Check out: "Oct 10, 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. Join the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership Council!
2. Attract and Hire Immigrant Talent through Storytelling
3. Join the 7th Annual Waterloo Region Migration Film Festival - #WRMigFest December 1st to 18th, 2023
4. Hey Waterloo Region! Check this out!
5. Immigration Partnership Annual Report 2022-2023

Immigration Partnership Resources
6. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
7. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook
Community Partner Highlights
8. Settlement Services
9. Language Learning Services
10. Health & Mental Health Services
11. Employment Services
12. Francophone Services

Refugee Integration Updates
13. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
14. In Solidarity with Ukraine
15. Experts Insights Webinar Series 2023/24

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
16. Do you have an Idea to Help Bring People Together in Waterloo?
17. Resilient Communities Fund: Apply for funding to help your non-profit organization recover and build capacity, resilience and sustainability.
18. Government of Canada launches two new Calls for Proposals to strengthen gender equality
19. Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
20. The 6th Metropolis Identities Summit Migrating Identities: Conversations on Settlement and Integration in Diverse Communities across Canada
21. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
22. Front-end Processes for Refugee Claimants
23. Un Guide Pour Tous
24. Find a Mentor to Help you Become a Licensed health Professional in Canada
25. Implementing the Right to Housing in Canada Toolkit for Tenant Leaders

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
26. Newcomer Outreach Program Fall Picnic, October 14, 2023, 12:00 - 3:00 PM, Churchill Park, 200 Christopher Dr, Cambridge
27. Islamic Heritage Month, October 14, 2023, 12:00 - 4:00 PM, Idea Exchange, 12 Water St S, Cambridge
28. Supporting IENs to Relaunch and Flourish in their Nursing Career in Canada, October 18, 2023, 1:00 PM
29. Launch of Waterloo Region’s 2023 Vital Signs Report, October 9, 2023, 1:00 PM
30. Kindred Radiant Ladies Night Gala, October 8, 2023 – St. George Banquet Hall, Waterloo
31. Neighbourhood Summit, Nov. 9, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM - Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex Community Pavilion
32. Building Community: it's more than housing, Nov. 16, 2023, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
33. Pathways to Prosperity 2023 National Conference, Nov. 19 - 23, 2023 - Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal
34. Learn to Successfully Structure Orientation for Internationally Educated Health Professionals, November 22, 2023, 1:00 PM
Newcomer Services
35. Women's English Conversation Circle - Every Thursday, Sept. 21 - Nov. 2, 2023, 10:00AM - 11:30AM, 85 Queen St. N (Room C), Kitchener
36. 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
37. Let’s Talk, Every Wednesday, October 4 – November 22, 2023, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
38. Basic Computer Skills for Newcomers, Nov. 20 & 27, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
39. Citizenship Support Group, Every Wednesday, Sept. 13 - Nov. 29, 2023, 5:30PM -7:00PM, 800 King St. W (1st floor), Kitchener
40. English Conversation Circles - Starting Sept. 18 - Dec. 14, 2023 - Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo
41. Tutoring Program, Every Monday, until Dec. 25, 2023, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Youth Hub at the Family Centre, 65 Hanson Avenue, Kitchener
42. 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
43. 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
44. Canada’s Parents and Grandparents 2023 lottery begins today from CIC New, October 10 , 2023

Funders’ acknowledgment