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Check out: “February 3, 2025 Immigration Weekly” for the latest events, information and resources related to immigration in Waterloo Region. Territorial Acknowledgement Immigration Partnership Highlights 1.

Funding will strengthen the welcoming and integration of refugees and immigrants to the region Waterloo Region - The Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership, together with the Region of Waterloo and Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF), is pleased to announce funding for local initiatives from the Immigration Partnership Fund for Immigrant and Refugee Initiatives and the Fund for Immigrant Economic Wellbeing.

The Immigration Partnership of Waterloo Region is pleased to announce a contribution by the Cloverleaf Foundation to the Immigration Partnership Fund for Immigrant and Refugee Initiatives at the Waterloo Region Community Foundation.

Waterloo Region - The Immigration Partnership Council is convening a Refugee Task Force to provide strategic and operational oversight to resettlement efforts across the region as the federal government works to bring 40,000 Afghans to Canada. As one of 34 resettlement locations for government assisted refugees in Canada and with a strong history of private refugee sponsorship, Waterloo Region is poised to welcome many new refugee families.

The results will inform policy, program and service priorities and planning across the Region. Waterloo Region – 2021 Immigrant Survey.