Help Centre
Refugees
Sponsoring a refugee
- Who can sponsor a refugee?
- Who is eligible for sponsorship under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program?
- Who decides whether a refugee can be sponsored and resettled?
- How does Citizenship and Immigration Canada decide whether a refugee can be sponsored and resettled?
- Who cannot be sponsored under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program?
- What are the responsibilities of a sponsoring group?
- Who identifies refugees for sponsorship?
- What is the Joint Assistance Sponsorship (JAS) Program?
- Which visa office processes applications for permanent residence for privately sponsored refugees?
- How long does it take before the refugee can come to Canada?
- The refugee our group wanted to sponsor was refused after an interview. Can we appeal?
- Where can I find more information about applying to sponsor a refugee?
- I know someone who claimed refugee status here in Canada and was refused. Can we sponsor him or her?
- The UNHCR accepted my relatives as refugees. Does that mean they will be resettled in Canada?
- Are there any fees for applying to sponsor a refugee?
- Will the refugee have to pay any costs?
- Are sponsored refugee families with children eligible for a child tax benefit when they arrive?
- Are resettled refugees allowed to go to university?
- Can resettled refugees apply for student loans?
- Are there different rules if I want to sponsor a refugee from Turkey?
- Do privately sponsored refugees get resettlement help from the government?
Financial support for Government-Assisted Refugees
- What is a government-assisted refugee?
- Why does Canada resettle refugees?
- What kind of support do government-assisted refugees get?
- Do refugees get the same support across Canada?
- Do large and small families get the same amount of money?
- What special allowances may refugees get?
- How long does the support for government-assisted refugees last?
- Does government provide all the support to government-assisted refugees?
- Do in-Canada refugee claimants get resettlement assistance?
- Do government-assisted refugees get more income support and benefits than Canadian pensioners do?
Refugee claims in Canada
- What forms do I need to make a refugee claim in Canada?
- I already made a refugee claim. What will happen to it now that the new system has started?
- Can my refugee claim be rejected based on what I write in the Basis of Claim form?
- I’m from a country that the Minister named as a designated country of origin. Does this mean my refugee claim will automatically be rejected?
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