What’s New
May 20, 2018
Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) – Guidelines for Confidentiality and Privacy – A one-page guideline for confidentiality and privacy of refugees. https://www.rstp.ca/en/
May 20, 2018
Sponsorship Disputes & Breakdowns – The Refugee Sponsorship Training Program provides information about how to resolve disagreements, misunderstandings or breakdowns in between sponsors and newcomers.
May 20, 2018
Refugee Sponsorship Training Program – RSTP is a Government of Canada program designed to support Sponsorship Agreement Holders, that provides a wide array of online resources, information, […]
May 20, 2018
The Government of Canada website provides a wide variety of resources on the topic of Private Sponsorship of Refugees targeted to sponsors andr refugees: Immigration, Refugees […]
May 20, 2018
Private Sponsorship of Refugees Toolkit – Practical web-based resource to provide information about private refugee sponsorship to groups across Canada prepared by the Canadian Council for Refugees. […]
May 20, 2018
The Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) – The Government of Canada’s description of the program for GARs.
May 20, 2018
January 18, 2016 – RAP benefits for GARs in BC – What financial assistance do GARs receive?
May 20, 2018
Timeline of Services for Government Assisted Refugees – The ISSofBC Refugee Readiness Hub provides a timeline of services for Government Assisted Refugees (GARs) in the first […]
May 20, 2018
January 2018 – UNHCR Canada: Making an asylum claim in Canada
May 20, 2018
January 2018 – UNHCR Canada – What happens when you make an asylum claim at the border?
May 20, 2018
January 2018 – UNHCR Canada – Who can make an asylum claim at the border?
May 20, 2018
Refugee Appeals Statistics The Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) decides appeals from decisions of the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) to allow or reject claims for refugee protection. The RAD […]
May 20, 2018
Refugee Protection Claims Statistics: This website provides refugee claim statistics released by IRB under the “new system claims” (claims that are referred to the RPD on […]
May 20, 2018
The IRB’s Appellant’s Guide is for people who are appealing decisions of the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) to the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) of the Immigration and Refugee […]
May 20, 2018
The IRB’s Claimant’s Guide is for people who are claiming refugee protection under Canada’s new refugee determination system, which came into effect on December 15, 2012. It […]
May 20, 2018
Journey Home Community Association has an innovative Refugee Claimant Sponsorship Program. The Refugee Claimant Sponsorship Program trains and equips churches and sponsorship groups to extend a welcoming hand […]
May 20, 2018
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada – IRCC has created the following infographic to outline the steps for all refugee claimants or asylum seekers in Canada and […]
May 20, 2018
The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) is Canada’s largest independent administrative tribunal. It is comprised of four tribunals or “Divisions” and is responsible for […]
May 20, 2018
Canadian Council for Refugees – Refugee Determination System: A Practical Guide This information is intended for front line workers who support refugee claimants and other vulnerable migrants. […]
May 20, 2018
Ready for my Refugee Hearing – Ready Tours Guide: Refugee hearing preparation guide is a step-by-step guide for refugee claimants. This guide is available in 11 languages. Also […]