Check out: "Sept 18, 2023 Immigration Weekly"

Check out: "Sept 18, 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. Welcoming Week concludes with heartwarming events!
2. Hey Waterloo Region! Check this out!
3. The Temporary Resident Services Survey is now open!
4. Immigration Partnership Annual Report 2022-2023
Immigration Partnership Resources
5. Interpretation Best Practices Checklist
6. Waterloo Region Employer Playbook

Community Partner Highlights
7. Settlement Services
8. Language Learning Services
9. Health & Mental Health Services
10. Employment Services
11. Francophone Services
12. On September 28th, the Belonging Expo is Back – and bigger!
13. Kitchener Public Library Strategic Plan Survey
14. Early Learning and Childcare Navigators in Waterloo Region

Refugee Integration Updates
15. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
16. In Solidarity with Ukraine
17. Experts Insights Webinar Series 2023/24
18. Encountering Ukraine: Reading in Solidarity

Initiatives & Funding Opportunities
19. Arts Grants Fund
20. The P2P 2023 Jean Mc Rae Legacy Award for a Newcomer Youth
21. Do you have an Idea to Help Bring People Together in Waterloo?
22. Resilient Communities Fund: Apply for funding to help your non-profit organization recover and build capacity, resilience and sustainability.
23. New Horizons for Seniors Program
24. Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
25. What Does it Mean to Be a Host

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

Events and Webinars
Upcoming Events
32. Fostering Community Integration and Building Linkages When Hiring Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs), September 20, 2023, 1:00 PM
33. Ride for Refuge, September 23, 2023 – 3:00 PM, Doon Valley Golf Course, 500 Doon Valley Dr., Kitchener
34. Lumen 2023 Festival, September 23, 2023, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
35. How to Support Clients Who Are Making a Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) Applications, September 27, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
36. Ensuring Equitable Health Care Through Interpretation: From Concept to Practice, September 27, 2023, 1:00 PM
37. Online Workshop for Non-academic Career Paths for PhD Graduates in Migration Studies, September 28, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
38. Cambridge Employment Expo, September 29, 2023, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Cambridge Hotel and Conference Centre, 700 Hespeler Rd, Cambridge
39. Quantum Wampum, Opens September 30, 2023 - THE MUSEUM, 10 King Street West, Kitchener
40. Supporting IENs to Relaunch and Flourish in their Nursing Career in Canada, October 18, 2023, 1:00 PM
41. Kindred Radiant Ladies Night Gala, October 8, 2023 – St. George Banquet Hall, Waterloo
Newcomer Services
42. 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
43. Citizenship Support Group, Every Wednesday, Sept. 13 - Nov. 29, 2023, 5:30PM -7:00PM, 800 King St. W (1st floor), Kitchener
44. English Conversation Circles - Starting Sept. 18 - Dec. 14, 2023
Mondays, 6:00PM - 7:30PM - 800 King St. W (3rd floor); Tuesdays, 11:00AM - 12:30PM - Kitchener Public Library, Central Location; Wednesdays, 6:30PM - 8:30PM - McCormick Public Library, Waterloo; Thursdays, 10:00AM - 11:30AM - Chaplin Family YMCA, 250 Hespeler Rd., Cambridge
45. Strengthening Families Program, Starting September 20, 2023. Bi-weekly, Wednesdays, 5:30PM -8:30PM, Camino, 400 Queen St. South, Kitchener
46. Women's English Conversation Circle - Every Thursday, Sept. 21 - Nov. 2, 2023, 10:00AM - 11:30AM, 85 Queen St. N (Room C), Kitchener
47. Basic Computer Skills for Newcomers, Sept. 25 & 26, 2023, 6:00PM - 8:00PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
48. Let’s Talk, Every Wednesday, October 4 – November 22, 2023, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
49. Navigating the Ontario Health Care System for Newcomers, Nov. 11, 2023, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener

News
50. Local author reflects on conversations with children about identity and racism from CBC News, September 18, 2023
51. Migrant march for permanent residency fills downtown streets Sunday from CBC News, September 17, 2023
52. Citizenship ceremony to mark Welcoming Week from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Newsroom, September 14, 2023
53. Chronic homelessness in Waterloo Region could triple by 2028 if unhoused aren’t supported: regional report on ending homelessness from the Record, September 12, 2023
54. No new money for asylum seekers after Toronto mayor meets refugees minister from Global News, September 12, 2023
55. Education export: an industry in dire need of a babysitter from University World News, September 9, 2023

Funders’ acknowledgment