Check out: "Sept 25, 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. September 30th: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
2. Join the 7th Annual Waterloo Region Migration Film Festival - #WRMigFest
December 1st to 18th, 2023
3. Hey Waterloo Region! Check this out!
4. The Temporary Resident Services Survey is closing soon!
5. Immigration Partnership Annual Report 2022-2023

Immigration Partnership Resources
6. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
7. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook

Community Partner Highlights
8. Settlement Services
9. Language Learning Services
10. Health & Mental Health Services
11. Employment Services
12. Francophone Services
13. On September 28th, the Belonging Expo is Back – and bigger!
14. Kitchener Public Library Strategic Plan Survey
15. Early Learning and Childcare Navigators in Waterloo Region

Refugee Integration Updates
16. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
17. In Solidarity with Ukraine
18. Experts Insights Webinar Series 2023/24
Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
19. The P2P 2023 Jean Mc Rae Legacy Award for a Newcomer Youth
20. Do you have an Idea to Help Bring People Together in Waterloo?
21. Resilient Communities Fund: Apply for funding to help your non-profit organization recover and build capacity, resilience and sustainability.
22. Government of Canada launches two new Calls for Proposals to strengthen gender equality
23. New Horizons for Seniors Program
24. Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
25. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
26. Front-end Processes for Refugee Claimants
27. Un Guide Pour Tous
28. Find a Mentor to Help you Become a Licensed health Professional in Canada
29. Implementing the Right to Housing in Canada Toolkit for Tenant Leaders

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
30. How to Support Clients Who Are Making a Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) Applications, September 27, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
31. Ensuring Equitable Health Care Through Interpretation: From Concept to Practice, September 27, 2023, 1:00 PM
32. Online Workshop for Non-academic Career Paths for PhD Graduates in Migration Studies, September 28, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
33. Cambridge Employment Expo, September 29, 2023, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Cambridge Hotel and Conference Centre, 700 Hespeler Rd, Cambridge
34. Quantum Wampum, Opens September 30, 2023 - THE MUSEUM, 10 King Street West, Kitchener
35. Grant Writing for Racialized Communities Workshop, October 5 & 11, 2023, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
36. Supporting IENs to Relaunch and Flourish in their Nursing Career in Canada, October 18, 2023, 1:00 PM
37. Launch of Waterloo Region’s 2023 Vital Signs Report, October 9, 2023, 1:00 PM
38. Kindred Radiant Ladies Night Gala, October 8, 2023 – St. George Banquet Hall, Waterloo
39. Neighbourhood Summit, Nov. 9, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM - Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex Community Pavilion
40. Building Community: it's more than housing, Nov. 16, 2023, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
41. Pathways to Prosperity 2023 National Conference, Nov. 19 - 23, 2023 - Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal
42. Learn to Successfully Structure Orientation for Internationally Educated Health Professionals, November 22, 2023, 1:00 PM

Newcomer Services
43. Tutoring Program, Every Monday, until Dec. 25, 2023, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Youth Hub at the Family Centre, 65 Hanson Avenue, Kitchener
44. Focus on Leadership, Every Tuesday starting on September 12, 2023, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Idea Exchange, Queen's Square in Cambridge Street, Cambridge
45. 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
46. Citizenship Support Group, Every Wednesday, Sept. 13 - Nov. 29, 2023, 5:30PM -7:00PM, 800 King St. W (1st floor), Kitchener
47. English Conversation Circles - Starting Sept. 18 - Dec. 14, 2023 - Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo
48. Strengthening Families Program, Starting September 20, 2023. Bi-weekly, Wednesdays, 5:30PM -8:30PM, Camino, 400 Queen St. South, Kitchener
49. 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
50. Women's English Conversation Circle - Every Thursday, Sept. 21 - Nov. 2, 2023, 10:00AM - 11:30AM, 85 Queen St. N (Room C), Kitchener
51. Basic Computer Skills for Newcomers, Sept. 25 & 26, 2023, 6:00PM - 8:00PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
52. Let’s Talk, Every Wednesday, October 4 – November 22, 2023, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
53. 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

News
54. New program looks to connect immigrants, employers in Waterloo Region from The Record, September 25, 2023
55. ‘We have a duty to inform ourselves’ says a Kitchener couple who joined ‘Friendship Walk’ to learn about the Haldimand Tract that crosses through Waterloo Region from The Record, September 23, 2023
56. Government of Canada launches two new Calls for Proposals to strengthen gender equality from Women and Gender Equality Canada, September 22, 2023
57. Ontario Investing to Find Long-term Housing for Asylum Claimants from Ontario Newsroom, September 18, 2023
58. New anti-hate street harassment bylaw in Waterloo Region counters hate and racism from The Record, September 18, 2023

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