Check out: "May 25, 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. Starting Next Week: 2021 Immigrant Survey. Because your Story Counts!
2. Immigration Partnership Has Updated its Governance Through an Anti-Racism Lens
3. May 26: COVID-questions: Mandatory Vaccinations, Rapid Testing, Screening, Record Retention and the Law
4. June 3: Waterloo Region Virtual Multicultural Connections 2021: Social Isolation and Belonging

Community Service Updates

5. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open
6. A Survey for Youth in Waterloo Region Between the Ages 9 and 18

Federal, Provincial and Local Updates

7. Government of Canada extends quarantine measures and travel restrictions
8. Region's top doctor glad Ontario's three-step reopening plan is 'slow and cautious'
9. Ontario releases three-step roadmap to safely reopen the Province
10. Funding supports the growth and development of creative professionals
11. COVID-19 vaccine booking expanding to youth 12+ ahead of schedule
12. Friends and family can now visit long-term care homes to see residents for an outdoor visit
13. Ontario proceeding with second dose administration of AstraZeneca
14. Feds extend border closure with the United States until June 21

COVID-19 Information and Resources

15. The Province’s Roadmap to Reopen Infographic

Other Information and Resources

16. K-W Multicultural Festival to Happen Virtually Again

17. Evaluation of Language Training Services
18. Slow Death by a Thousand Cuts: Why Microaggression Can Be More Insidious
19. Let's celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Canada’s Multiculturalism Act with the I am Premiere

Covid-19 and Community Virtual Events and Webinars

20. Post-Arrival Assurance Activities: What Groups of Five and Community Sponsors Need to Know, May 25, 6-8pm
21. Ensuring No-One is Left Behind: The Critical Role of Employers in Hiring and Retaining Newcomers May 25, 3:30-4:30pm
22. Immigrant Families: A Source of Resilience? May 26, 12:15pm
23. WRPS Community Engagement Night, May 31, 7-8pm
24. UPstream Speaker's Series, June 10, 15, 17 and 21
25. Connecting to Abilities Virtual Job Fair, June 3, 11am-2pm
26. Work From Home: Supporting Employers and Jobseekers to Make it Work From Home, June 9, 11am-12pm
27. COVID-19’s Impact on Migration and Borders in Canada, the USA and Mexico Forum, June 28-29
28. O2O (L’Ontario c'est chez Moi) workshop for Francophone immigrants, June 22-29, 2-4pm

COVID 19 Coverage and other News

29. Why young people who suffered job losses during the pandemic may be economically scarred for life The Record, May 24, 2021
30. More than 250K COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Waterloo Region Kitchener Today, May 22, 2021
31. More than 100 refugees detained by Australia to resettle in Canada CBC News, May 21, 2021
32. Residents urged to take Pfizer or Moderna vaccine The Record, May 21, 2021
33. What's permitted in the three stages of Ontario's reopening plan Kitchener Today, May 21, 2021
34. Region surpasses 250,000 vaccinations Kitchener Today, May 19, 2021
35. June 2nd new deadline to say if students will be remote learning this fall for public board CBC news, May 19, 2021
36. UW surveyor asking international students what would make them stay in Canada Kitchener Today, May 19, 2021
37. Waterloo-based illustrator brings diversity to children's books Kitchener Today, May 16, 2021

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