants in 1st quarter of 2021 Global Punjab, May 16, 2021
38. Laurier denounces anti-Semitic video by student Kitchener Today, May 16, 2021
39. Demonstrations held across Canada amid escalating conflict between Israel and Palestinians, CBC news, May 15, 2021
40. ‘The largest culinary festival in the world’: Waterloo man explores the food, customs of Ramadan in video series Waterloo Chronicle. May 15, 2021
41. If people follow COVID-19 restrictions a bit longer, this could be last wave of pandemic: medical officer, CBC news, May 15, 2021
42. International students face uncertainty as Ontario requests entry ban CBC News, May 14, 2021
43. Ontario pledges $340K to help combat anti-Asian racism through school programs The Start, May 12, 2021
44. More than half of eligible Ontarians have received their first COVID-19 vaccine shot, deputy premier says Kitchener Today, May 12, 2021
45. Kitchener hires Suzanne Charles Watson as Director of Equity, Anti-Racism and Indigenous Initiatives team Kitchener Today, May 12, 2021
46. Ontario to pause first doses of AstraZeneca vaccines Kitchener Today, May 12, 2021
47. Ontario Expanding Access to Dental Care and Affordable Prescription Drugs for Vulnerable Seniors Ontario Newsroom, May 12, 2021

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