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  • Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate the Sponsorship of Sudanese Refugees by Groups of Five and Community Sponsors

    Starting April 30, 2025, IRCC will accept 160 applications from Groups of Five and Community Sponsors to sponsor Sudanese refugees without a refugee status document.

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  • Temporary Pause on Group of Five and Community Sponsor Applications

    IRCC has temporarily stopped accepting new applications from Groups of Five and Community Sponsors under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program as of November 29, 2024. This measure will remain in effect until December 31, 2025.

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Are you interested in sponsoring refugees?

The RSTP provides training and support to Canadian refugee sponsorship groups. Refer to our resources and attend training sessions.

Learn more about Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAH)

Learn more about Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAH)
Learn more about Community Sponsors

Learn more about Community Sponsors
Learn more about Groups of Five

Learn more about Groups of Five
Learn more about Sponsored Refugees

Learn more about Sponsored Refugees

Upcoming training sessions

Apr

30

Monthly Series #5: Preparing for and Transitioning to Month 13

May

14

Scam Awareness & Fraud Prevention Info Session

Featured resources

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Application forms

Refugee Sponsorship Application Forms

For Sponsorship Agreement Holders

For Groups of Five

For Community Sponsors

Forms for Refugee Applicants

One-year Window Application