{"id":7415,"date":"2025-06-10T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/?p=7415"},"modified":"2025-11-05T13:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T18:42:58","slug":"refugee-sponsorship-looking-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/refugee-sponsorship-looking-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugee Sponsorship: Looking Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, PWS&amp;D&#8217;s refugee program submitted applications to sponsor 93 individuals, primarily Afghan refugees. Applications were also processed for refugees who had to flee persecution, arrest because of their political opinion, and war from Myanmar, Ethiopia, Iran, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea and Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the Taliban&#8217;s return to power in Afghanistan in 2022 and the subsequent dismantling of democratic institutions, both the Canadian government and private sponsors, including PCC congregations nationwide, have dedicated considerable efforts to assisting Afghan refugees. As a result, thousands of Afghan refugees were able to be resettled in Canada. We are deeply grateful to the PCC congregations for their compassionate support in welcoming those seeking safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cuts to Immigration Numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In November 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the temporary suspension of the Group of Five and Community Sponsorship streams\u2014part of the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program. This pause is in effect until the end of 2025 and is subject to review after one year. This announcement does not affect sponsorships undertaken by a Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) organization like the PCC. It will, however, affect the overall number of refugee application submissions and the huge backlog of applications within IRCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IRCC&#8217;s annual global cap announcements were also made at the end of 2024. The global cap numbers reflect a reduction in spaces allocated to all immigration streams including refugee sponsorships. The projections indicate a decrease from previous years in the number of refugees arriving in Canada.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Helping Congregations Sponsor Refugees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Blended Visa Office-Referred (BVOR) program\u2014a cost-sharing initiative where the government provides financial support for the first six months and sponsoring groups cover the remaining six months\u2014works with refugees who are referred to Canada through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In these instances, the sponsorship group cannot name who they will sponsor.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to a generous donation from the Presbytery of Essex, PWS&amp;D has established the Refugee Support Fund to assist congregations and presbyteries who would like to sponsor refugees under this program but may not have the full financial means to do so.To support congregations interested in sponsoring refugees under the BVOR program, PWS&amp;D has funding available to assist to sponsors with the cost of settlement for the remaining six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are interested in sponsoring refugees through this program or learning more about the Refugee Support Fund, please contact PWS&amp;D\u2019s refugee desk at sponsorship@presbyterian.ca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>* This story was originally published in the Summer 2025 issue of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/presbyterian-connection\/\">Presbyterian Connection\u00a0newspaper<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2024, PWS&amp;D&#8217;s refugee program submitted applications to sponsor 93 individuals, primarily Afghan refugees. 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