Canada is a country of immigrants with a varied history of welcoming refugees and newcomers from all over the world. The many military campaigns in Southeast Asia during 1970s caused a mass exodus of refugees who desperately needed help and support. The plight and flight of these refugees was the genesis of the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program.
Canadian churches and community groups recognized that these people particularly needed support and so they worked to find safe places for them to live in Canada. The Government of Canada formalized this process of Canadians sponsoring refugees from overseas in the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program in 1979.
Canada was the first country in the world to have a refugee sponsorship program and it has now become a model internationally.
Learn More: Private sponsorship of refugees program – Canada.ca
Overview of Sponsorship Process
