This online training session is designed to get the Constituent Groups and Co-Sponsors of SAHs ready to provide settlement support to the newcomers they’ve sponsored under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program. We will provide a thorough overview of the sponsorship roles and expectations as laid out in the program requirements.
Update from Thursday May 1st 2025 @ 1 PM EDT
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have announced that the application intake for the Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate the Sponsorship of Sudanese Refugees by Groups of Five and Community Sponsors is now closed.
IRCC are currently reviewing applications received through the portal for completeness on a first-in,
January 5, 2025
Dear Diary,
I never know how to start these things. I’ve tried keeping a diary before, but despite my best intentions I don’t think I’ve ever kept it up past a month or so. But the beginning of a new year is a great time to try again!
(IRCC Announcement – Issued November 29th, 2024)
La version française suit.
Dear Sponsors,
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has temporarily stopped accepting new applications from Groups of Five and Community Sponsors under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program as of November 29, 2024.
While this measure will remain in effect until December 31,
We hope that you all are having safe and happy holidays!
Please see below a message from the IRCC addressed to Afghan nationals in Afghanistan who may be trying to cross the border into another country. To sponsors, kindly share with applicants in your networks, as you see necessary.
Translated .PDF versions of this message can be downloaded in the following languages (please click the links in blue):
DARI
PASHTO
Thank you!
Please see the message below from IRCC on changes to the Immigration Loans Program that will come into effect as of September 1, 2021:
The immigration loan cap per family will be raised to $15,000, from $10,000; and
The service fee that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) applies to support the movement of refugees will increase from $240 to $300 per person.
A Global View at Programs Available for Afghan Nationals
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has compiled a list of programs offered by various countries for Afghan nationals. The programs are for individuals who have worked or who have been affiliated with those countries.
The list of programs can be found at:
Canada has announced the resettlement of up to 20,000 vulnerable Afghan nationals to Canada.
This will be done through:
A special immigration program for Afghan nationals, and their families, who assisted the Government of Canada; and,
A special humanitarian program focused on resettling Afghan nationals who are outside of Afghanistan and who don’t have a durable solution in a third country,
We are happy to report that the Immigration Loans Program (ILP) delivery instructions has been recently updated and posted on the Canada.ca website, as a courtesy to stakeholders.
The ILP provides eligible immigrants, who are mainly refugees selected for resettlement to Canada, with access to funding that would otherwise not be available to them.
This is to inform you that the Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) is moderately increasing its rates in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario to align with provincial social assistance rates.
In addition to the updated rates in the three provinces noted above, the transportation allowance will also be raised to $75 per month in all communities throughout Canada where the actual cost of a monthly transit pass is lower than that amount.
