Immigrant Survey
Your story counts!
The Waterloo Region Immigrant Survey invites immigrants, refugees, refugee claimants, international students, temporary workers, and their families to share their experiences living in Waterloo Region.
The survey helps community organizations better understand newcomer experiences related to belonging, wellbeing, integration, and inclusion, while helping inform future planning and community initiatives.
The survey is now live and will remain open until May 31, 2026.
About the survey
- The survey takes approximately 10–20 minutes to complete.
- It is available in Arabic (العربية), Chinese (中文), French (Français), Serbian (Cрпски), Spanish (español), Tigrinya (ትግርኛ), and Ukrainian (українська).
- If you need accommodation support or would like to complete the survey by phone, email, or paper copy, please contact or call (226) 753-1607.
Why participate?
By completing the survey, you can help:
- Inform community planning
- Share feedback with over 60 organizations across Waterloo Region
- Contribute to a stronger and more inclusive community
- Enter a prize draw, (including a $200 gift certificate, three $100 gift certificates and ten $10 Tim Horton's gift cards)
Please encourage your family, friends, neighbours, and co-workers to participate.
This research project has been reviewed and approved by the Laurier REB 9467. Additional information about the survey, including the consent letter is available. You can also explore past Immigrant Survey reports on the Knowledge Hub and Archive of this website.
If you have questions, you can contact Dan Vandebelt at ImmigrationPartnership@regionofwaterloo.ca