Check out: "Sept 5, 2023 Immigration Weekly"

Posted on Tuesday September 05, 2023

Check out: "Sept 5, 2023 Immigration Weekly" for the latest events, information and resources related to immigration in Waterloo Region. Find out about:

Territorial Acknowledgement

Immigration Partnership Highlights
1. CBRCanada Community of Practice - "ChatGPT as Junior Researcher", September 8, 2023, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
2. Welcoming Week takes place from September 8 to 17
3. 2023 Newcomer Landlord Awards' nominations are closing soon!
4. Creative Approaches for Hiring and Retaining Immigrant Employees
5. Hey Waterloo Region! Check this out!
6. Immigration Partnership Annual Report 2022-2023
Immigration Partnership Resources
7. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
8. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook

Community Partner Highlights
9. Settlement Services
10. Language Learning Services
11. Health & Mental Health Services
12. Employment Services
13. Early Learning and Childcare Navigators in Waterloo Region
14. You can make a difference and it starts with a simple action
15. Kitchener Public Library Strategic Plan Survey
16. On September 28th, the Belonging Expo is Back – and bigger!
17. My Connected Care: Transforming Healthcare Experiences through Grand River Hospital and St. Mary's General Hospital Partnership

Refugee Integration Updates
18. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
19. In Solidarity with Ukraine
20. Encountering Ukraine: Reading in Solidarity

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
21. 2023 SVP Investee Grant applications are now open to all registered charities serving Waterloo Region
22. Help improve the credential recognition for international and out-of-province workers
23. New Horizons for Seniors Program
24. Anti-hate Security and Prevention Grant
25. Youth in Recreation Fund
26. Arts Grants Fund
27. Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
28. Do you have an Idea to Help Bring People Together?
29. Resilient Communities Fund: Apply for funding to help your non-profit organization recover and build capacity, resilience and sustainability.
30. Equitable Service Planning & delivery: A new toolkit
31. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

Resources
32. Front-end Processes for Refugee Claimants
33. Un Guide Pour Tous
34. Find a Mentor to Help you Become a Licensed health Professional in Canada
35. Immigrant serving Agencies Responding to COVID by Jill Hanley - YouTube
36. Advocacy and Resilience in the Immigrant Settlement Sector by John Shields – YouTube
37. Implementing the Right to Housing in Canada Toolkit for Tenant Leaders

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
38. How to Prepare for a Job Fair, September 7, 2023, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Country Hills Community Centre, 100 Rittenhouse Rd, Kitchener
39. Focus on Employment, Every Wednesday starting on September 10, 2023, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cambridge Food Bank Boardroom
40. Focus on Leadership, Every Tuesday starting on September 12, 2023, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Idea Exchange, Queen's Square in Cambridge Street, Cambridge
41. Cambridge Newcomer Connections, September 16, 2023, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Cambridge Centre for the Arts, 60 Dickson Street, Cambridge
42. Multicultural Festival of Elmira, September 16, 2023, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Gibson Park, 17 First St. W, Elmira
43. Strengthening Families Program, Starting September 20, 2023. Bi-weekly, Wednesdays, 5:30PM -8:30PM, Camino, 400 Queen St. South, Kitchener
44. Fostering Community Integration and Building Linkages When Hiring Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs), September 20, 2023, 1:00 PM
45. Ride for Refuge, September 23, 2023 – 3:00 PM, Doon Valley Golf Course, 500 Doon Valley Dr., Kitchener
46. Ensuring Equitable Health Care Through Interpretation: From Concept to Practice, September 27, 2023, 1:00 PM
47. Cambridge Employment Expo, September 29, 2023, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Cambridge Hotel and Conference Centre, 700 Hespeler Rd, Cambridge
48. Quantum Wampum, Opens September 30, 2023 - THE MUSEUM, 10 King Street West, Kitchener
49. Supporting IENs to Relaunch and Flourish in their Nursing Career in Canada, October 18, 2023, 1:00 PM
50. Kindred Radiant Ladies Night Gala, October 8, 2023 – St. George Banquet Hall, Waterloo

Jobs & Volunteer Opportunities
51. Reception House Waterloo Region is looking for new talent!

News
52. Canada shut its land border to asylum seekers. More refugees came anyway from CTV News, Sept 2, 2023
53. Blog post - IRCC Consultation report leading up to the next National Call for Proposals from Knowledge Mobilization for Settlement, August 31, 2023
54. Kitchener adopts new strategic plan to shape city’s future from The Record, August 29, 2023

Funders’ acknowledgment

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