Check out: "Oct 16, 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. CLOSING THIS WEEK! - 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
13. Waterloo Regional Police Services Board Public Input Sessions

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

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

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

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
27. Supporting IENs to Relaunch and Flourish in their Nursing Career in Canada, October 18, 2023, 1:00 PM
28. Strategic Resume Writing Workshop, October 18, 26 & November 23, 30, 10 AM - 12 PM, Cambridge & Kitchener
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. Re-imagining Your Recruitment Approach, November 2, 8:30 AM - 12 PM, Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa, Cambridge
32. Neighbourhood Summit, Nov. 9, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM - Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex Community Pavilion
33. Building Community: it's more than housing, Nov. 16, 2023, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
34. Pathways to Prosperity 2023 National Conference, Nov. 19 - 23, 2023 - Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal
35. Learn to Successfully Structure Orientation for Internationally Educated Health Professionals, November 22, 2023, 1:00 PM
36. The Rockway Christmas Market, November 25, 9:30 AM - 1 PM - 1405 King Street East, Kitchener

Newcomer Services
37. Women's English Conversation Circle - Every Thursday, Sept. 21 - Nov. 2, 2023, 10:00AM - 11:30AM, 85 Queen St. N (Room C), Kitchener
38. 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
39. Let’s Talk, Every Wednesday, October 4 – November 22, 2023, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
40. Basic Computer Skills for Newcomers, Nov. 20 & 27, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
41. Citizenship Support Group, Every Wednesday, Sept. 13 - Nov. 29, 2023, 5:30PM -7:00PM, 800 King St. W (1st floor), Kitchener
42. English Conversation Circles - Starting Sept. 18 - Dec. 14, 2023 - Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo
43. Tutoring Program, Every Monday, until Dec. 25, 2023, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Youth Hub at the Family Centre, 65 Hanson Avenue, Kitchener
44. 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
45. 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
46. Afghans waiting to come to Canada alarmed as Pakistan again threatens deportations from CBC News, October 13, 2023
47. Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker program is ballooning — creating a new class of wage slaves from abroad from The Record, October 12, 2023
48. Canada to welcome 11,000 migrants from the Americas starting this fall: minister from Global News, October 10, 2023

Funders’ acknowledgment

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