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Past Webinars

  • Q&A for Sponsors with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) – Part 2

    Date:Monday, December 14, 2020
    Time:2:00 pm to 3:30 pm EST
    Where: Virtual

    RSTP is hosting a second Q&A with Alain Boucard, a Senior Quarantine Advisor at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), on Monday December 14, 2020 at 2 PM EST.

    Alain will be answering questions in English and French on the mandatory requirements that all persons entering Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic must adhere to, including sponsored refugees.

    Attendees are kindly requested to send any questions they have for Alain by the end of the day on Friday December 04, 2020 to: skharay@rstp.ca

    Registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6658687908899005455

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    Le Programme de formation sur le parrainage privé des réfugiés (nom français de RSTP) animera une deuxième séance de questions-réponses avec Alain Boucard, conseiller principal, Services de quarantaine, de l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada (ASPC), le lundi 14 décembre à 14 h (HNE).

    Alain répondra aux questions sur les exigences obligatoires auxquelles doit se conformer toute personne arrivant au Canada, y compris les réfugiés parrainés, pendant la pandémie de la COVID-19.

    Nous demandons aux participants d’envoyer leurs questions pour Alain — en français ou en anglais –avant la fin de la journée le vendredi 4 décembre 2020 à: skharay@rstp.ca

    Inscription: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6658687908899005455

  • Manitoba: What Settlement Services are Currently Available for Newcomers and How to Access These Services?

    Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020
    Time:11:00 am to 12:30 pm CST
    Where: Virtual

    In this RSTP webinar session, we will discuss the currently available settlement services and support for sponsored newcomers and how to access them. We will talk about how newcomer-serving agencies have been able to continue delivering services and programs for newcomers since the start of the pandemic, what new programs and initiatives have emerged over the past several months, and what sponsors need to know if they would like to connect sponsored newcomers with the settlement programs in their area.

    Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8176756125095028236

  • Metro Vancouver: What Settlement Services are Currently Available for Newcomers and How to Access These Services?

    Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020
    Time:2:00 pm to 3:30 pm PST
    Where: Virtual

    In this RSTP webinar session, we will discuss the currently available settlement services and support for sponsored newcomers and how to access them. We will talk about how newcomer-serving agencies have been able to continue delivering services and programs for newcomers since the start of the pandemic, what new programs and initiatives have emerged over the past several months, and what sponsors need to know if they would like to connect sponsored newcomers with the settlement programs in their area.

    Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5777476617752950796

  • Deux façons d’augmenter les chances de succès de votre demande de parrainage de réfugiés

    Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020
    Time:7:00 pm to 9:00 pm EST
    Where: Virtual

    Cet atelier virtuel expliquera les principaux motifs du refus des demandes de parrainage de réfugiés, qui concernent 2 parties du dossier de demande : * le plan d’établissement et * les exigences financières. L’atelier donnera des conseils pratiques pour aborder ces parties et illustrera les pièges à éviter. Cet atelier s’adresse aux groupes de parrainage francophones à l’extérieur du Québec. 

    Inscription : https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtc-GgqTwvG9Xs83OMCF4pCS5JRm1zzdow

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

    Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020
    Time:2:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
    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: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3856913478620760589

  • Enhancing Cooperation with Private Refugee Sponsors – An Interactive Workshop for Settlement Workers

    Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020
    Time:1:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST
    Where: Virtual
    This online workshop is an invitation for settlement workers to join a real discussion with others and learn about; salient elements of the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program, the roles of sponsors and settlement workers in supporting privately sponsored refugees, challenges and best practices to achieve the goals of serving clients holistically.
  • Prince Edward Island: What Settlement Services are Currently Available for Newcomers and How to Access These Services?

    Date:Wednesday, December 9, 2020
    Time:11:00 pm to 12:30 pm AST
    Where: Virtual

    In this webinar session we will discuss the currently available settlement services and support for sponsored newcomers and how to access them. We will talk about how newcomer-serving agencies have been able to continue delivering services and programs for newcomers since the start of the pandemic, what new programs and initiatives have emerged over the past several months, and what sponsors need to know if they would like to connect sponsored newcomers with the settlement programs in their area.

    Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8675853040244857100

  • Le rôle des travailleurs en établissement dans le parrainage privé des réfugiés

    Date:Tuesday, December 8, 2020
    Time:1:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST
    Where: Virtual

    Cet atelier virtuel outillera les travailleurs en établissement pour soutenir leurs clients réfugiés parrainés et pour appuyer le travail des groupes qui parrainent ces nouveaux arrivants. Les sujets abordés comprennent : * une introduction aux principes fondamentaux du programme fédéral de parrainage de réfugiés * le rôle du travailleur en établissement dans le parrainage des réfugiés; * les défis auxquels peuvent faire face les nouveaux arrivants parrainés; * les pratiques exemplaires pour la collaboration avec les groupes de parrainage et les nouveaux arrivants parrainés. Les travailleurs en établissement francophones de tout le Canada (à l’exception du Québec) sont invités à participer. 

    Inscription : https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtd-6hrD0qGdXhThyOJNjgV5VjYFQAlyL_

  • Preparing a Settlement Plan: The Financial and Settlement Responsibilities of Sponsors under the PSR Program

    Date:Tuesday, December 8, 2020
    Time:3:00 pm to 5:00 pm EST
    Where: Virtual

    This webinar delivered by RSTP for new and experienced sponsors will provide an in-depth look at the financial and settlement responsibilities of sponsors under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program, including: how long sponsors are expected to provide financial support to refugees sponsored under the PSR program; the minimum amount of financial support that sponsors are expected to provide to refugees on arrival and the relationship between the Sponsorship Cost Table and the Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) rates; how to use the Minimum Financial Support Calculator to calculate the minimum level of financial support required on arrival; situations that may change the amount of financial support that sponsors are expected to provide once the refugees arrive in Canada; and, an overview of sponsors’ settlement responsibilities under the program and how settlement agencies can assist sponsors with fulfilling their settlement responsibilities.

    Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5039639444921715725

  • Calgary and Southern AB: What Settlement Services are Currently Available for Newcomers and How to Access These Services?

    Date:Monday, December 7, 2020
    Time:2:00 pm to 3:30 pm MST
    Where: Virtual

    In this RSTP webinar session, we will discuss the currently available settlement services and support for sponsored newcomers and how to access them. We will talk about how newcomer-serving agencies have been able to continue delivering services and programs for newcomers since the start of the pandemic, what new programs and initiatives have emerged over the past several months, and what sponsors need to know if they would like to connect sponsored newcomers with the settlement programs in their area.

    Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1558974857906570508