Check out: "September 3, 2024 Immigration Weekly" for the latest events, information and resources related to immigration in Waterloo Region.

Territorial Acknowledgement

Immigration Partnership Highlights
1. Join Welcoming Week 2024!
2. The Waterloo Region Migration Film Festival is Here! Host a Community Film Screening for WRMFF 2024
3. 2024 Waterloo Region Immigration Profile highlighting growth and diversity is available!
4. Nominate someone for the 2024 Newcomer Landlord Awards! Do you know an exceptional landlord who makes the difference?
5. Beyond One Size Fits All: Understand and Support the Region's Global Talent
6. Check out the Immigration Partnership's 2023-2024 Annual Report!
7. The fourth and final session of the Brown Bag Lunch Learning Series is coming soon!
8. Immigrant Survey Results & Snapshots
9. Other Publications

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

New to Waterloo Region? Our partners can help!
13. Settlement Services
14. Language Learning Services
15. Health & Mental Health Services
16. Employment Services
17. Francophone Services
18. Apply to the cours de langue pour les immigrants au Canada (CLIC) Program, learn French and achieve your goals with Collège Boréal!
19. Racism and Discrimination Experienced by Racialized Newcomers When Accessing Settlement Services in Southwestern Ontario
20. Building the future of hospital care, together!
21. OCASI Leaders' Forum 2024. Shaping Tomorrow: Navigating Change Together
22. Pathways to Prosperity 2024 National Conference

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
23. Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) funding opportunity for initiatives that advance racial equity in our community
24. Eligible organizations can apply for up to $25,000 for projects that are led by seniors and are volunteer based
25. Ontario Endowment for Children and Youth in Recreation Fund is now accepting applications
26. Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) is now accepting applications for the Arts Grants Fund
27. Building better neighbourhoods with a LoveMyHood matching grant
28. Call for Indigenous Artists: Honouring Lands and Waterways
29. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
30. Differences in confidence in public institutions across generations of Canadians
31. Front-end Processes for Refugee Claimants
32. Un Guide Pour Tous
33. Mentor Me
34. Snapshot of Hate in Waterloo Region
35. The Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) Settlement Program
36. The Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project Toolkit
37. The Settling in French in Ontario – Settlement Guide
38. Social Media Toolkit for immigrant-serving organizations

La Communauté en Français
39. La semaine nationale de l’accueil
40. Le Forum des Leaders d'OCASI 2024. Façonner notre lendemain : naviguer ensemble dans les eaux du changement
41. Guide d’accueil pour les nouveaux arrivants francophone
42. PRAIDA : Stratégies de soutien aux demandeurs d’asile au Canada

Workforce Corner
43. Throwback Episode - Behind the Business podcast
44. P4E Job Fair
45. Kitchener/Waterloo Career Fair and Training Expo Canada
46. Workplace Leadership Conference Canada
47. Grow your skills with Google Career Certificates!
48. Be Well, Lead Well
49. Disabilities Mentoring Day (DMD) 2024
50. National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4) Upcoming Webinars

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
51. Newcomer Info Night
52. March of 1.000 Umbrellas
53. Lumen
54. Multicultural Festival of Elmira
55. Rainbow Diversity Training 101 & 201
56. Oktoberfest
57. UWaterloo Gidinawendamin/Ska’nikú•lát 21st Annual Pow Wow
58. IndeFest 2024
59. KW Latin Festival
60. Ride for Refuge
Newcomer Services
61. Pre-Employment Program
62. English Conversation Circle
63. We Belong – Introduction to Photography for Newcomer Seniors

News
64. Canada ends temporary public policy allowing visitors to apply for work permits from within the country from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Newsroom, Aug. 28, 2024
65. Immigration Minister concerned about ‘unsustainable growth’ of temporary foreign workers from CBC News, Aug. 28, 2024
66. Immigration minister says upcoming changes to permanent resident levels 'not cosmetic,' but 'significant' from CTV News, Aug. 26, 2024
67. Minister Boissonnault reducing the number of temporary foreign workers in Canada from Employment and Social Development Canada, Aug. 26, 2024
68. PM says fall immigration levels plan will look at both permanent and temporary residents from CBC, Aug. 26, 2024
69. Extended work and study permit measures for Ukrainians in Canada from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Newsroom, Aug. 23, 2024

Funders’ acknowledgment