Temporary Pause on Refugee Sponsorship Intake (Groups of Five & Community Sponsors)

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada

Operative dateNovember 29, 2024

CategoryFamily

Policy toolOther

Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

A temporary pause was implemented on accepting new applications for two specific Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) streams: Groups of Five and Community Sponsors, to manage backlogs.

Official source excerpt

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… ://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # Temporary Pause Extended on Intake of Refugee Sponsorship Applications From Groups of Five and Community Sponsors **Ottawa, November 21, 2025—**Canada’s [Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/sponsor-refugee/private-sponsorship-program.html) allows Canadians, permanent residents and community organizations to provide refugees with a safe, permanent home and the opportunity to rebuild their lives. High demand for the PSR Program has resulted in a large volume of applications and lengthy wait times. On November 29, 2024, IRCC temporarily paused intake of new applications for two streams under the program—the group of five and community sponsor streams—in an effort to address this backlog. IRCC is now extending [the pause on new applications from groups of five and community sponsors](https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2025/2025-11-22/html/notice-avis-eng.html#na1) until December 31, 2026. Applications already submitted will continue to be processed, and Canada will continue to welcome refugees through the PSR Program during this temporary …

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Temporary Pause on Refugee Sponsorship Intake (Groups of Five & Community Sponsors). Effective 2024-11-29.Open official source

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Temporary Pause on Refugee Sponsorship Intake (Groups of Five & Community Sponsors)

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2024