Check out: "Oct 2, 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. We've Hit a Milestone: 1000 Subscribers and Counting!
2. We are thrilled to see the vision become a reality!
3. A Recap of the Waterloo Region Employer Playbook Events
4. Join the 7th Annual Waterloo Region Migration Film Festival - #WRMigFest December 1st to 18th, 2023
5. Hey Waterloo Region! Check this out!
6. The Temporary Resident Services Survey is closing soon!
7. Immigration Partnership Annual Report 2022-2023

Immigration Partnership Resources
8. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
9. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook

Community Partner Highlights
10. Settlement Services
11. Language Learning Services
12. Health & Mental Health Services
13. Employment Services
14. Francophone Services

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

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
18. Last week! - The P2P 2023 Jean Mc Rae Legacy Award for a Newcomer Youth
19. Do you have an Idea to Help Bring People Together in Waterloo?
20. Resilient Communities Fund: Apply for funding to help your non-profit organization recover and build capacity, resilience and sustainability.
21. Government of Canada launches two new Calls for Proposals to strengthen gender equality
22. Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
23. The 6th Metropolis Identities Summit Migrating Identities: Conversations on Settlement and Integration in Diverse Communities across Canada
24. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

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

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
29. Grant Writing for Racialized Communities Workshop, October 5 & 11, 2023, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
30. SVP Perfect Pitch Application Information Session, October 10, 2023, 12:00 PM
31. Newcomer Outreach Program Fall Picnic, October 14, 2023, 12:00 - 3:00 PM, Churchill Park, 200 Christopher Dr, Cambridge
32. Islamic Heritage Month, October 14, 2023, 12:00 - 4:00 PM, Idea Exchange, 12 Water St S, Cambridge
33. Supporting IENs to Relaunch and Flourish in their Nursing Career in Canada, October 18, 2023, 1:00 PM
34. Launch of Waterloo Region’s 2023 Vital Signs Report, October 9, 2023, 1:00 PM
35. Kindred Radiant Ladies Night Gala, October 8, 2023 – St. George Banquet Hall, Waterloo
36. Neighbourhood Summit, Nov. 9, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM - Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex Community Pavilion
37. Building Community: it's more than housing, Nov. 16, 2023, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
38. Pathways to Prosperity 2023 National Conference, Nov. 19 - 23, 2023 - Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal
39. Learn to Successfully Structure Orientation for Internationally Educated Health Professionals, November 22, 2023, 1:00 PM

Newcomer Services
40. Tutoring Program, Every Monday, until Dec. 25, 2023, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Youth Hub at the Family Centre, 65 Hanson Avenue, Kitchener
41. Focus on Leadership, Every Tuesday starting on September 12, 2023, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Idea Exchange, Queen's Square in Cambridge Street, Cambridge
42. 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
43. Citizenship Support Group, Every Wednesday, Sept. 13 - Nov. 29, 2023, 5:30PM -7:00PM, 800 King St. W (1st floor), Kitchener
44. English Conversation Circles - Starting Sept. 18 - Dec. 14, 2023 - Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo
45. Strengthening Families Program, Starting September 20, 2023. Bi-weekly, Wednesdays, 5:30PM -8:30PM, Camino, 400 Queen St. South, Kitchener
46. 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
47. Women's English Conversation Circle - Every Thursday, Sept. 21 - Nov. 2, 2023, 10:00AM - 11:30AM, 85 Queen St. N (Room C), Kitchener
48. Let’s Talk, Every Wednesday, October 4 – November 22, 2023, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
49. 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
50. Basic Computer Skills for Newcomers, Nov. 20 & 27, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener

News
51. Volunteer shortage, decline in financial support continue to impact local organizations from CityNews, September 28, 2023
52. New program looks to connect immigrants, employers in Waterloo Region from The Record, September 25, 2023

Funders’ acknowledgment