Refugee Sponsorship

• U.S. launches refugee sponsorship program based on ‘wildly successful’ Canadian model

  State Department officials say the Canadian model helped inspire and inform the design and implementation of the U.S. program, known as the Welcome Corps.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2023
  
• Quebec suspends private refugee sponsorships by organizations for one year

  Quebec's Immigration Department said in an emailed statement Wednesday it received "serious allegations'' regarding the program.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2020
  
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• Quebec minister says reform needed after people line up for days to sponsor refugees

  The government said it would only accept 750 privately-sponsored refugee applications for the entire province.

  Politics

  Jan 20, 2020
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• Ottawa refugee group urges feds to send more refugees to private sponsors

  As more Syrian refugees arrive in Canada through a mix of private and government sponsorship, the Ottawa Centre Refugee Action is recommending that the government direct more refugees to the thousands of private sponsors across the country who are waiting to provide support.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2015
• Montreal opens its borders to Syrian refugees

  The second government plane carrying Syrian refugees is set to land Saturday night in Montreal.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2015
• Local advocates weigh in on Trudeau’s plan to settle 25,000 refugees by end of 2015

  Immigration Services Association of Nova Scotia say more time is needed, and that two months to accommodate thousands of refugees in the province would cause a housing and health crisis.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2015
• Okanagan church frustrated with red tape around refugee sponsorship

  Germaine says St. Charles Garnier Church in Kelowna has been trying for almost one year to sponsor a Syrian refugee family, with the Canadian government telling them week after week that the process would move forward.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2015