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Blended Visa Office-Referred Program Refugee Resettlement in Canada Information Bulletin, June 2015

This information bulletin is intended for blended visa office-referred refugees interested in resettling to Canada and whose private sponsorship application has received an initial review by Canadian officials. The bulletin provides information on next steps to expect in the process, arriving to Canada as a blended visa office-referred refugee and general information about Canada.

Privately Sponsored Refugee Information Bulletin, June 2015

This information bulletin is intended for refugees interested in resettling to Canada and whose private sponsorship application has received an initial review by Canadian officials. The bulletin provides information on next steps to expect in the process, arriving to Canada as a privately sponsored refugee and general information about Canada. The bulletin is available in 11 languages.

Guide to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program, May 2015

This publication is intended for private sponsors i.e., Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAHs) and their Constituent Groups (CG), Groups of Five (G5) and Community Sponsors (CS) in Canada who are interested in sponsoring refugees from abroad. This manual provides users with information on who is eligible to be sponsored through the PSR program,

Refusal Enquiries: Applications for Refugee Settlement

This publication is intended as a guide to handle refusal enquiries with regards to application for refugee settlement.

Yazidi Population Profile – February 2017

This document will provide detailed information on demographic and health characteristics, cultural considerations and conditions of the Yazidis population in Iraq.

IRCC- IFHP (2017) Information Sheet: The Interim Federal Health Program

The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and administered by Medavie Blue Cross, provides limited temporary coverage of health-care benefits to specific groups of individuals. It provides basic coverage for a maximum of three months and serves as a bridge to provincial/territorial public health insurance plans.

Privately Sponsored Refugees (PSR) Annual Dashboard 2019

Procedures Regarding Residency Requirements for Private Sponsorship

The IRCC provides the following guidelines for procedures regarding Residency Requirements for Private Sponsorship.

IRCC Key Contacts and Activities

The purpose of this document is to confirm key in-Canada Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) contacts in the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program, and to highlight their primary roles and activities.

PSR Post-Arrival Assurance Activities

The purpose of this document is to identify and describe the post-arrival assurance activities undertaken by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) within the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program.