Check out this week's "Immigration Weekly" (July 08, 2019)

Check out this week’s “Immigration Weekly (July 08, 2019)" for upcoming events, information and resources related to immigration and newcomers to Waterloo Region. Find out about:

Events and Programs
1. “Immigration Matters Waterloo Region” survey (THE DEADLINE FOR THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO SUNDAY JULY 14
2. "Let’s Talk Summer Camp” (July 8-18, Mon-Thu, 1-5pm; NEEDS REGISTRATION: deadline July 10)
3. “While Walls Are Being Built…Choose Welcome” information event (July 09, 12 pm)
4. “Kultrún World Music” Festival (Jul 13-14)
5. “Job Search Strategies in Canada” webinar (July 24, 11 am)

Resource and Information
6. “CLEO Connect” website
7. Immigration Partnership Spring Newsletter has arrived: "Unleashing the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Immigrants"
8. Volunteers Needed for New Community Wellbeing Advisory Committee

In the News
9. Five things to know about Canadian immigration detention centres (National Post) -
10. Citizenship question causing an uproar in US has been part of Canada's census since 1901 (CBC News) -
11. Premier François Legal outlines plans for bringing skilled foreign workers to Quebec (CIC News) -
12. More than 92000 immigrants admitted to Canada through Express Entry in 2018, year-end report shows (CIC News)
13. Canada supports Francophone minority communities (IRCC News)
14. New Canadians more optimistic than the rest of the country, poll suggests (CBC News)

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