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Canada Refugees Program - Yara's Immigration

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Canada Refugees Program - Yara's Immigration

Moving to a new country such as Canada can be a complex job. With all of the steps needed to be properly approved for the immigration process, things can get dicey. If your personhood is in threat until you move, however, you'll likely be able to apply for refugee status.


In order to be eligible as a refugee under the group of 5 sponsorship, you need to have fear of persecution based on race, religion, sex, political opinion, or particular social group.

You must be outside of your home country and be recognized as a refugee through UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) or the foreign state.


The Group of 5 requirements:

  • 5 People must sponsor a family or an individual under the group of 5 refugee private sponsorship
  • The first three people must be employed and be able to contribute financially once their family size amount has been deducted from their income
  • The people who are employed they can only use a portion of their income once their family size income has been deducted; in other words their income cannot be $0
  • As long as the first three people meet the income requirement for the whom ever that is being sponsored, the other two individuals can be party of the 5 sponsors even if they are not employed
  • People who are under ODSP- long-term disability are able to become a sponsor, however, people under welfare are not able to become a sponsor
  • The five sponsors must be a permanent resident or Canadian Citizen
  • The five sponsors must complete a police check
  • The individuals who are contributing financially must provide their Notice of Assessment from the previous taxation year
  • The group of 5 must indicate who will be responsible for what on the ‘Sponsorship Undertaking’ form
  • Anyone not contributing financially do not need to provide their notice of assessment
  • An individual is able to become a sponsor for more than one family or individual if they can financially contribute a portion of their income


Income Requirements:

For the Group of 5 Refugee Private Sponsorship, you have two options:

  • You can meet the income requirement through income or put the income requirement amount into a “trust” account or “joint” account where two out of the 5 sponsors names must be on the account.


How Yara's Immigration Can Help

When you require all of the most professional, high quality immigration services in Canada, Yara's Immigration has got you covered. With the help of our highly experienced team, we help immigrants of all backgrounds & situations get approved to live in Canada safely and smoothly. To learn more about our Toronto Immigration Appeal services and how we can help, be sure to phone our team at +1 (647) 994-6194 today!

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