Check out: "June 21, 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. ATTENTION: Deadline Extended For the Immigrant Survey: June 27
2. TOMORROW: Employer Webinar - Bilingualism: Adding Value in the Workplace
3. ICYM! "Local Immigrant Connector and Mentorship Programs: Offering A Source of Immigrant Talent" Webinar Recording

Community Service Updates

4. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open
5. This Week is K-W Multicultural Festival!
6. Motion Calling: Permanent Residents Be Entitled to Be an Elector in Local Elections for Municipal Councils and School Boards
7. The Truth is Hard. Reconciliation is Harder. Indigenous History Month Keynote Speaker

Federal, Provincial and Local Updates

8. Individuals approved for permanent residence may travel to Canada as of June 21
9. Further reopening may be delayed for Waterloo Region: Dr. Wang: Waterloo Region still has the highest case rate in Ontario
10. Residents of 10 Delta variant hot spots, which includes Waterloo Region, and who got first shots on or before May 30 can book second doses starting Wednesday
11. Region offers advice on how to change your vaccine appointment
12. Redman releases statement on Delta COVID-19 spread
13. Accelerated second dose eligibility continues ahead of schedule
14. Fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents will be able to enter Canada without undergoing quarantine starting the night of July 5, the federal government announced today

COVID-19 Information and Resources

15. Growing Displacement Despite Pandemic
16. Immigration and the Success of Canada’s Post-Pandemic Economy
17. COVID-19 Safe Ambassador Program

National Indigenous Peoples Day

18. Strengthening Relations Between Newcomers and Indigenous Peoples
19. Canada’s Indigenous Peoples Greet Newcomers in Educational Video
20. The Oath of Citizenship will Now Recognize First Nations, Inuit and Métis Rights and Treaties
21. Ways to Mark National Indigenous Peoples Day in Waterloo region, Guelph and Area

Other Information and Resources

22. World Refugee Day – Resources
23. Canada Announces An Expansion to Canada's Refugee Program
24. Immigrant Job seekers: Explore Careers That Don't Require Long-Term Training!
25. Free Training Opportunities in the Skilled Trades

Covid-19 and Community Virtual Events and Webinars

26. (Re) Think “Crime” Prevention Through An Upstream Lens, June 21, 6:30-8:30pm
27. Workplace Sexual Harassment Info Workshop in Turkish, June 22, 6-7:30pm
28. What Are Entry Jobs Really About? Wind Turbine Technician Edition, June 22, 4-5pm
29. Resilience and Refuge, June 23, 12:15-1:30pm
30. Immigrant and Refugee Services for SOGIE Diverse Newcomers (LGBTQ2S+ Services), June 23, 1pm
31. Business and Economic Support Team of Waterloo Region (BESTWR)– Supporting & Advocating for Local Business During Covid-19, June 23, 1-2pm
32. Social Assistance + Immigration Webinar, June 23, 10:30am-12pm
33. How to Hire Youth in a Post-Pandemic Economy, June 23, 11am-12;30pm
34. Supporting Job Seekers in the Work From Home Reality, June 24, 11am-12pm

COVID 19 Coverage and other News

35. Retiring Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella optimistic about Canada's march toward equality CBC News, June 21, 2021
36. 6 Indigenous artists you need to know in 2021, CBC News, June 21, 2021
37. Canada to announce easing of some travel restrictions after passing vaccination threshold CBC News, June 20 , 2021
38. They qualified for Canada's special immigration program — only to learn they won't be able to work… The Star, June 20, 2021
39. 'Inclusion is the new protection': One-on-one with the head of the UN's refugee agency
40. 'Taunted and harassed' as a youth, judge Mahmud Jamal receives historic Supreme Court...
CTV News, June 19, 2021
41. Refugees plead with Ottawa to bring their children, spouses from war-ravaged Gaza CBC News, June 18, 2021
42. Canada locks up Black immigrants, asylum seekers longer than other detainees: report CBC News, June 18, 2021
43. How can our community fight racism together? Waterloo Chronicle, June 18, 2021
44. Vaccine deliveries enough to fully vaccinate all eligible Canadians by end of July Kitchener Today, June 18, 2021
45. Ontario takes action to support access to French-language education Ontario Newsroom, June 17, 2021
46. As one of Ontario's Delta variant hot spots, the region looks to encourage more people to get first vaccinations Kitchener Today, June 16, 2021
47. Waterloo Catholic high school teachers will teach students in person and online simultaneously in September Cambridge Times, June 16, 2021

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