Refugee and Immigration Matters

Posted on Sep 10, 2015 in Church In Action, Committee News, Events, Featured Slider, Notices

This page is updated regularly with information and links relating to refugee sponsorship and advocacy.

First Steps When Considering Sponsorship

1. Two Page Overview – for those exploring refugee sponsorship
2. Detailed Information Resource on Refugee Sponsorship (ISANS – prepared by the Immigration Services Association of Nova Scotia).  Specific to Nova Scotia but useful in all three Maritime provinces.
3. Slideshow –  introduction to Refugee Sponsorship prepared by ISANS
4. Registration Form – If your group will be using the United Church of Canada as its Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) sign up to receive regular information updates.   Click here to register online  or for a printable form click here: Registration Form – Sponsorship Group Marconf.pdf.
5. Healthcare for Privately Sponsored Refugees – Interim Federal Health (IFH) benefits applies to all provinces: Info Page – Healthcare for Privately sponsored refugees 
6. Advocacy for Syrian Refugees – Sample letters to politicians urging them to support Syrian Refugees:
   Sample letter to the Immigration Minister
   Sample letter to the Prime Minister
   Sample letter to local MP
7. When you have reached your fundraising goal click here to notify us: Group Readiness Notification Form.
8. Syrian Refugee Support Fund: Application | Canadian Council for Refugees http://ccrweb.ca/en/syrian-refugee-support-fund-application
9. The Refugee Sponsorship Application Forms – Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP): http://www.rstp.ca/en/processing/the-refugee-sponsorship-application-forms/
10. Estimate cost of BVOR sponsorship
11. The Process for BVOR Refugee Sponsorship
12. Settlement preparation
13. First year and beyond
14. EN Syrian Population Profile; FR Syrian Population Profile
15. Important information for sponsors regarding Syrian PSR arrivals – Dec 4, 2015
16. CODE OF ETHICS – Final
17. ‘A Parent’s Guide to Vaccination’ in Arabic; Vaccination Guide English