Latest Articles for Private Sponsors
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Dec 20, 2024 2 min. read
What is the Immigration Loans Program (ILP)?
The Immigration Loans Program (ILP) is a Government of Canada initiative that helps eligible immigrants, primarily refugees selected for resettlement in Canada, cover essential costs like transportation and initial settlement expenses.Learn more -
Dec 12, 2024 4 min. read
Preparing for Work in Canada: What to Know Before you Arrive
You probably have many questions if you are a privately sponsored refugee waiting to resettle in Canada. The Settlement Online Pre-Arrival program, or SOPA, offers services that can support you during this process.Learn more -
Dec 11, 2024 3 min. read
What is the Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP)?
The Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) is a federal government initiative that helps refugee newcomers settle and integrate into Canada.Learn more
Additional Resources
Visit these websites to find more information about settlement and refugee sponsorship:
Settlement.Org
Settlement.Org provides newcomers with relevant, comprehensive, up-to-date and reliable information they can trust to help them settle in Ontario.
Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP)
RSTP is a program that provides training and support to Canadian refugee sponsorship groups, Sponsorship Agreement Holders and sponsored refugees.
Allies for Refugee Integration (ARI)
Allies in Refugee Integration (ARI) is an IRCC-funded project exploring how sponsors and settlement service providers can work together to best support refugees in their first year in Ontario.
Latest News & Stories
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Nov 29, 2024 1 min. read
Temporary pause on intake of refugee sponsorship applications from Groups of Five and Community Sponsors
News Release Ottawa, November 29, 2024 – Canada has temporarily paused new refugee sponsorship applications from Groups of Five and Community Sponsors under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program…Learn more -
Oct 23, 2024 2 min. read
UNHCR Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2025
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) indicates an increase in resettlement needs for 2025 compared to 2024.Learn more -
May 27, 2024 2 min. read
UNHCR Projected Global Resettlement Needs Assessment 2024
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) indicates an increase in resettlement needs for 2024 compared to 2023.Learn more
Upcoming Events
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Jan 15, 2025 - Online
PRSN Lunch & Learn : Engaging Women in Community
Learn moreThe Private Refugee Sponsor Network - Ontario (PRSN) invites you to the upcoming Lunch & Learn: Engaging Women in Community
About the event
Are you seeking effective ways to engage…
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Jan 16 - 17, 2025 - Toronto
Pathways to Legacy: Survivor-Led Advocacy and Collective Healing for Non-Status, Refugee, and Immigrant Women (NSRI) in Combating Gender-Based Violence across Canada
Learn moreOCASI - Initiative to End Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cordially invites you to participate in the upcoming conference: Pathways to Legacy: Survivor-Led Advocacy and Collective Healing for Non-Status, Refugee, and Immigrant…
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Jan 16, 2025 - Online
OCASI Webinar: Managing in an Anti-Racist, Decolonial Organization
Learn moreOCASI invites you to participate in the upcoming webinar: Managing in an Anti-Racist, Decolonial Organization
About the event
Managers and supervisors play an important role in building an anti-racist, anti-oppressive…