Check out: "Oct 30, 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. Permanent residence for Ukrainian nationals with family members in Canada - Canada.ca
16. Information for Ukraine Nationals Coming to Canada (settlement.org)
17. Experts Insights Webinar Series 2023/24

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
18. Government of Canada launches two new Calls for Proposals to strengthen gender equality
19. The 6th Metropolis Identities Summit Migrating Identities: Conversations on Settlement and Integration in Diverse Communities across Canada
20. Applications Closing Soon! – 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. Implementing the Right to Housing in Canada Toolkit for Tenant Leaders

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. Re-imagining Your Recruitment Approach, November 2, 8:30 AM - 12 PM, Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa, Cambridge
35. Building Bridges: Conflict Resolution for Refugee Integration, November 8, 1:30 - 3 PM, Webinar - Free
36. Waterloo Neighbourhood Summit, Nov. 9, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9 PM - Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex Community Pavilion
37. Waterloo Seniors Fair, Nov. 16, 2023, 3 – 7 PM, WMRC Community Pavilion, 101 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo - Free
38. Building Community: it's more than housing, Nov. 16, 2023, 4 - 6 PM
39. Pathways to Prosperity 2023 National Conference, Nov. 19 - 23, 2023 - Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal
40. Learn to Successfully Structure Orientation for Internationally Educated Health Professionals, November 22, 2023, 1 PM
41. The Rockway Christmas Market, November 25, 9:30 AM - 1 PM - 1405 King Street East, Kitchener
42. Are Soft Skills the New Hard Skills?, November 29, 2 - 3:30 PM - Webinar - Free

Newcomer Services
43. 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
44. YEAH! Newcomer Youth Group, Wednesdays, until Nov. 22, 3:45 - 5:45PM, Kingsdale Community Centre, 72 Wilson Ave., Kitchener - Free
45. Let’s Talk, Every Wednesday, October 4 – November 22, 2023, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
46. Basic Computer Skills for Newcomers, Nov. 20 & 27, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
47. Family Language and Learning, Mondays, until Nov. 27, 6 - 7:30 PM - 800 King St. W (1st floor), Kitchener – Free
48. International Youth Group, Tuesdays, until Nov. 28, 3:30 - 5 PM - Victoria Hills Community Centre, 10 Chopin Drive, Kitchener - Free
49. Citizenship Support Group, Every Wednesday, Sept. 13 - Nov. 29, 2023, 5:30PM -7:00PM, 800 King St. W (1st floor), Kitchener
50. Fabulous Kids, Wednesdays, until Nov. 29, 4:15 - 5:15 PM - Forest Heights Community Centre, 1700 Queen's Blvd, Kitchener – Free
51. Growing Stronger Adult Trauma Group, Thursdays, until Nov. 30, 1 - 3 PM - 480 Charles St. E, Kitchener – Free
52. Standing Strong Newcomer Girls Group, Thursdays, until Nov. 30, 3:30 - 5 PM - 480 Charles St. E, Kitchener – Free
53. Tea and Talk, Thursdays, until Nov. 30, 6 - 7:30 PM - 480 Charles St. E (room 208), Kitchener - Free
54. Practice your English, Wednesdays until Dec. 6, 2023, 10 – 11 AM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen St North, Kitchener – Free
55. Women’s English Conversation Circle, Thursdays until Dec. 7, 2023, 10 – 11:30 AM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen St North, Kitchener – Free
56. Online Citizenship Support Group, Tuesdays, until Dec. 12, 10 - 11:30 PM - Online - Free
57. English Conversation Circles - Starting Sept. 18 - Dec. 14, 2023 - Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo
58. Tutoring Program, Every Monday, until Dec. 25, 2023, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Youth Hub at the Family Centre, 65 Hanson Avenue, Kitchener
59. 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
60. Fostering Canadian Integration for IEHPs: From Learning to Action, January 8 - March 29, 2024 - Free
61. 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
62. Public support for immigration falls sharply amid affordability concerns from The Globe and Mail, Oct. 30, 2023
63. Changes to International Student Program aim to protect students from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Newsroom, Oct 27, 2023
64. New federal immigration targets coming next week from The Globe and Mail, Oct. 27, 2023
65. Immigration Minister: Canada expects to process 20,000 Indian visas by end of 2023 from CIC News, Oct. 25, 2023
66. One in four Ontarians may be without a family doctor by 2026, analysis says from The Globe and Mail, Oct. 25, 2023
67. Ontario Helping Victims of Recent Tragedies Access Postsecondary Education from Ontario Newsroom, Oct. 23, 2023

Funders’ acknowledgment

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