What are the sponsors’ financial responsibilities according to the sponsorship agreement? 

That is a question that the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) will try to answer through a webinar. 

Participants will be able to get:

• An overview of the Resettlement Assistance Program’s (RAP) rate 

• A demonstration of how to use the RAP rates to calculate the minimum level of financial support required on arrival

There are always unforeseen events that happen in life. 

Did you have any change in circumstances since you submitted your application for private sponsorship of refugees?

If this is the case, the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) is organizing a webinar to help you notify Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) about any update in your application. 

Participants will be able to know: 

How do you keep Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in the loop if there is any change in circumstances (change in family composition, change of contact details, mailing, or residential address etc…)?

The Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) will explain to you through a webinar what you need to do in the event that this was to happen to the refugee you are sponsoring.

Participants will know get to know the following things:

• Who to contact and when

Sometimes, unforeseen circumstances may arise when you have already submitted your private sponsorship application.

In this case, how do you keep Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) up to date with the changes?

The Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) will walk you through the steps through a webinar.

The following topics will be covered:

• The importance of keeping IRCC up to date with the changes in circumstances

Ever had questions pertaining to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) processing time?

The Office For Refugees Archdiocese of Toronto (ORAT) is organizing an information session.

This will be your opportunity to connect with IRCC directly.

This session will be an opportunity for sponsors and resettlement group members to learn about the complicated IRCC procedure and how to connect with the visa office throughout the whole sponsorship process.

The Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) in partnership with the Immigration Refugees And Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are organizing a workshop focused on the private sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) as a Group Of Five or Community Sponsor.

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn the following things:

• How to complete the application forms

• The new requirements for Groups Of Five and Community Sponsors

What does the IRCC procedure consist of?

You could get the answer to this question by attending a free orientation organized by Office for Refugees, Archdiocese of Toronto.

This session will also tell you how to connect with the visa office throughout the whole immigration process.

Date: Wednesday, 31st of October, 2018.

Time: 5:45 P.M to 7:15 P.M.

The Office for Refugees, Archdiocese of Toronto (ORAT)  invites you to an orientation that will give you the opportunity to connect with someone from the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

This session aims to help Cosponsor/ Resettlement group members to gain an understanding of the complex IRCC procedure and to learn how to connect with the visa office throughout the immigration process.

Date: Wednesday, 10th of October 2018

Time: 5:45 p.m to 7:15 p.m

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced the release of the Language Training for Canada video in Arabic. The purpose of the Language Training for Canada video is to raise newcomer awareness on the importance of official language skills for settlement in Canada.

The Language Training for Canada video is also available in English and French.