Professional Development Webinar for Settlement Professionals: Supporting Privately Sponsored Refugees

This webinar will introduce participants to the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program’s Settlement Support Connection project.

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• Key elements of the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) and Blended Visa Office-Referred (BVOR) programs
• IRCC’s expectations for sponsored refugees to access government-funded settlement services
• The complementary roles of sponsors and settlement professionals in providing settlement support
• Description of the Settlement Support Connection project,
• Best practices for collaboration with sponsors.

Settlement professionals who attend this webinar may receive referrals from our team.