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All about Transportation Loans

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.

Persecution Based on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

Accompanying vs Non-Accompanying Family Members

Private Sponsorship of Refugees

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,

How to Become a Sponsor

Private sponsorship of refugees to Canada is considered a group activity. Private sponsors make a humanitarian commitment of their personal time, energy, and often their money to assist an individual or a family in need of resettlement. Volunteering to assist refugees is a humanitarian commitment and a way of responding to the injustices in the world.

Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAHs)

What is a Sponsorship Agreement Holder? A Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) is an organization that has signed a Sponsorship Agreement with the Government of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and  Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This agreement allows the SAH to resettle refugees through the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program.

Group of Five (G5)

What is the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program? 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. In Private Sponsorship, Sponsorship Agreement Holders and their Constituent Groups,

All About Refugees

Who is a Refugee? No one is a refugee by choice and anyone could become a refugee. At the end of 2018 there were 70.8 million forcibly displaced people including 25.9 million refugees.1 No one is a refugee by choice A refugee is someone who has a well founded fear of persecution based on their race,

Who Can Be Sponsored

What Requirements Have to be Met by a Person Overseas to Qualify For Resettlement to Canada? When identifying an individual overseas for resettlement through the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program, it is important to consider whether they will meet the eligibility and admissibility requirements according to Canadian law, and whether they will be sponsored through a Group of Five or Community Sponsor,

Refugee Status and Refugee Status Documents