Check out: "Nov 6, 2023 Immigration Weekly" for the latest events, information and resources related to immigration in Waterloo Region. Find out about:

Territorial Acknowledgement

Immigration Partnership Highlights
1. The Power of Storytelling for Talent Attraction and Inclusivity
2. Empowering Communities: Highlights from OCASI’s Professional Development Conference
3. Immigration Partnership Funds Grant Impact Report

Immigration Partnership Resources
4. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
5. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook

Community Partner Highlights
6. Settlement Services
7. Language Learning Services
8. Health & Mental Health Services
9. Employment Services
10. Francophone Services
11. On November 1, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Announced the 2024-2026 Immigration Levels Plan
12. New Resource for Reporting and Responding to Hate Incidents
13. Region of Waterloo Strategic Plan 2023 -2027
14. Help Shape the City of Waterloo’s First Reconciliation, Accessibility and Equity Strategy

Refugee Integration Updates
15. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
16. In Solidarity with Ukraine
17. Permanent residence for Ukrainian nationals with family members in Canada - Canada.ca
18. Information for Ukraine Nationals Coming to Canada (settlement.org)
19. Experts Insights Webinar Series 2023/24

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
20. Applications Closing TOMORROW! – Ontario Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant
21. Elevation Waterloo Refugee Scholarship Application Open
22. Skills Development Fund: Training Stream
23. Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
24. Regional Development Program Opening Soon!
25. The System Innovations Grants Application Period Opens Soon!
26. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
27. Front-end Processes for Refugee Claimants
28. Un Guide Pour Tous
29. Find a Mentor to Help you Become a Licensed health Professional in Canada
30. Webinar Recording Now Available – Unveiling the Invisible: Exploring Intersections in Child Welfare and Immigration

La Communauté en Français
31. Terre Accueillante - Semaine Nationale de l'immigration Francophone
32. Favoriser l'intégration canadienne des professionnels de la santé formés à l'étranger (PSFE): De l'apprentissage à l'action
33. Les résultats préliminaires de l’étude sur les expériences des francophones immigrants de l’Ontario

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
34. Building Bridges: Conflict Resolution for Refugee Integration, November 8, 1:30 - 3 PM, Webinar - Free
35. Waterloo Neighbourhood Summit, Nov. 9, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9 PM - Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex Community Pavilion
36. Celebrate Deepavali (Diwali), Nov. 11, 2:30 – 4:30 PM, 500 Fischer-Hallman Road North
37. Reframing Equity-centered Partnerships Between Families with Refugee and Immigrant Experiences, Communities, and Schools Through a Lens of Kapwa, Nov. 14, 12 – 1:30 PM - Online
38. Waterloo Seniors Fair, Nov. 16, 2023, 3 – 7 PM, WMRC Community Pavilion, 101 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo - Free
39. Building Community: it's more than housing, Nov. 16, 2023, 4 - 6 PM
40. Pathways to Prosperity 2023 National Conference, Nov. 19 - 23, 2023 - Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal
41. Learn to Successfully Structure Orientation for Internationally Educated Health Professionals, November 22, 2023, 1 PM
42. The Rockway Christmas Market, November 25, 9:30 AM - 1 PM - 1405 King Street East, Kitchener
43. Are Soft Skills the New Hard Skills? November 29, 2 - 3:30 PM - Webinar - Free
Newcomer Services
44. Navigating the Ontario Health Care System for Newcomers, Nov. 11, 2023, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
45. Get Hired! Effective Resume Writing, Nov. 13, 2 – 3 PM - Online
46. YEAH! Newcomer Youth Group, Wednesdays, until Nov. 22, 3:45 - 5:45PM, Kingsdale Community Centre, 72 Wilson Ave., Kitchener - Free
47. Let’s Talk, Every Wednesday, October 4 – November 22, 2023, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
48. Basic Computer Skills for Newcomers, Nov. 20 & 27, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
49. Family Language and Learning, Mondays, until Nov. 27, 6 - 7:30 PM - 800 King St. W (1st floor), Kitchener – Free
50. Get Hired! Interview Skills Workshop, Nov. 27, 2 – 3 PM, Online
51. International Youth Group, Tuesdays, until Nov. 28, 3:30 - 5 PM - Victoria Hills Community Centre, 10 Chopin Drive, Kitchener - Free
52. Citizenship Support Group, Every Wednesday, Sept. 13 - Nov. 29, 2023, 5:30PM -7:00PM, 800 King St. W (1st floor), Kitchener
53. Fabulous Kids, Wednesdays, until Nov. 29, 4:15 - 5:15 PM - Forest Heights Community Centre, 1700 Queen's Blvd, Kitchener – Free
54. Growing Stronger Adult Trauma Group, Thursdays, until Nov. 30, 1 - 3 PM - 480 Charles St. E, Kitchener – Free
55. Standing Strong Newcomer Girls Group, Thursdays, until Nov. 30, 3:30 - 5 PM - 480 Charles St. E, Kitchener – Free
56. Tea and Talk, Thursdays, until Nov. 30, 6 - 7:30 PM - 480 Charles St. E (room 208), Kitchener - Free
57. Practice your English, Wednesdays until Dec. 6, 2023, 10 – 11 AM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen St North, Kitchener – Free
58. Women’s English Conversation Circle, Thursdays until Dec. 7, 2023, 10 – 11:30 AM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen St North, Kitchener – Free
59. Online Citizenship Support Group, Tuesdays, until Dec. 12, 10 - 11:30 PM - Online - Free
60. English Conversation Circles - Starting Sept. 18 - Dec. 14, 2023 - Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo
61. Tutoring Program, Every Monday, until Dec. 25, 2023, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Youth Hub at the Family Centre, 65 Hanson Avenue, Kitchener
62. Community Safety and Wellbeing Program with Police, Every Wednesday until Dec. 27, 2023, 5:00PM - 6:00PM - Country Hills Community Centre, 100 Rittenhouse Road, Kitchener
63. Fostering Canadian Integration for IEHPs: From Learning to Action, January 8 - March 29, 2024 - Free
64. Healing through Art for Kids and Parents, Every Tuesday until June 25, 2024, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Forest Heights Community Centre, 1700 Queen's Boulevard Kitchener

News
65. Canada unveils new immigration targets, looks to stabilize admissions to give newcomers time to adjust from The Record, November 1, 2023
66. Notice – Supplementary Information for the 2024-2026 Immigration Levels Plan from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Newsroom, November 1, 2023
67. People living without family doctor to double in K-W by 2026 from the Record, November 1, 2023
68. High numbers of immigrants choosing to leave Canada for greener pastures: study from CTV News, October 31, 2023
69. Transforming our immigration system to build a stronger Canada from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Newsroom, October 31, 2023

Funders’ acknowledgment

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