<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Further to Sara's question below:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">What I cannot understand is whether sponsored/sponsorable Iraqi & Syrian refugees that were not among the 1000 assisted by the special program can be included in the 16,000 privately sponsored refugees Canada will accept each year. And what the implications of this are - presumably the process is slower?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Marlene <div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Heaven on Earth is a choice you must make, not a place you must find. </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">-- Wayne Dyer. </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">So,</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> I support strategies to increase the supply of affordable housing, such as the </span><a href="http://www.multifaithhousing.ca/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">Multifaith Housing Initiative</a><span style="font-size:13px"> and <a href="http://housing4all.ca/" target="_blank">http://housing4all.ca/</a> .</span></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 26 January 2017 at 19:29, Sara S. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sara.shahsiah@gmail.com" target="_blank">sara.shahsiah@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Yosief and listmates,<div><br></div><div>Does this mean no more G5/CS applications for Syrians and Iraqis for the rest of this year (2017) or are they working with a different time line? What happens after 2017?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Sara</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 6:17 PM, Yosief Araya <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:yaraya@rstp.ca" target="_blank">yaraya@rstp.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Please find below a message from IRCC about the end of the Temporary Public Policy to facilitate the sponsorship of Syrian and Iraqi refugees by Groups of Five and Community Sponsors. Regards, Yosief<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="m_4701734903863345907m_1836306506940679117MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US">Subject: <b><u>End of the Temporary Public Policy to facilitate the sponsorship of Syrian and Iraqi refugees by Groups of Five and Community Sponsors<u></u><u></u></u></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On December 19, 2016, a temporary public policy was put in place to enable Groups of Five and Community Sponsors to submit applications to sponsor up 1,000 Syrian and Iraqi
refugees.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We have now reached that limit and the public policy has ended. Applications received after this limit was reached will be returned as incomplete applications if they do
not include a Proof of Refugee Status Recognition document issued by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) or a foreign state.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="m_4701734903863345907m_1836306506940679117MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US">Over the past year, Canada has been overwhelmed with the generosity of Canadians who want to sponsor Iraqi and Syrian refugees. So much so, that despite record levels of refugee resettlement in 2016, more than 45,000
privately sponsored refugees are waiting to be processed with a large number having waited for more than three years.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We are working hard to bring these refugees to Canada and taking steps to reduce the number of pending applications for private sponsors in order to significantly reduce
long wait times. Our objective is that by 2019 average wait times will be about 12 months.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We are continuing to bring many more refugees to Canada than we have in the past. In 2017, Canada will welcome 25,000 refugees from overseas which includes 16,000 privately
sponsored refugees. These refugees will need the help and support of Canadians to successfully integrate. Sponsoring a refugee is only one way to help. Canadians can also donate to organizations that are helping refugees or volunteer to help newcomers adjust
to life in Canada <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="m_4701734903863345907m_1836306506940679117MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Resettling refugees is and will continue to be a proud part of Canada’s humanitarian tradition, and the Government of Canada is grateful for the work and dedication of those who help to welcome
and integrate refugees. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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