This 1.5-hour interactive webinar will explore the unique experiences that many refugees have faced and the ways these experiences may affect their mental health and well-being. Participants will learn how to recognize when someone may benefit from professional mental health support and will gain practical strategies for promoting overall well-being. With guest speaker Stephanie Frederiksen, […]
This webinar is for: All refugee sponsors participating in the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program. One month, the sponsored newcomer family is settling in; the next, the father lands a full-time job, a newborn arrives, a loved one passes away, or you discover the family brought assets with them. What changes in the […]
This webinar is for: All refugee sponsors participating in the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program. One month, the sponsored newcomer family is settling in; the next, the father lands a full-time job, a newborn arrives, a loved one passes away, or you discover the family brought assets with them. What changes in the […]
This webinar is for: Anyone in Canada, interested in becoming a refugee sponsor through the BVOR program (a program that matches would-be sponsors with refugees overseas who will be resettled to Canada) Existing BVOR sponsors who are actively sponsoring someone right now, whether new to the program or experienced (including Groups of Five, Community Sponsors […]
This webinar is for: All refuge sponsorship groups (SAHs & their Constituent Groups and Co-Sponsors, Groups of Five, Community Sponsors) participating in the PSR and/or BVOR (or JAS) programs. Lawyers Refugee applicants abroad (PSR program) When a sponsored refugee moves away from your community (the intended community of settlement where the sponsors live), it […]
This webinar is open to all refugee sponsors and sponsored newcomers in Canada.
BVOR sponsors, get ready to welcome the refugees you’ve sponsored with this info-packed webinar all about: your key responsibilities calculating a budget understanding and accessing RAP support planning for the first few days and weeks after arrival connecting to free settlement support and other local resources communication before and after arrival Potential sponsors who would […]
This session explores how culture shapes our perspectives and communication styles. We'll compare the direct, individualistic communication common in Western societies with the relationship-focused, collectivist communication found in many other cultures. You'll gain practical insights to help reduce misunderstandings and better support newcomers as they settle into their new communities.
In collaboration with Toronto Public Library - join the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program's info session about the PSR program. Are you a newly arrived refugee in Canada, would you like to bring your immediate family here under the 'One-Year Window' program? Or, are you someone in Canada who wants to help bring their refugee family […]
This session explores how culture shapes our perspectives and communication styles. We'll compare the direct, individualistic communication common in Western societies with the relationship-focused, collectivist communication found in many other cultures. You'll gain practical insights to help reduce misunderstandings and better support newcomers as they settle into their new communities.
This hands-on webinar by the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) is for new and experienced sponsors who want to learn about the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program. Join us to review or learn about sponsors’ settlement responsibilities when sponsoring refugees under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) and Blended Visa Office-Referred (BVOR) programs We will go over the […]
This webinar is for: All refuge sponsorship groups (SAHs & their Constituent Groups and Co-Sponsors, Groups of Five, Community Sponsors) participating in the PSR and/or BVOR (or JAS) programs. Lawyers Refugee applicants abroad (PSR program) When a sponsored refugee moves away from your community (the intended community of settlement where the sponsors live), it […]
