Check out: "Oct 31, 2022 Immigration Weekly"  for the latest events, information and resources related to COVID-19 and immigration in Waterloo Region. Find out about:

Immigration Partnership News
1. Immigrants Make Up More than a Quarter of the Region’s Population
2. Immigration Matters to Waterloo Region

Community Partner Highlights
3. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open
4. Rent 2 Refugees Information Sessions
5. "Free Wifi and Access to Technology in Waterloo Region" Resource Videos Available in Over 5 Languages

Afghan and Other Refugee Integration Updates
6. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
7. Kitchener organization quietly helps Afghan refugees
8. In Solidarity with Ukraine
9. Canada announces new measures to support Ukraine.

Information and Resources
10. Visible Minority Concept Consultative Engagement
11. Canada Must Urgently Address Affordability, Housing Woes so Immigrants Can Thrive
12. Canadians Are More Supportive of Immigration than ever, According to a National Survey
13. The Canadian Census: A Rich Portrait of the Country's Religious and Ethnocultural Diversity
14. After School: Keeping International Students In-Province
15. The Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Online Course is Upgraded and Expanded

Events and Webinars
16. Research in Action: The Effects of Precarious Immigration Status on Health, Nov 1, 2:30pm
17. 2021 Census Webinar Series: Immigration, Ethnocultural and Religious Diversity, and Migration. English Webinar, Nov 2, 1-2:30 pm ET. French Webinar, Nov 2, 11am-12:30pm ET
18. MCC webinar on Welcoming the Stranger, Nov 3, 7-8pm
19. La Semaine nationale de l'immigration francophone, Du 6 au 12 novembre 2022
20. WRCF Do More Good Dialogues - Conversations in Communities, Nov 8-18
21. Addressing Inequities within Environmental Sustainability, Nov 22, 11- 1pm
22. Towards Equity and Anti-Racism in Canada's Immigration System, Nov 24-26

In the News
23. Idea Exchange seeking donations to grow seed library CityNews Everywhere, Oct 30, 2022

24. Kitchener’s new councillors ready to serve The Record, Oct 28, 2022
25. Economic factors could explain rise in anglophone immigration: Quebec researcher CTV News, Oct 28, 2022
26. Now open at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum: Dibaajimowin, Stories from this Land Around the Region, Oct 27, 2022
27. Regional voters cast ballots for change and more diversity of leadership CityNews Everywhere, Oct 27, 2022
28. ARE YOU OK?: Survey to help newly-elected officials answer critical needs in Waterloo Region Waterloo Chronicle, Oct 27, 2022
29. Colleen James is looking for change at Waterloo Region council Waterloo Chronicle, Oct 26, 2022
30. ‘We’re going to be there’: KW Counselling Services reopens walk-in clinic to address growing mental health needs Waterloo Chronicle, Oct 24, 2022
31. Cambridge city hall Islamic heritage display aims to educate, spread love CBC News, Oct 23, 2022
32. Ghanaian entrepreneur connects with his West African customers through food: Andrew Coppolino CBC News, Oct 22, 2022

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