Canada has announced the resettlement of up to 20,000 vulnerable Afghan nationals to Canada. This will be done through 2 programs.
How Canadians can help
Information about who to contact for those interested in volunteering or donating (being centralized): click here for more information
Alberta’s response
Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) in partnership with the Edmonton Catholic Social Services and Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) is pleased to offer a series of information sessions on the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program. Individuals and groups can join one of the Zoom presentations and learn how to sponsor refugees.
If your family members are outside of their home country and have sought asylum in another country, they can be sponsored to Canada via the PSR program by a Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH), a Group of Five or a Community Sponsor.
Refugees being sponsored by Groups of Five and Community Sponsors must have been recognized as refugees, as they must include a copy of their refugee status document with the application package.
Below is a list of available sessions for you to chose, based on your preference.
Saturday Sep 18, 2021
Time: 01:00 – 4:00 PM Mountain Time
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84842931828?pwd=QWdscjJFUTRITCtRU3NZbTEzZFgxZz09
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Time: 7:00 – 10:00 PM Mountain Time
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81158929015?pwd=TlhwcFlwZFpnVi92bmF5eDBkZHhmUT09
Wednesday Oct 6, 2021
Time: 2:00 – 5:00 PM Mountain Time
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87922050782?pwd=V1k3QkhJeFozUzBLaWthSW91UURUQT09
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Time: 06:00 - 9:00 PM Mountain Time
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87259882159?pwd=aU5VaGNnRFFBc2pFU0Vvdm9Na2FRZz09
Saturday October 23. 2021
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM Mountain Time
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85653733202?pwd=NWNKQWhWRTdqR2JvallQQlJPREoxQT09
Any future info sessions yet to be determined. If individuals want to be added to the mailing list to be informed about future sessions, please contact [email protected]