RSTP Bulletins
The RSTP bulletin is a bi-weekly newsletter featuring recent policy and program updates on Canada’s refugee sponsorship programs, global forced migration news, upcoming events and webinars, available refugee profiles in the Joint Assistance Sponsorship (JAS) program and other information relating to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program. The bulletin is shared electronically with SAHs through the SAH listserv and with other sponsoring groups via the PSR listserv. To download the most recent and previous publications, select from below.
2025
October 9, 2025
Topics: Webinars, Workshops and Panel discussions back in full-swing this fall.
Topics: Happy long weekend! Register now for a variety of upcoming webinars, info sessions, panels and E-training.
Topics: IRCC Guidance asking sponsors not to contact the Port of Entry staff directly, plus BVOR and PSR webinars and in-person workshops. Enrolment now open for the IET 101 (Introduction to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program) E-Training course.
Topics: Important announcement from IRCC regarding 2025 applications to become a SAH + webinars and workshops for the BVOR and PSR programs.
Topics: Expect more training content on Instagram Live. Webinars and workshops for the PSR and BVOR programs.
Topics: FAQ on how to calculate the minimum financial support for a de facto dependent minor, Canada-wide webinars and special training sessions for Alberta, BC and Manitoba sponsors + More training for existing and potential BVOR sponsors.
Topics: World Refugee Day actions, resources and myth busting content to share with your networks. Plus, new webinars in French and English.
Just in time for World Refugee Day – 6 core principles of solidarity to consider when looking at your own acts of solidarity. French and English webinars just announced.
*New! Download the Private Sponsors’s Booklet on the Arrival and Orientation of Refugee Newcomers. Plus, upcoming BVOR and PSR webinars.
Topics: Quick-links and QR Codes to the most popular RSTP website resources, BVOR and PSR Training, Monthly Webinar Series Calendar for May
Topics: Updates and training schedule for for Groups of Five & Community Sponsors who are applying under the new Temporary Public Policy (TPP) to sponsor Sudanese refugees, Other upcoming BVOR and PSR program training + monthly webinar schedule.
Topics: Sponsoring Sudanese Refugees Under the Temporary Public Policy (TPP), Upcoming training related to the new TPP for Sudanese refugees, Other webinars and workshops on the PSR and BVOR programs + monthly webinar schedule
Topics: Upcoming webinars & workshops, E-training now open for enrollment
Topics: Webinars on tax filing, government benefits, Open for registration: IET 101 / Intro to PSR e-training course
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