Refugee Sponsorship
Sponsor a refugee
The Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program lets private groups sponsor eligible refugees abroad. As the private sponsor, you’ll support a refugee for the sponsorship period, usually up to 1 year. The support you provide will include
- start-up costs, such as furniture and clothing
- on-going monthly costs for basic necessities, including housing, food, and public transportation
- supporting refugees socially and emotionally
Groups that can sponsor refugees
SAH Organizations in Ontario and British Columbia- FarsiYou can’t sponsor a refugee on your own. You must be part of one of the following groups in Canada:
- Sponsorship agreement holders (SAH) sign agreements with the Government of Canada to help support refugees when they come to Canad
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- Constituent Groups are groups who work with SAHs to sponsor refugees under the SAH’s agreement
- Groups of Five are groups of 5 or more Canadian citizens or permanent residents who sponsor refugees to settle in their communities
- Community Sponsors are organizations, associations or corporations that sponsor refugees
Help a refugee to resettle in Canada
Group of Five (G5)
A Group of Five (G5) is five or more Canadian citizens or permanent residents who have arranged to sponsor a refugee living abroad to come to Canada.
G5s may only sponsor applicants who are recognized as refugees by either the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) or a foreign state. The principal applicant MUST already have refugee status. Having refugee status means that an authorized body has found that an individual meets its refugee definition. This authorized body can either be the UNHCR or the government of the country (i.e., foreign state) where the refugee is now living.
You must include the document proving recognized refugee status with the refugee sponsorship application you submit.
Who Can apply?
Eligibility
To be eligible, each member of the group must:
- be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident,
- be at least 18 years old,
- live in the same community where the refugee is expected to settle, and
- agree to give settlement support for the length of the sponsorship (usually one year).
Your group must provide a settlement plan. You must prove that your group has the money to sponsor a refugee for one year. The amount of money needed will depend on how many refugees you sponsor.