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1. WATCH the PR portal tutorial videos on the RSTP's YouTube Channel
2. CALL our toll-free helpline: 1-877-290-1701 (Monday to Friday from 9 AM - 7 PM Eastern)
3. EMAIL your questions to: info@rstp.ca

Canadian citizens and permanent residents can engage in the resettlement of refugees from abroad. As members of organizations, associations and groups, citizens and residents can sponsor refugees overseas as any of following: a Group of Five a Community Sponsor or a Sponsorship Agreement Holder.

The BVOR program is a “blended” program because it is a cost-sharing arrangement whereby IRCC and private sponsors contribute financially to sponsor refugees. Refugees in the BVOR program are vulnerable and in urgent need of resettlement.

Refugee sponsorship entails a number of moral, financial and legal responsibilities on the part of sponsors toward the sponsored refugees. Sponsors are also accountable to Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for the delivery and quality of the settlement and financial support they provide to the sponsored refugees, as outlined in their respective settlement plans.

RSTP offers regular workshops, webinars and e-training courses on all aspects of refugee sponsorship, from how to complete applications to preparing sponsored refugees for their post-sponsorship life.

Click on the button below to learn more about what forms need to be completed by the sponsors and the refugee(s) being sponsored, including what supporting documents are required and how to submit the application via the Permanent Residence Portal.

RSTP’s Settlement Support Connection Project matches sponsored refugees with trained settlement workers (also known as settlement counsellors) in their community, at no cost. Settlement workers are funded by IRCC to support newcomers to Canada and can compliment the support provided by sponsors.