Presentations from IRCC’s 2021 Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program Engagement Meetings are available below:
Instructions shared by IRCC on May 29th, 2025.
This pamphlet provides a brief overview of the Joint Assistance Sponsorship (JAS) program, including answers to some of the common questions about identification, qualification criteria and RAP support in the JAS context.
This booklet provides information about sponsoring as a Community Sponsor including financial criteria, eligiblity requirements, who may be sponsored, and limitations and responsibilities of Community Sponsors.
This booklet provides an overview of the Private Sponsorship of Refugees program as well as Groups of Five including group formation, group eligiblity and financial criteria.
This booklet provides information about becoming a Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) including the eligibility criteria, the financial requirements and the application process.
Employees and employers can form groups to sponsor refugees and help them integrate into their new communities. This pamphlet explains how.
This pamphlet provides an overview of the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program’s objectives, activities and contact information.
Through the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program, the Blended Visa Office Referred (BVOR) program, the Joint Assistance Sponsorship (JAS) program, and the Government Assisted Refugee (GAR) program, refugees who are sponsored and resettled to Canada may receive a Transportation Loan. This loan is designed to assist them in covering the expenses associated with their travel to Canada.
This is a demonstration video for the 2022 Minimum Financial Support Calculator. This online calculation tool can be used to determine the cost of private sponsorship, which is based on the 2022 RAP rates.