Sponsoring Sudanese Refugees under the Temporary Public Policy for Groups of Five and Community Sponsors

IRCC has announced a temporary public policy that enables Groups of Five and Community Sponsors to sponsor Sudanese refugees who do not have a refugee status document issued by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), or a foreign state, which formally recognizes the applicant as a refugee.

RSTP is inviting all interested sponsorship groups to attend this training session and learn more about this temporary public policy, sponsorship application process, eligibility criteria and sponsors’ responsibilities. The training session will cover the following:

– The details of the temporary public policy

– Who can sponsor under this temporary public policy

– Who can be sponsored under this temporary public policy

– What are sponsors’ financial and settlement responsibilities

– How to apply

Please note: IRCC will only accept new applications from Groups of Five and Community Sponsors for Sudanese refugees. You cannot submit new Group of Five or Community Sponsor applications for other refugee populations as there is a temporary pause in effect until December 31, 2025.

Further information about this policy is available at:

• Resettling Sudanese nationals affected by the crisis in Sudan – Canada.ca