Check out: "May 27, 2024 Immigration Weekly" for the latest events, information and resources related to immigration in Waterloo Region. Find out about:

Territorial Acknowledgement

Immigration Partnership Highlights
1. Multicultural Connections 2024 Coming Up on Thursday!
2. Are you a business in Waterloo Region looking for diverse and international talent to fill your job openings?
3. SAVE THE DATE - Session three of the Brown Bag Lunch Learning Series is coming up in June!
4. Introducing our new branding to partners, organizations and the community
5. Immigrant Survey & Snapshots
6. Submissions to Federal & Provincial Government
7. Other Publications

Immigration Partnership Resources
8. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
9. Racial Equity WR

New to Waterloo Region? Our partners can help!
10. Settlement Services
11. Language Learning Services
12. Health & Mental Health Services
13. Employment Services
14. Francophone Services
15. Help improve the Ontario Nutritious Food Basket (ONFB) resources!
16. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s online survey on immigration levels is now open!
17. Senior Month - Activities & Events
18. Walking Together: Strengthening Indigenous - Newcomer Allyship
19. 2024 Youth Impact Project Pitch Party!!!
20. Pathways to Prosperity 2024 National Conference

Refugee Integration Updates
21. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
22. In Solidarity with Ukraine

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
23. Ontario Learn and Stay Grant is now open for students starting in the 2024–2025 academic year
24. The Neighbourhood Fund is closing this week!
25. Join the International Organization for Migration’s Refugee Advisory Committee for Canadian Orientation Abroad!
26. On the table WR is back! Come together, share some food and drink, and talk about what matters most to you!
27. Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Announces 2024 Funding Application Deadlines
28. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
29. Front-end Processes for Refugee Claimants
30. Un Guide Pour Tous
31. Find a Mentor to Help you Become a Licensed health Professional in Canada
32. Navigating the Ontario Healthcare System toolkit

La Communauté en Français
33. Connexions Multiculturelles : Promouvoir la diversité : Récits d'appartenance des communautés ethnoculturelles de la région de Waterloo
34. Le lancement de uMetropolis approche à grands pas
35. Pratiques de recrutement et de rétention des infirmières formées à l’étranger
36. Présence active des immigrants au Canada : tendances récentes en matière de déclaration de revenus et de taux d’emploi par Statistique Canada, le 22 mai 2024
37. Taille convenable du logement des étudiants étrangers selon les municipalités par Statistique Canada, le 22 mai 2024

Workforce Corner
38. New episode! - Behind the Business podcast
39. Startup Business Basics
40. Effective Employer Engagement
41. The Southwestern Ontario development Fund is now accepting applications!
42. Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services is now open!
43. Communitech Open House
44. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada: What Entrepreneurs Must Know
45. Learn with the experts. Grow with Google Career Certificates.
46. Survey aims to reach every employer in Waterloo Region from The Record, May 24, 2024. Find the survey here: Workplace-Count--Survey

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
47. Salsa in the Square
48. OCASI - Collective Impact: Building a Collaborative Initiative for Small Black-led & Racialized Organizations
49. Art Market
50. Waterloo from Above: 200 Years of Change
51. Movies in the park
52. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Event. bOLD: Age with Attitude
53. "All My Relations" Teachings: Relationships and Connections between Indigenous Peoples and Newcomers
54. Understanding Conflict & Communication
55. Eid Mubarak
56. Kultrun World Music Festival
57. Caribana Ignite
Newcomer Services
58. Newcomer Employment Outreach Program: Get certified in soft skills
59. Youth Employment Program
60. Get Hired! Interview Skills Workshop
61. Strategic Resume Writing Workshop
62. Let’s Talk
63. Get Hired! Mastering your online job search
64. Healing through Art for Parents
65. Healing through Art for Kids
66. Let's Talk Summer Camp – July
67. Let's Talk Summer Camp – August
68. We Belong – Introduction to Photography for Newcomer Seniors

News
69. Temporary measures to support family members affected by the crisis in Haiti from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Newsroom, May 23, 2024
70. Active presence of immigrants in Canada: Recent trends in tax filing and employment incidence from Statistics Canada, May 22, 2024
71. Housing international students: Housing suitability across municipalities from Statistics Canada, May 22, 2024

Funders’ acknowledgment

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