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Refugee Sponsorship Program in Canada
The Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program in Canada helps a massive number of refugees every year. You can sponsor refugees from other countries who can qualify to come to Canada. A sponsor has the responsibility to take care of sponsored refugee.
The millions of people immigrate to Canada every year, as the circumstance force them to leave their home and the motherland. There are various reasons behind such immigration, i.e., avoiding persecution, war, human rights abuses and so on. We call such forced immigrants as Refugees. In most of the cases, these people never return home.
Its commendable initiative on the part of the Canadian Government to welcome such a vast number of Refugee immigrants to their country and make the special arrangements and the proper care and resettlement of the Refugees in Canada.
How to Sponsor a Refugee?
The Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program helps a massive number of refugees every year. You can sponsor refugees from other countries who can qualify to come to Canada. However, if you are a sponsor, it is your responsibility to take care of the refugee. Under these circumstances, below are the conditions applied to your refugee sponsorship.
The Immigration status of the Privately Sponsored Refugee
What are the Various Refugee Sponsorship Programs?
There are various Refugee Sponsorship Programs currently running in Canada, through which millions of refugees immigrate to this part of the World. Let us have an overview of these different programs:
Sponsorship Agreement Holders
In Canada, there are a few groups, those have signed an agreement with the Government of Canada to help and support refugees from overseas when they are trying to resettle in Canada. We know such groups of people as the Sponsorship Agreement Holders in Canada.
Groups of five
As per this particular program, the group of five or more Canadian citizens or permanent residents above the age of 18 can sponsor one or more refugees to visit Canada and settle in their area.
Blended Visa Office-Referred Program
The Blended Visa Office-Referred Program is for the refugees already identified for resettlement by UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) with private sponsors in Canada.
Joint Assistance Sponsorship Program
As per this unique arrangement or program, the various organizations can also work as partners with the CIC (Citizenship & Immigration Canada) to resettle refugees with special needs.
Community sponsors
As per the Community Sponsorship Program, a few community groups can also sponsor the refugees to Canada.
Sponsor in Quebec
The province of Quebec has its process for refugee sponsorship. You may refer to the CIC website to know the details about the Quebec Refugee Sponsorship Program.
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