(2019) Topics covered: who can sponsor under the PSR program; who can be sponsored; refugee status documents: what are they and who needs them; and, an overview of sponsors’ financial and settlement responsibilities under the PSR program.
IMPORTANT CHANGES AS OF 01 Jan 2024
Applications for Private sponsorship are no longer submitted by email to ROC-O.
Sponsors must use the Permanent Residence Portal to submit their applications.
Refer to the RSTP’s PR Portal Training Video Playlist to learn how to submit your application.
THE VIDEO BELOW DOES NOT CONTAIN UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION
(2019) Topics covered: an overview of the application process;
(2019) Topics covered: the importance of keeping IRCC up-to-date with any changes in circumstances; who to contact and when; and, how to add dependents post-submission.
(2019) Topics covered: recap of sponsors’ settlement and financial responsibilities under the PSR program; the importance of connecting newcomers with a settlement agency; managing expectations; power imbalance; and, ethical considerations.
(2019) Topics covered: when should sponsors start preparing for Month 13; what to consider when preparing newcomers for Month 13; services available for sponsored newcomers in Month 13; evaluating the sponsorship; and, the post-sponsorship relationship.
IMPORTANT CHANGES AS OF 01 Jan 2024
Applications for Private sponsorship are no longer submitted by email to ROC-O.
Sponsors must use the Permanent Residence Portal to submit their applications.
Refer to the RSTP’s PR Portal Training Video Playlist to learn how to submit your application.
THE VIDEO BELOW DOES NOT CONTAIN UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION
(2019) This webinar for Groups of Five,
(2019) In this webinar delivered by Klaus Gruber, he reviews what we understand about mental health and the threats and challenges to sound mental health as well as the contributions to resilience. Klaus also touches on what we mean by mental illness and what illnesses or disorders refugees might be most vulnerable to.
(2019) In this webinar, Klaus Gruber shared information on the concept of vicarious trauma, how it affects us, and also presents ideas about how we can protect ourselves while helping those who are primary sufferers of trauma.
The Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program (PSR) is a partnership program administered by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the people of Canada to extend Canada’s capacity to resettle refugees from abroad.
No one is a refugee by choice
A refugee is someone who has a well founded fear of persecution based on their race,
(2019) This webinar will provide refugee sponsors with information and tips on cross-cultural communication styles. The following topics will be covered: dimensions of culture; aspects of cultural differences; visible and non-visible aspects of culture; individual and family dynamics; verbal and nonverbal Communication; differences within the “similarly perceived” cultures; the refugee experience;
