Webinars (Virtual)

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Past Webinars

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  Your Responsibilities as a Refugee Sponsor

  Date:Sunday, May 30, 2021
  Time:3:00 pm CST
  Where: Virtual
  

  In this RSTP workshop/webinar, participants would learn about the commitments and responsibilities of refugee sponsorship.

  Please note that the maximum audience allowed at the event venue is 5 people.  The event is also accessible virtually through Zoom meeting via registration link: https://zoom.us/j/98607472198?pwd=aCtocXlzS0NHQUNDd0pGTG8wM041UT09  For more information, please contact RSTP trainer, Helen Smith-McIntyre, at tel: 306-343-8303

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  Welcoming New Arrivals During Covid-19 (NB & PE)

  Date:Saturday, May 29, 2021
  Time:1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ADT
  Where: Virtual
  

   

  This RSTP webinar session will help you understand how to welcome arrivals during the Covid-19 pandemic, what travel restrictions are in place, and what sponsors need to do about isolation/quarantine and testing. The session will include information about the travel resumption resource kit; federal and provincial entry requirements (as they relate to NB and PE); quarantine planning; and NB and PE resources. For registration, please click this link.

• Preparing and Transitioning to Month 13

  Date:Thursday, May 27, 2021
  Time:6:00pm to 8:00pm EDT
  Where: Virtual
  

  This webinar delivered by RSTP for new and experienced sponsors while providing an in-depth look at what is Month 13 and when sponsors should start preparing for the transition to Month 13; resources that are available to assist sponsors and sponsored newcomers with the transition; what to consider when sponsors and sponsored newcomers begin preparing for the transition; services that are available to sponsored newcomers in Month 13; and, how to evaluate the sponsorship period.

  Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8710142413872098575

• Post-Arrival Assurance Activities: What Groups of Five and Community Sponsors Need to Know

  Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021
  Time:6:00pm to 8:00pm EDT
  Where: Virtual
  

  RSTP is pleased to invite members of Groups of Five and Community Sponsor organizations, as well as their co-sponsors, to join us for an upcoming webinar session that will focus on the IRCC Post-Arrival Assurance Activities within the Private Sponsorship of Refugees program. The webinar will cover the following topics: What is IRCC Program Assurance?; Why is IRCC conducting Assurance Activities?; The three types of monitoring; Case review timeline; How can sponsors best prepare?; and Helpful tools and resources.

  Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8259116147088670735

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  Preparing a Successful Group of Five & Community Sponsorship Applications – Webinar for Sponsors in the GTA

  Date:Monday, May 24, 2021
  Time:6:00pm EDT
  Where: Virtual
  

  In this interactive virtual session for Groups of Five and Community Sponsors in the GTA, we will discuss how to prepare a successful G5 & CS application, how to fulfil the financial and settlement requirements, what are the common reasons for refusal and more. If you have any questions about the webinar, please write them on the registration space when you click the registration link or contact RSTP Trainer Dawit Demoz at ddemoz@rstp.ca.

  Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlduuuqD0tEtRMJmzstAEitRGYf-fYqTI2

• Workshop for CGs and Co-Sponsors of SAHs

  Date:Saturday, May 22, 2021
  Time:2:00 PM EDT
  Where: Virtual
  

  This workshop will provide an orientation for the Constituent Groups (CGs) and co-sponsors of SAHs that are sponsoring refugees under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program.

  The following topics will be discussed and examined: the relationship between CGs, co-sponsors and SAHs; the minimum amount of financial support that sponsors are expected to provide to refugees sponsored under the PSR program on arrival based on the Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) rates and how to use the Minimum Financial Support Calculator; situations that may change the amount of financial support that sponsors are expected to provide once the refugees arrive in Canada; an overview of sponsors’ settlement responsibilities under the program and how settlement agencies can assist sponsors with fulfilling their settlement responsibilities; and, an overview of IRCC’s post-arrival assurance activities.  For more information, please contact RSTP trainers: Dawit Demoz ddemoz@rstp.ca and Michelle Ndizeye mndizeye@rstp.ca.

  Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtceioqDIjGdw2mHnmh4Fy8fWUEHsUkkRb

• Preparing for Arrival and Providing Post-Arrival Support: Handling Unrealistic Expectations and Practicing Ethical Consideration

  Date:Thursday, May 20, 2021
  Time:6:00pm to 8:00pm EDT
  Where: Virtual
  

  This webinar delivered by RSTP for new and experienced sponsors will provide a recap of sponsors’ settlement responsibilities when sponsoring refugees under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) and Blended Visa Office-Referred (BVOR) programs; review ethical considerations that are important to keep in mind when sponsoring refugees; the power imbalance that exists in the sponsor-sponsored newcomer relationship and tips on how to mitigate the imbalance; and, the importance of managing expectations.

  Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1514692031101355023

• Case Studies and Q&A: Housing in sponsorship

  Date:Tuesday, May 18, 2021
  Time:5:00pm to 6:30pm EDT
  Where: Virtual
  

  A short and sweet session to discuss your questions on housing and sponsorship. This session will be aimed at Groups of Five and Community Sponsors. It will not be recorded. Presented by Gabrielle Jacobs, RSTP Eastern and Northern Ontario trainer.

  Zoom registration link:  https://zoom.us/j/91452216748?pwd=MXJQN2N4ODVTUXlCV1FzazdVUWRZdz09

• How to Submit a Refugee Sponsorship Application to ROC-O Via Email and Updating Applications After Submission

  Date:Tuesday, May 18, 2021
  Time:6:00pm to 8:00pm EDT
  Where: Virtual
  

  This webinar delivered by RSTP for new and experienced sponsors will provide an in-depth look at how to submit a refugee sponsorship application under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program to the Resettlement Operations Centre – Ottawa (ROC-O) via email and when and how to update an application after submission.

  Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1937572999236964879

• How to Prepare a Successful Application Package under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program

  Date:Thursday, May 13, 2021
  Time:6:00pm to 8:00pm EDT
  Where: Virtual
  

  This webinar delivered by RSTP for new and experienced sponsors will provide an in-depth look at how to prepare applications to sponsor refugees under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program, including: an overview of the application process; how to structure applications; how to complete the application forms (for Groups of Five, Community Sponsors and the refugees being sponsored); and, what supporting documents must be included with the application package in order to ensure that the application is complete.

  Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2694139253728592143