Check out: "October 4, 2021 Immigration Weekly"  for the latest events, information and resources related to COVID-19 and immigration in Waterloo Region. Find out about:

Immigration Partnership Updates

1. There Are Many Ways that Waterloo Region Residents Can Help Afghans and Other Refugees Restart Their Lives

Community Partner Highlights

2. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open
3. APPLY NOW: Interpreter Training Opportunity for Pashtu/Dari Speakers
4. The Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF)’s Racial Equity Fund is Accepting Applications
5. Applications for City of Waterloo Boards and Committees Now Open

Federal, Provincial and Local Updates

6. Prep underway in Waterloo region to begin vaccinating children 5 to 11 against COVID-19
7. Ontario expands mental health support program for farmers across province

COVID-19 Information and Resources

8. Labour Shortage Hampering Post-Pandemic Recovery for Businesses in Canada, Study Finds

Other Information and Resources

9. October 1 Marks the Beginning of Canadian Islamic History Month
10. Islamic Heritage Month Event With Author Uzma Jalaluddin, Oct 6, 7-8pm
11. Learn Some Facts About Canadian Islamic History
12. Islamophobia: How to Prevent and End it
13. New Grant Program from the Ontario Government to Support Community-Based Anti-Racism Initiatives
14. Transformative Resilience through Collective Action: A Study on Migrant Organizing in Toronto

Virtual Events and Webinars

15. Fourth Annual Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion (SI4RI) Conference: Sowing Innovation in the Cracks of Crisis, Oct 4-5, 8:30am-12pm
16. Multiculturalism @50: Diversity, Inclusion and Eliminating Racism, Oct 6-8
17. Launch of Waterloo Region's 2021 Vital Signs: Vital Focus on Affordable Housing Across the Region, Oct 7, 1-2pm
18. Virtual Town Hall Meeting with Police Chief, Bryan Larkin, WR Police Services, Oct 12, 6:30-8pm
19. Let's Talk Newcomer Youth Fall 2021, Oct 13-Dec 1, Wednesday, 6pm
20. Tech Jam From Home, Oct 21, 12-6pm
21. Ensuring No One is Left Behind: The Virtual Care Equity Matrix, Oct 27, 12-1pm

COVID 19 Coverage and other News

22. Few complaints about businesses checking for COVID-19 vaccine passports in 1st week CBC News, Sept 29, 2021
23. 'Making money off of our trauma': London Indigenous artist says her orange shirt designs being stolen, sold CBC News, Sept 29, 2021
24. Local experts speak on challenges facing BIPOC women in tech sector, need for representation CBC News, Sept 27, 2021
25. A guide to COVID-19 school outbreak protocols across Canada CBC News, Sept 27, 2021

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