FAQ
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- Convention Refugee Abroad Class
- Currently living outside their home country
- Cannot return to their home country due to a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
- Country of Asylum Class
- Currently living outside their home country
- Has been seriously affected by civil war, armed conflict, or massive violations of human rights.
Currently, we are unable to directly sponsor refugees. However, if you have friends or family living in the Greater Toronto area, they can apply to co-sponsor you through our Sponsorship Agreement Holder Program (SAH).
Admissibility consists of medical, security, and criminality screenings. These screenings are conducted by the Canadian visa office after the sponsorship application is submitted and the applicant(s) are interviewed. Examples of reasons for inadmissibility include the individual posing a threat to national security, having a history of serious or organized crime, having committed violations of international or human rights and being a danger to public health (e.g. drug-resistant tuberculosis). (Please refer to this page for more information regarding admissibility.)
A Permanent Resident or Citizen can be a co-sponsor. The Co-Sponsor must also be able to provide five-years’ worth of tax Notices of Assessment.
A constituent/community group is a group authorized by a SAH to sponsor refugees. An example of a CG is the local chapter of a national church, a mosque, or an ethno-national community group).
You can participate in multiple sponsorships if you can financially support the applicants throughout their settlement process. Therefore, you must declare all your sponsorship obligations when you apply to sponsor through our organisation.