Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council (MIIC) signed an agreement with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in 2001 to become a Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) and since has been participating in the resettlement of refugees from abroad through the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program. SAHs submit sponsorship undertakings to IRCC for refugees they wish to sponsor.
As a Sponsorship Agreement Holder, MIIC assumes overall responsibility and liability for the management of sponsorships under its agreement.
Sponsor a Refugee
Expression of Interest (EOI) was open Monday, May 8, 2023, at 9:00am until Sunday May 14, 2023, at 4:00pm.
The Expression of Interest (EOI) Lottery has now closed. If you were not able to submit the Interest to Sponsor Form in 2023, we encourage you to try again in 2024 when the Interest to Sponsor Form opens.
a) Assess your eligibility as a sponsor.
b) Assess if the person you are sponsoring is eligible for sponsorship.
We will return your sponsorship package/application to you if:
• It is incomplete.
• You weren't invited to apply.
• We didn't get it before the deadline mentioned on your invitation.
• Administrative fees and/or settlement funds are missing.
For more information on the 2023 Lottery requirements send an email to general.psr@miic.ca
Please follow our social media pages for lottery updates.
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