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IRCC Message for Sponsors Regarding Updates to the Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Rates
December 2, 2025 Please be informed that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated income support rates under the Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) to ensure RAP income support rates are aligned with […]
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Temporary Pause on New Group of Five & Community Sponsor Applications under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program Extended to December 31, 2026
November 21, 2025 Dear sponsorship community, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has extended the temporary pause on new Group of Five and Community Sponsor applications to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) […]
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June 24, 2025 This online training session is designed to get the Constituent Groups and Co-Sponsors of SAHs ready to provide settlement support to the newcomers they’ve sponsored under the Private Sponsorship of […]
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Application Intake Now Closed – Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate the Sponsorship of Sudanese Refugees by Groups of Five and Community Sponsors
April 7, 2025 Update from Thursday May 1st 2025 @ 1 PM EDT Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have announced that the application intake for the Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate the […]
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BVOR Diaries: January 2025
February 4, 2025 January 5, 2025 Dear Diary, I never know how to start these things. I’ve tried keeping a diary before, but despite my best intentions I don’t think I’ve ever kept […]
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(IRCC Announcement) Temporary Pause on Intake of Refugee Sponsorship Applications from Groups of Five and Community Sponsors
November 29, 2024 (IRCC Announcement – Issued November 29th, 2024) La version française suit. Dear Sponsors, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has temporarily stopped accepting new applications from Groups of Five and […]
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Canadian community members are once again able to bring refugees to Canada with the relaunch of the BVOR program.
June 24, 2022 NEWS RELEASE June 24, 2022 TORONTO, On. – The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, helped to celebrate the official relaunch of the Blended Visa Office-Referred (BVOR) sponsorship […]
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(IRCC message) Afghanistan Border Crossing
December 30, 2021 We hope that you all are having safe and happy holidays! Please see below a message from the IRCC addressed to Afghan nationals in Afghanistan who may be trying to […]
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Changes to the Immigration Loans Program effective September 1, 2021
September 2, 2021 Please see the message below from IRCC on changes to the Immigration Loans Program that will come into effect as of September 1, 2021: The immigration loan cap per family […]
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Information from UNHCR on Programs for Afghan Nationals
August 23, 2021 A Global View at Programs Available for Afghan Nationals The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has compiled a list of programs offered by various countries for Afghan nationals. […]
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