The process to apply for Welcome Place/MIIC Refugee Sponsorship Program typically involves several steps:
1. Expressing Interest:
2. Random Selection:
3. Eligibility Screening and Settlement Funds:
4. Sponsor Training:
5. Invitation to Apply:
6. Administrative Fee:
7. Application Review and Submission:
If you need further information or have any questions, you may contact us by
calling 204-977-1000 Ext 280 or 248, or by sending an email to general.psr@miic.ca.
Are you interested in helping refugees start a new life?
Partner with us to sponsor refugee(s) in urgent need for resettlement to Canada!
As a sponsor you will provide financial support as well as emotional, social, and other supports to break the isolation of settling into a new country.
The Canadian government provides up to six (6) months of financial support through the Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) while you as a sponsor would provide the remaining six (6) months of support.
Blended Visa Office-Referred (BVOR) refugees are particularly vulnerable because they often are or identify as:
BVOR newcomers lack an alternative lasting solution; they cannot return home, they cannot stay where they currently reside, and their only option is to be resettled.
Why sponsor through BVOR program?
Sponsoring through the BVOR program:
If you are interested in partnering with us, send an email to: general.psr@miic.ca.
For more information about the BVOR program, visit: The Blended Visa Office-Referred (BVOR) Program.
Address: 521 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg,
MB R3A 0E4
Tel: (204) 977-1000
Fax: (204) 956-7548
Email: info@miic.ca
Office Hours: Monday to Friday,
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM