Check out: "May 24, 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. New Immigration Report Release: A Window of Opportunity
2. Recording Available: "Waterloo Region's White Supremacy Awareness & Action" Workshop with Selam Debs
3. June 4: Waterloo Region Multicultural Connections: Employment and Voluntarism

Community Partner Highlights
4. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open

Refugee Integration Updates
5. Faithlife Financial Donation Matching Initiative Was a Success!
6. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
7. In Solidarity with Ukraine

Other Information and Resources
8. World Refugee Day: Becoming Neighbours – Building Peace
9. The 5th Metropolis Identities Summit: Call for Proposals for Sessions
10. IRCC Online Consultation Survey on Immigration Levels

Special Themes
11. Citizenship Week: Celebrate Being Canadian

Virtual Events and Webinars
12. IRCC Virtual Learning Series for Ontario Employers, Several Dates
13. Virtual Job Information Fair for Black, Indigenous and Racialized Individuals, May 24, 6-7:30pm
15. Emerging Trends Through the Pandemic, May 25, 1-2pm
16. Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Legal Information Session, May 25, 5:30-7pm
17. Positive Sponsors Experiences – Telling the Stories and Sharing the Success, May 25, 1-2:30pm EST
18. Responding to the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis in Canada and Poland, June 2, 11am-2pm EST
19. CMW Vigil for the First Anniversary of the London Family Attack, June 6, 9-11:30am
20. 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
21. How a Canadian chef is helping migrant women put down 'Roots' in Italy, CBC News CBC News, May 23, 2022
22. Immigration status can exclude parents from childcare support, The Star News, May 22, 2022
23. Access to medical exams a roadblock for Ukrainians wanting to work in Canada, CBC News, May 22, 2022
24. Over 100 nations urge safe migration, action on smugglers, CTV News, May 21, 2022
25. International students waiting months for Canadian visa approvals amid immigration backlog CBC News, May 20, 2022
26. 'I was very isolated': Report documents Hispanic students' alienation in Ontario The Record, May 20, 2022
27. Your Voice Against Racism: Lena Thibeh, Waterloo Chronicle, May 19, 2022
28. Racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo underscores why we need to talk about racism and hate, Cambridge Times, May 18, 2022
29. Queer Vote Ontario: 2SLGBTQ+ family members and friends need you to consider our interests, Cambridge Times, May 18, 2022
30. Remote classes affected students and teachers differently worldwide: Waterloo study, The Record, May 17, 2022
31. Whiz kid from Indonesia earns master’s at University of Waterloo in physics at 17 The Record, May 17, 2022

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