IRCC Resources
Presentations from IRCC’s 2021 PSR Engagement Meetings
Presentations from IRCC’s 2021 Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program Engagement Meetings are available below:
FAQs on Sponsorship Agreement Holders Global Cap Allocation and Usage – 2024
Available in French here.
Presentations from IRCC’s February-March 2020 PSR Engagement Meetings
Presentations from IRCC’s February-March 2020 Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program Engagement Meetings are available below:
Responsibilities of Sponsors & Availability of IRCC-funded Services for PSRs and BVORs – Oct 2019
This document is intended for: 1) sponsors outside Quebec; 2) Service Provider Organizations (SPOs) funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to deliver Settlement and/or Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Services; and 3) IRCC officers managing RAP and/or Settlement Contribution Agreements (CAs). It outlines the responsibilities of sponsors and IRCC-funded SPOs with regards to the settlement assistance to be provided to Privately Sponsored Refugees (PSRs) and Blended Visa Office-Referred (BVOR) refugees.
Please click the following links to access the guide in ENGLISH and in FRENCH.
Case Review Process Timeline
This document provides a processing timeline for the post-arrival case review process conducted by IRCC. For the French version of this document, please click HERE.
Case Review Examples of Proof of Support
This document provides examples of documents that sponsors can submit to IRCC to demonstrate that they have provided adequate financial and non-financial support to sponsored refugees. The document is also available in French.
PSR Post-Arrival Assurance Activities
The purpose of this document is to identify and describe the post-arrival assurance activities undertaken by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) within the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program. For the French version of this document, please click HERE.
IRCC Key Contacts and Activities
The purpose of this document is to confirm key in-Canada Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) contacts in the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program, and to highlight their primary roles and activities. For the French version of this document, please click HERE.
Procedures Regarding Residency Requirements for Private Sponsorship
The IRCC provides the following guidelines for procedures regarding Residency Requirements for Private Sponsorship. For more information, please click here in ENGLISH and FRENCH.
Privately Sponsored Refugees (PSR) Annual Dashboard 2019
IRCC’s Annual Dashboard for 2019 is available to download here.
Information Sheet: The Interim Federal Health Program
The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and administered by Medavie Blue Cross, provides limited temporary coverage of health-care benefits to specific groups of individuals. It provides basic coverage for a maximum of three months and serves as a bridge to provincial/territorial public health insurance plans. In addition, it provides supplemental coverage (such as mental health services, limited vision care, and urgent dental care) and prescription drug coverage.
Please click the following links to access the guide in ENGLISH and in FRENCH.
Yazidi Population Profile – February 2017
This document will provide detailed information on demographic and health characteristics, cultural considerations and conditions of the Yazidis population in Iraq.
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Refusal Enquiries: Applications for Refugee Settlement
This publication is intended as a guide to handle refusal enquiries with regards to application for refugee settlement.
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Guide to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program, May 2015
This publication is intended for private sponsors [i.e., Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAHs) and their Constituent Groups (CG), Groups of Five (G5) and Community Sponsors (CS)] in Canada who are interested in sponsoring refugees from abroad. This manual provides users with information on who is eligible to be sponsored through the PSR program, how to form a sponsoring group, sponsor and refugee responsibilities, how to submit a complete sponsorship application and whom to contact and for what. You will also find additional information on sponsorship opportunities in this manual.
CLICK HERE to access guide.
Privately Sponsored Refugee Information Bulletin, June 2015
This information bulletin is intended for refugees interested in resettling to Canada and whose private sponsorship application has received an initial review by Canadian officials. The bulletin provides information on next steps to expect in the process, arriving to Canada as a privately sponsored refugee and general information about Canada. The bulletin is available in 11 languages.
Blended Visa Office-Referred Program Refugee Resettlement in Canada Information Bulletin, June 2015
This information bulletin is intended for blended visa office-referred refugees interested in resettling to Canada and whose private sponsorship application has received an initial review by Canadian officials. The bulletin provides information on next steps to expect in the process, arriving to Canada as a blended visa office-referred refugee and general information about Canada. The bulletin is available in 6 languages.