Check out: "October 7, 2024 Immigration Weekly" for the latest events, information and resources related to immigration in Waterloo Region.

Territorial Acknowledgement

Immigration Partnership Highlights
1. Job Fair for full-time and professional roles
2. REGISTER NOW! - The final session of the 2024 Brown Bag Lunch Learning Series is coming up in December!
3. The 2024 Immigration Partnership Partner Survey is Live
4. Are you a leader or change maker in our community? Please save the date!
5. 2024 Waterloo Region Immigration Profile highlights growth and diversity!
6. Check out the Immigration Partnership's 2023-2024 Annual Report!
7. Immigrant Survey Results & Snapshots
8. Other Publications

Immigration Partnership Resources
9. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
10. Racial Equity WR
11. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook

New to Waterloo Region? Our partners can help!
12. Settlement Services
13. Language Learning Services
14. Health & Mental Health Services
15. Employment Services
16. Francophone Services
17. Grassroots Response is looking for passionate individuals to join its board of directors
18. The Waterloo Regional Police Service Board is encouraging residents of Waterloo Region to provide their input into the Waterloo Regional Police Service’s (WRPS) 2025 Budget

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
19. 2024 Elevation Refugee Scholarship
20. The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) is accepting applications from organizations working on anti-racism projects in Canada
21. The 2025 Community Grant cycle is now open!
22. Grow Grants funding applications opening soon!
23. Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Entrepreneurs (RAISE) Grant Program
24. Call for Indigenous Artists: Honouring Lands and Waterways
25. Applications for the RISE Fund grant is now being accepted!
26. Building better neighbourhoods with a LoveMyHood matching grant
27. The new Canada Community Security Program is now accepting applications
28. International Agri-Food Workers Welcoming Communities Initiative
29. Applications for the 2025 Community Grants Program are now open
30. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
31. Kids Help Phone
32. WelcomeOntario information hub
33. Keys to the Future: Unlocking Adequate Housing for Refugees & Refugee Claimants in Canada - July 2024
34. How to Talk to Newcomers About Nutrition—Without Being a Nutritionist - Switchboard - August 2024
35. The-Municipal-Role-in-Immigration-and-Settlement-Contradictions-and-Challenges-Final.pdf - Summer 2024
36. 2024 Literacy and Immigration Discussion Paper - ENG
37. The Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) Settlement Program
38. The Settling in French in Ontario – Settlement Guide
39. "Combatting Racism and Discrimination in the Settlement Sector"

La Communauté en Français
40. L'HALLOWEEN de L'AFKW 2024
41. Destination Canada Tourisme-Hôtellerie-Restauration
42. Guide d’accueil pour les nouveaux arrivants francophone
43. PRAIDA : Stratégies de soutien aux demandeurs d’asile au Canada

Workforce Corner
44. Business Ownership Diversity Dashboard
45. Behind the Business podcast - Season 2
46. Get certified to work in your trade (Electrician, Plumber and HVAC) in Ontario!
47. Business Plan 101
48. The Dynamics of Employer Participation in Immigrant Economic Inclusion across Cities, Regions, and Sectors
49. Be Well, Lead Well
50. Challenger Truck and Transport Info Session
51. Disabilities Mentoring Day (DMD) 2024
52. Bridging the Gap
53. Virtual learning sessions for employers across Canada
54. National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4) Upcoming Webinars

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
55. Oktoberfest Lunch
56. Thanksgiving Parade
57. Indigenous Sharing Circles with Kelly Welch
58. Rainbow Diversity Training 101 & 201
59. Remembrance Reflections Poppy Making Workshop
60. Deepavali
61. Neighbourhood Summit

Newcomer Services
62. Pre-Employment Program
63. Interview Skills
64. What do employers want?
65. Newcomer Women’s Group in Arabic
66. English Conversation Circle
67. Newcomer Older Adults: Well being workshops & older adult support group
68. Weekly Drop-in Employment Support
69. Weekly Drop-in Employment Support
70. English Conversation Circle
71. Get hired! Series
72. Strategic Resume Writing Workshop

News
73. Number of student and senior volunteers declining in Waterloo Region from Waterloo Region Record, Oct 6, 2024
74. Eligible, low-risk applicants to continue benefiting from streamlined immigration medical examination requirements from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Newsroom, October 4, 2024

Funders’ acknowledgment