Constituent Group Sponsorship Training Videos
This series of 12 videos provides a clear and easily accessible learning tool for members of Constituent Groups (CGs) sponsoring refugees through ICA and Canada’s Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program or Blended Visa Office-Referred Program. Each video will guide you through the various stages of sponsorship with detailed information. Please also review the relevant links provided with each video for additional information.
All CG members are required to watch the videos at the appropriate stages in the sponsorship process. It may be helpful for CG members to dedicate some time to watching all videos in the early stages of sponsorship and then re-visiting each video as you get to the particular stage of the sponsorship process.
At a minimum, we are asking each CG member to watch each video at least once.
Please View CG Training Videos in Sequence
Video 1: Forming a Sponsorship Group
Forming a Sponsorship Committee | Managing Expectations – Sponsors and Newcomers | Managing Expectations – A Resource Kit | RSTP Video on Managing Expectations
Video 2: ICA as Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) and Sponsors as Constituent Group (CG)
Video 3: Responsibilities of Constituent Groups
B.C. Newcomers Guide to Victoria | Victoria Settlement Work Plan | Ready to Rent Housing Webinar | Responsibilities of Sponsorship Group (RSTP) | Settlement Counsellor’s Guide to Private Sponsorship | Trauma Support (VICCIR)
Video 4: Documents and Forms
Video 5: Waiting After Submission of Application – Keeping Group Motivated
Video 6: Processing at IRCC Mission Overseas
Video 7: Visa Approval and Preparing for Arrival
Housing Webinar | Renting it Right Course | Settlement Checklist
Video 8: Day of Arrival
Video 9: First Two Weeks After Arrival
What kinds of fraud should newcomers to Canada watch out for?
Video 10: Ongoing Support Over the One-Year Sponsorship Period
CCR: Facts About Refugees | Secondary Migration | IRCC Guidance on Secondary Migration | Handbook for Sponsoring Groups: The First Year and Beyond | Vancouver Public Library – Alternative Careers | Refugee Travel Document