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The PSR Program: How to prepare and submit a successful application package

IMPORTANT CHANGES AS OF 01 Jan 2024 Applications for Private sponsorship are no longer submitted by email to ROC-O. Sponsors must use the Permanent Residence Portal to submit their applications. Refer to the RSTP’s PR Portal Training Video Playlist to learn how to submit your application. THE VIDEO BELOW DOES NOT CONTAIN UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION (2019) Topics covered: an overview of the application process;

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Past Webinar

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2019

The PSR Program: Adding dependents post-submission and updating applications

(2019) Topics covered: the importance of keeping IRCC up-to-date with any changes in circumstances; who to contact and when; and, how to add dependents post-submission.

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Video

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Past Webinar

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2019

The PSR Program: Supporting Settlement and Integration

(2019) Topics covered: recap of sponsors’ settlement and financial responsibilities under the PSR program; the importance of connecting newcomers with a settlement agency; managing expectations; power imbalance; and, ethical considerations.

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Video

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Past Webinar

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2019

The PSR Program: Preparing for Month 13

(2019) Topics covered: when should sponsors start preparing for Month 13; what to consider when preparing newcomers for Month 13; services available for sponsored newcomers in Month 13; evaluating the sponsorship; and, the post-sponsorship relationship.  

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Video

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Past Webinar

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2019

How to Submit a PSR Application to ROC-O by Email

IMPORTANT CHANGES AS OF 01 Jan 2024 Applications for Private sponsorship are no longer submitted by email to ROC-O. Sponsors must use the Permanent Residence Portal to submit their applications. Refer to the RSTP’s PR Portal Training Video Playlist to learn how to submit your application. THE VIDEO BELOW DOES NOT CONTAIN UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION (2019) This webinar for Groups of Five,

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Video

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Past Webinar

Date:

2019

Preserving and Improving the Mental Health of Refugees, their Sponsors and Supporters

(2019) In this webinar delivered by Klaus Gruber, he reviews what we understand about mental health and the threats and challenges to sound mental health as well as the contributions to resilience. Klaus also touches on what we mean by mental illness and what illnesses or disorders refugees might be most vulnerable to. 

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Video

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Past Webinar

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2019

When Helping Hurts – Reviewing Vicarious Trauma

(2019) In this webinar, Klaus Gruber shared information on the concept of vicarious trauma, how it affects us, and also presents ideas about how we can protect ourselves while helping those who are primary sufferers of trauma.  

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Video

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Past Webinar

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2019

Refugee Sponsorship, Cultural Sensitivity and Communication: Communicating across Cultures

(2019) This webinar will provide refugee sponsors with information and tips on cross-cultural communication styles.  The following topics will be covered: dimensions of culture; aspects of cultural differences; visible and non-visible aspects of culture; individual and family dynamics; verbal and nonverbal Communication; differences within the “similarly perceived” cultures; the refugee experience;

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Video

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Past Webinar

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2019

Visite guidée du nouveau Calculateur du soutien financier minimal

(Avril 2022) Cette vidéo fait une démonstration des nouvelles fonctionnalités du Calculateur du soutien financier minimal, qui a été mis à jour en janvier 2022. À l’aide de 2 scénarios, la vidéo démontre comment se servir de l’outil calculateur et comment interpréter les résultats. La vidéo a été divisée en chapitres afin de faciliter son visionnement.

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Video

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Past Webinar

Date:

2022

Month 13 Webinar for the Atlantic Provinces: Preparing for the end of sponsorship

(2018) Sponsors in the Atlantic Provinces will learn the following: When should sponsors start preparing for the end of sponsorship?; What to consider when preparing newcomers for post sponsorship?; What programs are available for sponsored newcomers post sponsorship?; and The post sponsorship relationship.

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Video

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Past Webinar

Date:

2018