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It takes just five people to help bring a refugee family to Canada. By providing financial and emotional support, these “G5s,” or Groups of Five, help a newly arrived family begin new lives in Canada. The process is slow: Wait times range from five months to more than five years depending on the visa office involved, according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Here’s how the G5 system works.
Who is eligible
G5 sponsors must be at least 18, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, live in the same community in which the refugee will settle and commit to providing assistance for the length of the sponsorship, usually one year or until the refugee or family can support themselves financially. The sponsored person or family must be recognized as refugees by the United Nations or a foreign government and cannot already be in Canada.
Make the application
The necessary forms are available on the Government of Canada website at cic.gc.ca/group5 and require detailed information about the G5 members and the settlement plan, including financial commitments for shelter, furniture, food and other needs. The forms include estimated costs.
Decide who you want to sponsor
G5 groups can choose to help a specific refugee, for example, a family member of someone already in Canada or a person or family already known to be in need. Alternatively, the group can help an individual or family already identified by as eligible by visa officer abroad. The application process allows you to request a profile of an individual or family in need.
Responsibilities
The amount of financial support varies from community to community, but Citizenship and Immigration estimates it ranges from $12,600 for an individual to more than $32,000 for a family of six. In addition, G5 sponsors are expected to provide other support such as helping the new arrivals to find work, find a doctor and other health care providers, get set up in school and learn about the banking system.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has a video that gives a good overview of the process.
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Who is eligible
G5 sponsors must be at least 18, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, live in the same community in which the refugee will settle and commit to providing assistance for the length of the sponsorship, usually one year or until the refugee or family can support themselves financially. The sponsored person or family must be recognized as refugees by the United Nations or a foreign government and cannot already be in Canada.
Make the application
The necessary forms are available on the Government of Canada website at cic.gc.ca/group5 and require detailed information about the G5 members and the settlement plan, including financial commitments for shelter, furniture, food and other needs. The forms include estimated costs.
Decide who you want to sponsor
G5 groups can choose to help a specific refugee, for example, a family member of someone already in Canada or a person or family already known to be in need. Alternatively, the group can help an individual or family already identified by as eligible by visa officer abroad. The application process allows you to request a profile of an individual or family in need.
Responsibilities
The amount of financial support varies from community to community, but Citizenship and Immigration estimates it ranges from $12,600 for an individual to more than $32,000 for a family of six. In addition, G5 sponsors are expected to provide other support such as helping the new arrivals to find work, find a doctor and other health care providers, get set up in school and learn about the banking system.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has a video that gives a good overview of the process.
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