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Mar 15, 2024 5 min. read
Can I benefit from mental health services if I come to Canada as a refugee?
Yes. Resettlement experiences of vulnerable populations, such as refugees and other newcomers, can present unique mental health challenges. You may find that counselling can help you.Learn more -
Mar 12, 2024 7 min. read
How do we Create Positive Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Refugees?
LGBTQIA+ people represent a large, but often invisible, part of immigrant and refugee communities. Immigrant and refugee organizations have an obligation and responsibility to provide relevant, effective, and appropriate services to these immigrants and refugees, who are often marginalized within multiple communities.Learn more -
Mar 04, 2024 5 min. read
How do we serve refugees with in/visible disabilities?
The settlement process is particularly challenging for newcomer refugees with disabilities. This is because our communities and workplaces often have barriers that make things more complex for people with disabilities. Learning to welcome and serve them is an ongoing process.Learn more -
Feb 29, 2024 3 min. read
What Happens When A Sponsorship Breaks Down?
A sponsorship breakdown happens when sponsors are unable or unwilling to continue supporting the sponsored family before the end of the sponsorship period (usually 12 months).Learn more -
Jan 12, 2024 2 min. read
What is the role of the UNHCR in resettlement programs?
The UNHCR “has the responsibility to work with countries in protecting uprooted people and finding them permanent solutions”. Canada relies on the UNHCR to help determine which refugees will resettle in Canada.Learn more -
Nov 03, 2023 5 min. read
How can you prepare for Month 13 (post-sponsorship period)?
Learn moreMonth 13 is the first month when the sponsors’ legal responsibility comes to an end and the sponsored newcomers become independent. To prepare the newcomers for the post-sponsorship period, the…
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Sep 28, 2023 4 min. read
How does Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) make sure that the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program works effectively?
Learn moreImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shares the same goal as sponsors, that refugees settle well into their community and work towards self-sufficiency. IRCC is accountable to the Canadian public…
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Sep 01, 2023 3 min. read
What is the Rainbow Refugee Assistance Partnership (RRAP)?
The Rainbow Refugee Assistance Partnership (RRAP) is a blended sponsorship program that supports Canadians hoping to privately sponsor LGBTQIA+ refugees fleeing violence and persecution.Learn more -
Jun 09, 2023 4 min. read
What is the Settlement Support Connection project?
Settlement Support Connection (SSC) is a project of the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP). It connects refugees sponsored by any sponsoring group with settlement workers trained to better understand the dynamics of the private sponsorship of refugees.Learn more -
Apr 27, 2023 2 min. read
What are the rights and responsibilities of permanent residents of Canada?
Refugees who come to Canada through a resettlement program (Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program or Government-Assisted Refugees Program) become permanent residents when they arrive in Canada. Therefore, they have the same rights and duties as any other permanent resident of Canada.Learn more -
Mar 30, 2023 5 min. read
What does the refugee resettlement process look like?
Learn moreIt is important to keep in mind that a person cannot apply directly to Canada for resettlement as a refugee. They first need to be referred. Following this referral, they…
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Jan 13, 2023 4 min. read
What are the different refugee resettlement programs?
Learn moreRefugees can be resettled in Canada via different resettlement programs. The main difference between these programs is the breakdown of the financial and non-financial support from the government of Canada…
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