The Refugee Hub is organizing a roundtable around refugee sponsorship.
The recent publication of Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees will be the focus of this roundtable.
Participants will have the opportunity to discuss the lessons learned and the ways forward for the private sponsorship of refugees.
Date: Thursday, 21st of November, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m to 3:30 p.m
The Office for Refugees, Archdiocese of Toronto (ORAT) is organizing an information session for private sponsors who received the Notice of Arrival Transmission (NAT).
This session will equip them with the final preparation before the refugees land in Ontario.
Date: Thursday, 21st of November, 2019
Time: 10:30 a.m to 11:45 a.m
Location: 1220 Yonge Street, Toronto
The Toronto Arts Council is calling all Toronto-based artists or art managers who would be interested in the Refugee Artists Mentorship program.
This program gives funding for refugee artists to be mentored in their chosen artistic discipline.
Please note that the session encompasses artists of all backgrounds and disciplines.
Date: Tuesday, 19th of November, 2019
Time: 3:30 p.m to 5:00 p.m
The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) is looking for people to fill out their survey on Group of Five (G5) and Community Sponsors.
Target audience:
People who have been or are considering to become a G5 sponsor
People who have information or ideas that they would like to share on G5 based on their experience
The Mennonite Central Committee Peace Conference is a chance for people to see, hear, and experience first-hand how they are changing lives through peacebuilding.
Participants will be able to:
Learn about the dynamics of social inclusion and exclusion in the relationships that develop in private refugee sponsorship
Maintaining a good mental health can be extremely challenging for refugees in Canada.
Especially if they have experienced trauma or have gone through a lengthy separation from their family and loved ones.
To help refugees who went through this ordeal, CTFC / Infinite Development is organizing a mental health awareness event.
Participants will learn more about trauma and well-being.
Date: Sat, 9 November, 2019
The money raised through this event will go to the private sponsorship of refugees.
Date: Saturday, 9th of November, 2019
Time: 7:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m
Location: 2 Wembley Road, Toronto
Coming to Canada as a refugee is far from being an easy process. The procedure is long and tedious. Refugees go through various steps which consist of several layers of approval and screening; with the displaced person’s file being reviewed by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Interpol, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and similar databases in allied countries.
Maybe due to unforeseen circumstances, you found yourself having to add dependents or update your private sponsorship application after having submitted it.
To make sure that you do not make any errors while adding new elements to your application, the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program is organizing a webinar.
The following topics will be covered:
The importance of keeping IRCC up-to-date with any changes in circumstances
There is a lot of documents to submit and factors to consider when submitting an application for the private sponsorship of refugees.
The Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) is organizing a webinar to walk you through the process.
The webinar will cover the following topics:
