Plan & Prepare

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.

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.

Allies for Refugee Integration (ARI) is a project aiming to foster collaboration between settlement service providers and sponsors to offer the best support for privately sponsored refugees throughout their settlement process in Canada.

The settlement plan is the framework for planning all the steps needed to help and support the sponsored refugees settling in Canada.

Migrant, refugee claimant, asylum seeker … These words each have their own specific definitions but are sometimes used incorrectly.

The Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) is a treaty between Canada and the United States establishing which country will assess a claim for protection at the border.

Canada generally does not accept unaccompanied minors for resettlement. However, there are some exceptions when the child has extended family in Canada.

SOPA (Settlement Online Pre-Arrival) for Refugees is a specialized program, designed specifically for those waiting to be resettled in Canada through refugee resettlement programs.