Check out: "May 3, 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. "#ImmigrantsWork Initiative Comes to Waterloo Region" Webinar Recording Now Available
2. May 5: "Gore Mutual Insurance, A 1839 Start-Up Transforming During Covid-19" Webinar
3. UPDATED: English Language Learning Options in Waterloo Region
4. Asian Heritage Month

Community Service Updates

5. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open
6. Tomorrow: Safe Isolation Site & Vaccine Information Session in Amharic
7. Be Part of the Family and Children’s Services of Waterloo Region Foundation Board of Directors
8. Youth Impact Survey is Back in Waterloo Region

Federal, Provincial and Local Updates

9. Anyone 18+ in high-priority neighbourhoods can pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine
10. Vaccine pre-registration opens to second group of essential workers
11. Initiative provides families and students with more financial relief during COVID-19
12. Ontario to introduce paid COVID-19 leave
13. Ontario helps train more personal support workers
14. Increased Allocations to Hot Spot Communities to Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19 and Save Lives
15. Ontario expands COVID-19 vaccination booking to individuals 45 and over in hot spot communities

COVID-19 Information and Resources

16. Updated: "Ontario Stay at Home Order" Fact Sheet in Multiple Languages
17. Covid-19 Vaccine Information in Urdu
18. Safe Voluntary Isolation Site Now Available

Other Information and Resources

19. 2021 Census Information In Many Languages
20. Gender, Sexuality and Refuge in Canada
21. How to Create Equitable Services for Muslim Women in Waterloo Region?
22. In Different Languages: "How to be prepared for an Emergency"
23. Mental Health Effects on Refugee Youth in Canada
24. Conestoga College is Accepting Applications for its Tuition-Free Pre-Apprenticeship Training Programs
25. Police-Reported Hate Crime, 2019
26. Enhancing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Covid-19 and Community Virtual Events and Webinars

27. Empowering Youth on Anti-Racism, May 6-June 10, 3:45-5pm
28. Newcomer Career Success Webinar, May 6, 9:30-11am
29. Migrant Resilience in Canadian Cities: People, Institutions and Policies, May 12, 12:15-1:15pm
30. Panel Discussion: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Maternal Health of Newcomers, May 12, 1pm
31. Practice Your English, April 26-May 31, 2021, 2-4pm

COVID 19 Coverage and other News

32. #IAmHongKonger campaign aims to make its mark in 2021 Canadian census Global News, May 3, 2021
33. Kitchener's Knife and Pestle a cut above with its Lao cooking Waterloo chronicle, May 2, 2021
34. Black disadvantage revealed in new police and COVID-19 reports The Record, May 1, 2021
35. Those migrants at the US-Mexican border are a Canadian problem, too The Globe and Mail, May 1, 2021
36. Safe flight: What a former Syrian refugee has learned to love about his new home of Canada The Globe and Mail, May 1, 2021
37. Protecting foreign farm workers from COVID-19 this growing season CTV News, April 30, 2021
38. Immigration pilot program brings diversity, experienced employees for local businesses CTV News, April 30, 2021
39. Even in hot spots, newcomers to Canada are missing out on COVID-19 vaccines Toronto.com, April 30, 2021
40. Local pharmacies continue to see COVID-19 vaccine demand surpass supply Kitchener today, April 30,2021
41. Ontario details plan for 3 paid sick days after a year of mounting pressure CBC News, April 28, 2021
42. Foreign farm hands have earned a hand from Canada The Record April 28, 2021
43. Applications to Ontario universities rise for fall 2021, preliminary figures show CBC News, April 27, 2021

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