Read on to learn what exactly a Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) is, what they do and the steps one would have to take to become a SAH.
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What is a SAH, what do they do and how do you become one?<\/p>
A Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) is an incorporated organization that has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.<\/p>\n
The sponsorship agreement<\/a> allows SAHs to sponsor a certain number of refugees each year for resettlement to Canada through the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program<\/a>.<\/p>\n A SAH may be a local, regional or national organization. SAHs differ in their activities, size, composition and geographical mandate.<\/p>\n SAHs may partner with groups or individuals to sponsor refugees under their agreements. These groups are referred to as Constituent Groups (CGs); any individuals that partner with SAHs are known as co-sponsors.<\/p>\n Currently, there are more than 140 SAHs throughout Canada (excluding Quebec).<\/p>\n The list of SAHs is available on IRCC’s website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0This means there will be no intake window or access to mandatory training in 2026. We understand this is disappointing news, and we want to thank you for your continued passion and willingness to support refugees. In the meantime, you may wish to explore partnering with an existing SAH to support your sponsorship efforts. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n To become a SAH, an incorporated organization must submit an application package with the required supporting documents to IRCC during the annual three-month application window.<\/p>\n Organizations that would like to become SAHs must meet all of the following requirements:<\/p>\n Further, detailed information about the requirements can be found in the becoming a SAH brochure that is available to download here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Information on the application process, how to request a copy of the application package and the annual application window, can be found on the IRCC website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n By signing the sponsorship agreement, a SAH is legally responsible for, but not limited to, the following:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div><\/p>\n The SAH Resource Bank is a private collection of useful documents and resources created for and by the SAH community.<\/p>\n Some popular resources include:<\/strong><\/p>\n If you belong to a SAH and do not have a membership password, please email Evelyn Jones at ejones@rstp.ca<\/a> and indicate your name, contact information and the name of your SAH. Thank you.<\/p>\n The Settlement Training and Education Platform for Sponsors<\/a> (STEPS) is an online learning portal that was developed by the Anglican United Refugee Alliance (AURA)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n It combines a library of sponsorship training materials, compliance and best practice guides, as well as interactive tools in one online portal, with the intention of ensuring sponsors understand their roles and responsibilities and have access to information and resources to carry out effective settlement planning.<\/span><\/p>\n Click here to access STEPS<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n Below is a compilation of RSTP’s most frequently used resources, please click on the downward arrows to expand each section:<\/p>\n Best Practices & Training Guides<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n Tools (Financial Calculator & more)<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n Forms<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n Checklists & Fact Sheets<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n Other Publications & Media<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n SAH Capacity Building Presentations<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n Blended Visa Office-Referred Program (BVOR)<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p><\/div> Read on to learn what exactly a Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) is, what they do and the steps one would have to take to become a SAH.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":5,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","passster_activate_protection":false,"passster_protect_child_pages":"","passster_protection_type":"password","passster_password":"","passster_activate_overwrite_defaults":"","passster_headline":"","passster_instruction":"","passster_placeholder":"","passster_button":"","passster_id":"","passster_activate_misc_settings":"","passster_redirect_url":"","passster_hide":"no","passster_area_shortcode":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"meta_box":{"front_blocks":[]},"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rstp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rstp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rstp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rstp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rstp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":151,"href":"https:\/\/www.rstp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24471,"href":"https:\/\/www.rstp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions\/24471"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rstp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rstp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How Does an Organization Become a SAH?<\/h2>\n
NOTE: IRCC WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING NEW SAH APPLICATIONS IN 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
A list of current SAHs is available <\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n
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Responsibilities of SAHs<\/h2>\n
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The SAH Resource Bank<\/h1>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Log in to the SAH RESOURCE BANK<\/a><\/h5>\n
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The Settlement Training Education Platform for Sponsors (STEPS)<\/h1>\n
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Quick Links for SAHs<\/h1>\n
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\u00a0 Login\/Register to the BVOR Matching Database\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/h5>\n
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