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.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have developed the Sponsorship Cost Table and In-Kind Deduction Table.
The Sponsorship Cost Table is designed to provide Groups of Five, Community Sponsors and SAHs in Plan C with an estimate at the application stage of the financial support they must provide to refugees sponsored via the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program.
Q1: Is the person outside of his/her country of origin and outside of Canada?
YES. Go to Q2
NO. Applicant will not qualify for refugee sponsorship. Refer to other immigration streams, if applicable.
Q2: Does the applicant qualify as a member of the Convention Refugee Abroad Class? Does the applicant have a well-founded fear of persecution on one of the Convention grounds?
Preparing refugee sponsorship applicants for an interview
The interview is an important part of the refugee sponsorship application process. Applicants are invited to an interview at a Visa Office abroad via email or by phone. The purpose of the interview is to establish whether the applicant is eligible and admissible for resettlement to Canada under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program and whether resettlement to Canada is the best solution to the applicant’s situation.
Procedural Fairness
Before making a final decision, the applicant should be made aware of the Visa Officer’s concerns and provided with a reasonable opportunity to address those concerns (i.e., the right to be heard).
Procedural fairness can occur during the interview, where the Officer verbally provides the applicant with an opportunity to respond,
