Check out: "Oct 23, 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. Attract and Hire Immigrant Talent through Storytelling
2. Hey Waterloo Region! How are you taking action against hate?
3. Immigration Partnership Annual Report 2022-2023

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. Waterloo Regional Police Services Board Public Input Sessions
12. Region of Waterloo Strategic Plan 2023 -2027

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. CLOSING THIS WEEK! - Resilient Communities Fund: Apply for funding to help your non-profit organization recover and build capacity, resilience and sustainability.
17. Government of Canada launches two new Calls for Proposals to strengthen gender equality
18. Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
19. The 6th Metropolis Identities Summit Migrating Identities: Conversations on Settlement and Integration in Diverse Communities across Canada
20. Elevation Waterloo Refugee Scholarship Application Open
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

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

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
30. Human Trafficking - The Newcomer Lens - October 25, 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM, Webinar
31. Strategic Resume Writing Workshop, October 26 & November 23, 30, 10 AM - 12 PM, Cambridge & Kitchener
32. Kindred Radiant Ladies Night Gala, October 8, 2023 – St. George Banquet Hall, Waterloo
33. Re-imagining Your Recruitment Approach, November 2, 8:30 AM - 12 PM, Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa, Cambridge
34. Waterloo Neighbourhood Summit, Nov. 9, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9 PM - Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex Community Pavilion
35. Waterloo Seniors Fair, Nov. 16, 2023, 3 – 7 PM
36. Building Community: it's more than housing, Nov. 16, 2023, 4 - 6 PM
37. Pathways to Prosperity 2023 National Conference, Nov. 19 - 23, 2023 - Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal
38. Learn to Successfully Structure Orientation for Internationally Educated Health Professionals, November 22, 2023, 1 PM
39. The Rockway Christmas Market, November 25, 9:30 AM - 1 PM - 1405 King Street East, Kitchener
Newcomer Services
40. Women's English Conversation Circle - Every Thursday, Sept. 21 - Nov. 2, 2023, 10:00AM - 11:30AM, 85 Queen St. N (Room C), Kitchener
41. 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
42. YEAH! Newcomer Youth Group, Wednesdays, until Nov. 22, 3:45 - 5:45PM, Kingsdale Community Centre, 72 Wilson Ave., Kitchener - Free
43. Let’s Talk, Every Wednesday, October 4 – November 22, 2023, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
44. Basic Computer Skills for Newcomers, Nov. 20 & 27, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
45. Family Language and Learning, Mondays, until Nov. 27, 6 - 7:30 PM - 800 King St. W (1st floor), Kitchener – Free
46. International Youth Group, Tuesdays, until Nov. 28, 3:30 - 5 PM - Victoria Hills Community Centre, 10 Chopin Drive, Kitchener - Free
47. Citizenship Support Group, Every Wednesday, Sept. 13 - Nov. 29, 2023, 5:30PM -7:00PM, 800 King St. W (1st floor), Kitchener
48. Fabulous Kids, Wednesdays, until Nov. 29, 4:15 - 5:15 PM - Forest Heights Community Centre, 1700 Queen's Blvd, Kitchener – Free
49. Growing Stronger Adult Trauma Group, Thursdays, until Nov. 30, 1 - 3 PM - 480 Charles St. E, Kitchener – Free
50. Standing Strong Newcomer Girls Group, Thursdays, until Nov. 30, 3:30 - 5 PM - 480 Charles St. E, Kitchener – Free
51. Tea and Talk, Thursdays, until Nov. 30, 6 - 7:30 PM - 480 Charles St. E (room 208), Kitchener - Free
52. Online Citizenship Support Group, Tuesdays, until Dec. 12, 10 - 11:30 PM - Online - Free
53. English Conversation Circles - Starting Sept. 18 - Dec. 14, 2023 - Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo
54. Tutoring Program, Every Monday, until Dec. 25, 2023, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Youth Hub at the Family Centre, 65 Hanson Avenue, Kitchener
55. 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
56. Fostering Canadian Integration for IEHPs: From Learning to Action, January 8 - March 29, 2024 - Free
57. 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
58. Canada's Most Diverse City is in Ontario but no it's not Toronto from BlogTO, October 20, 2023
59. Vital Signs: Waterloo Region’s housing gap is a growing catastrophe from The Record, October 20, 2023
60. ‘We are in crisis’: Food Bank Waterloo Region asks for more funding from City News, October 20, 2023
61. Permanent residency backlog persists despite progress, AG report says from CBC News, October 19, 2023

Funders’ acknowledgment

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