Check out: "Sept 26, 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. Next Application Deadline Approaching
2. Building Community Through Immigration at a Glance, Q3 Update
3. Oct 18: Beyond Orientation: Integrating and Retaining Immigrants in the Workplace

Community Partner Highlights
4. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open

Afghan and Other Refugee Integration Updates
5. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
6. Canada’s immigration minister leaves door open to extending Afghan resettlement programs.
7. In Solidarity with Ukraine

Other Information and Resources
8. Volunteer Engagement and Recruitment Survey

Special Themes
9. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
10. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2022 Events
11. What You Need to Know About National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
12. Wear Orange on Sept 30

Events and Webinars
13. Carizon Fall Youth Programs
14. Practice Your English, Sept 26-Nov 21, 3-4pm
15. Healthy Women Together, Sept 21- Oct 11, 12pm and 4pm
16. Growing Stronger Adult Trauma Program Sept 22- Dec 15, 1-3pm
17. Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppression Approaches when Working with Immigrants and Refugees, Sept 29, 1:30-2:30pm EST
18. SettleNet.org/Réseau-Étab.org: A platform for settlement practitioners, Sept 29, 1pm EST
19. English Conversation Circle, Oct 1- Nov 5, 9:30-11am
20. Parent's Talk it Through, Oct 3-Nov 21, 11am-12:30pm
21. Affordable Housing World Cafe, Oct 4, 9am-12pm
22. Let’s Talk Program for Newcomer Youth, Oct 5-Nov 23, 5-7pm
23. Tea and talk Women's Group, Oct 7-Nov 25, 10-11:30am
24. La Semaine nationale de l'immigration francophone, Du 6 au 12 novembre 2022

COVID 19 Coverage and other News
25. Ontarians 18+ Eligible for Bivalent Booster Starting Sept 26 Ontario Newsroom, Sept 25, 2022
26. Federal government opens up express entry system to foreign doctors CBC news, Sep 25, 2022
27. Popular walking tour highlights Black history in Berlin, Kitchener CityNews Everywhere, Sept 24, 2022
28. Looking at what's planned for Oktoberfest CityNews Everywhere, Sept 23, 2022
29. Just over 6 per cent of local kids under 5 roll up sleeves for COVID-19 vaccine CityNews Everywhere, Sept 22, 2022
30. Ontario Strengthens Cultural and Economic Vitality of Francophonie Ontario Newsroom, Sept 21, 2022
31. Your Voice Against Racism: Munira Kassam Haddad Waterloo Chronicle, Sept 21, 2022
32. YMCA of Three Rivers announces new president and CEO CityNews Everywhere, Sept 17, 2022

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