Check out: "May 6, 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. SAVE THE DATE! Multicultural Connections 2024
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. New Report on Addressing Systemic Racism and Digital Equity across the Settlement Journey
5. Introducing our new branding to partners, organizations and the community
6. Immigrant Survey & Snapshots
7. Submissions to Federal & Provincial Government
8. Other Publications

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

Community Partner Highlights
11. Settlement Services
12. Language Learning Services
13. Health & Mental Health Services
14. Employment Services
15. Francophone Services
16. Recruitment Information Session by the Waterloo Regional Police
17. Democracy at a critical crossroads in an era of disinformation
18. The launch of uMetropolis is fast approaching
19. Pathways to Prosperity 2024 National Conference

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

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
22. Apply for a Sports and Recreation Grant
23. The Inclusive Community Grants is accepting now open!
24. The Neighbourhood Fund is accepting applications
25. On the table WR is back! Come together, share some food and drink, and talk about what matters most to you!
26. Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Announces 2024 Funding Application Deadlines
27. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

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

La Communauté en Français
32. Le lancement de uMetropolis approche à grands pas
33. Pratiques de recrutement et de rétention des infirmières formées à l’étranger

Workforce Corner
34. New episode! - Behind the Business podcast
35. Navigating Global Englishes
36. The Southwestern Ontario development Fund is now accepting applications!
37. Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services is now open!
38. A New Way to Settle Abroad is coming: Say hello to the Learning Marketplace powered by World Education Services (WES)
39. Communitech Open House

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
40. Art exhibition: "Finding Our Place: A Journey Home"
41. How will Technological Transformation Change the Future of Migration in Canada?
42. Migration Disrupted: How Technological Transformation is Reshaping Human Mobility
43. Grand River Film Festival (GRFF)
44. Waterloo Regional Police Open House
45. Salsa in the Square
46. NIROW Children's Day
47. Art Market
48. Waterloo from Above: 200 Years of Change
49. Movies in the park
50. Understanding Conflict & Communication
51. Eid Mubarak
52. Kultrun World Music Festival
53. Caribana Ignite
54. National Newcomer navigation Network (N4) upcoming webinars

Newcomer Services
55. What do Employers Want?
56. Career Planning
57. Get Hired! Effective Resume Writing
58. Youth Employment Program
59. Let’s Talk
60. Strategic Resume Writing
61. Healing through Art for Parents
62. Healing through Art for Kids

News
63. Ontario Making It Easier to Enter Skilled Trades from Ontario Newsroom, May 1, 2024
64. Canada to introduce new rules around off-campus work hours for international students from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, April 29, 2024
65. Changes to the Start-up Visa and Self-Employed Persons programs to help reduce backlogs and improve processing times from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, April 29, 2024

Funders’ acknowledgment

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