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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Sponsors,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please find attached a document produced by IRCC intended to assist sponsors in understanding how cases in process are affected by COVID-19 and, for refugees already in Canada, how sponsors can continue to fulfill their sponsorship role
while also addressing the unique settlement needs of sponsored refugees during this difficult time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, IRCC has translated some existing COVID-19 resources into various languages, including information on the financial assistance programs available to newcomers, temporary residents and refugees (if they meet the eligibility
requirements for each program):<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">English:
<a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/financial-assistance.html">
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/financial-assistance.html</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">French:
<a href="https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/services/coronavirus-covid19/aide-financiere.html">
https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/services/coronavirus-covid19/aide-financiere.html</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Updated information on how COVID-19 is affecting refugee sponsorship to Canada and other immigration programs can be found on IRCC’s website at the links below:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6">English:
<a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19.html">
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19.html</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6">French:
<a href="https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/services/coronavirus-covid19.html">
https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/services/coronavirus-covid19.html</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The attached documents and the links above are also available on RSTP’s COVID-19 hub at:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.rstp.ca/en/resources/covid-19-updates/">http://www.rstp.ca/en/resources/covid-19-updates/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please contact us if there are any issues with accessing the documents or the links.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Suneet<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#006FC9;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Suneet Kharay,</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#757B80;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Senior Trainer | Refugee Sponsorship Training Program
</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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