Check out: "Sept 20, 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. Building Community Through Immigration at a Glance, Q3 Update
2. How to Donate to Help Refugees Build a New Life in Our Region
3. Election Day: Exercising Your Right to Vote
4. Webinar for Employers: Developing Strategies and Tools for Harnessing International Talent in the Workplace, Sept 22
5. Grant Writing Workshop for Waterloo Region Ethno-Cultural Groups

Community Partner Highlights

6. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open

Federal, Provincial and Local Updates

7. IRCC asks travellers to resubmit visitor visa application if sent before September 7
8. Cities of Kitchener, Waterloo also introducing mandatory vaccine policy for employees
9. Wilmot Township announces mandatory vaccine guideline
10. Ontario Releasing Guidance to Support Proof of Vaccination Policy
11. Ontario's vaccine certificate system: What to know and what it will look like
12. Health Canada has approved new monikers for Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines

COVID-19 Information and Resources

13. Health Canada has approved new monikers for Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines

Other Information and Resources

14. Applications Open for the Free Entrepreneur Program for Newcomers at Conestoga College
15. “Remember Me, Remember Us” Walk in Honour of Residential Schools' Victims
16. Non Profit Transferable Skills Survey
17. Leadership Waterloo Region Housing Solutions Report

Virtual Events and Webinars

18. Online English Conversation Circles in Kitchener–Waterloo, Fall 2021
19. Investing in Women's Futures Ecommerce Program, Sept 20-Nov 26, 10am-1pm
20. Online Citizenship Support Group - Tuesday Sessions, Sept 21-Nov 2, 7-8pm
21. Online Citizenship Support Group - Thursday Sessions, Sept 23-Nov 4, 7-8pm
22. Transitioning Back to Work: A Discussion in Compassionate Leadership, Sept 23, 1-2pm
23. No Vaccine Against Hate: The Implications of COVID-related Anti-Asian Racism on Migration and Integration, Sept 23, 12-1pm EDT
24. B2B Virtual Fair for Employers, Sept 28-29
25. Online Course: Bridging the Intercultural Gap, Sept 29- Oct 27
26. Hiring, Discrimination and Newcomer Resilience, Sept 30, 12:15-1:30pm
27. Let's Talk Newcomer Youth Fall 2021, Oct 13-Dec 1, Wednesday, 6pm
28. The Francophone Newcomer Experience, Oct 13, 1pm
29. Tech Jam From Home, Oct 21, 12-6pm

COVID 19 Coverage and other News

30. Region launches next phase of anti-racism campaign Observer, Sept 16, 2021
31. First-time voters defy pandemic restrictions to cast ballot The Record, Sept 18, 2021
32. Afghan interpreter reunited with family on Canadian soil CTV News, Sep 18, 2021
33. Canadian mayors pen open letter to federal parties for urgent action on housing and homelessness Vote Housing, Sept 17, 2021
34. New fund to help groups working to resettle Afghan, other refugees in Waterloo region CBC News Sept 16, 2021
35. Open letter urges federal leaders to improve job access for internationally trained physicians National Post, Sept 16, 2021
36. From Kabul to Kitchener: local man claiming to be on the run from Taliban and asking for help getting home Kitchener Today, Sept 16, 2021
37. Federal Election 2021: What you need to know about immigration policy Atlantic Canada News, Sept 15, 2021

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