Guide to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program, May 2015

This publication is intended for private sponsors i.e., Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAHs) and their Constituent Groups (CG), Groups of Five (G5) and Community Sponsors (CS) in Canada who are interested in sponsoring refugees from abroad. This manual provides users with information on who is eligible to be sponsored through the PSR program,

Refusal Enquiries: Applications for Refugee Settlement

This publication is intended as a guide to handle refusal enquiries with regards to application for refugee settlement.

Yazidi Population Profile – February 2017

This document will provide detailed information on demographic and health characteristics, cultural considerations and conditions of the Yazidis population in Iraq.

Procedures Regarding Residency Requirements for Private Sponsorship

The IRCC provides the following guidelines for procedures regarding Residency Requirements for Private Sponsorship.

IRCC Key Contacts and Activities

The purpose of this document is to confirm key in-Canada Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) contacts in the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program, and to highlight their primary roles and activities.

PSR Post-Arrival Assurance Activities

The purpose of this document is to identify and describe the post-arrival assurance activities undertaken by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) within the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program.

Case Review Examples of Proof of Support

This document provides examples of documents that sponsors can submit to IRCC to demonstrate that they have provided adequate financial and non-financial support to sponsored refugees.

Case Review Process Timeline

This document provides a processing timeline for the post-arrival case review process conducted by IRCC.

Responsibilities of Sponsors & Availability of IRCC-funded Services for PSRs and BVORs – Oct 2019

This document is intended for: 1) sponsors outside Quebec; 2) Service Provider Organizations (SPOs) funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to deliver Settlement and/or Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Services; and 3) IRCC officers managing RAP and/or Settlement Contribution Agreements (CAs). It outlines the responsibilities of sponsors and IRCC-funded SPOs with regards to the settlement assistance to be provided to Privately Sponsored Refugees (PSRs) and Blended Visa Office-Referred (BVOR) refugees.

Presentations from IRCC’s February-March 2020 PSR Engagement Meetings

Presentations from IRCC’s February-March 2020 Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program Engagement Meetings are available below:

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