The Refugee Sponsorship Application Forms
All of the following forms must be completed, signed and dated and submitted together to the Resettlement Operations Centre in Ottawa (ROC-O) along with all required supporting documents.
The Application for Refugee Sponsorship on IRCC’s website contains all the required forms, including those that must be completed and signed by the sponsoring group and the refugee applicant. The forms are also available to download below.
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To be filled by the sponsoring group:
For Sponsorship Agreement Holders
Use the guide to prepare and submit your application.
Forms for the sponsor
- Sponsorship Undertaking – Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAH) [IMM 5373] (PDF, 1.56 MB)
- Settlement Plan — Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAH) [IMM 5440] (PDF, 690 KB)
- Sponsor Assessment [IMM 5492] (PDF, 664 KB)
For Groups of Five
Use the guide to prepare and submit your application
Forms for the sponsor
- Sponsorship Undertaking and Settlement Plan – Groups of Five (G5) [IMM 5670] (PDF, 2.44 MB)
- Sponsor Assessment [IMM 5492] (PDF, 664 KB)
- Financial Profile [IMM 5373B] (PDF, 101 KB)
For Community Sponsors
Use the guide to prepare and submit your application
Forms for the sponsor
To be completed by the refugee applicant:
Use the guide to prepare and submit your application
Forms for the person being sponsored
- Generic Application Form for Canada [IMM 0008] (PDF, 731 KB)
- Schedule A – Background/Declaration [IMM 5669] (PDF, 776 KB)
- Schedule 2: Refugees Outside Canada [IMM 0008/Schedule 2] (PDF, 2.13 MB)
Optional forms
Other forms:
- Request for Refugee Profile [IMM5438]
- Application for Refugee Sponsorship: Joint Assistance Sponsorship
- Request to process overseas family members under one-year window of opportunity provision
- Request to add a family member to a private sponsorship undertaking [IMM 5618]
Note
* As a Group of Five, you must make sure that you submit a Financial Profile form for each group member who is contributing financially and a Sponsor Assessment form for each member.