Guide to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program

3. Additional Sponsorship Opportunities

3.4 Blended Sponsorships

Occasionally, the Department will introduce a special program where it will enter into partnerships with sponsors on blended initiatives. Under such initiatives, financial responsibilities for resettling refugees are shared between CIC and the sponsoring group, with the sponsor providing settlement assistance and support (as in regular private sponsorship cases). The purpose of blended initiatives is to support and augment the existing private sponsorship program by sharing the costs of resettlement with sponsors who may not otherwise be in a position to submit an undertaking. Blended initiatives are distinct from the JAS program and, in the past, have been directed at particular groups or sponsors for limited periods. Traditionally, only SAHs and their CGs have been eligible to participate in blended sponsorships.

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