11/22/2025
——ብትግሪኛ አብ ታሕቲ አለኩም ——-
Important Update on the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program- Group of Five and Community Sponsorships
We have an important update to share regarding the private sponsorship of refugees from outside of Canada, specifically under the Community Sponsorship and Group of Five programs.
As you may know, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) had initially paused the acceptance of new applications for the above stated programs from November 29, 2024, until December 31, 2025.
Yesterday, it was announced that this pause has been extended and will now continue until December 31, 2026.
Here are the key details:
➡️ What is Paused? IRCC will not accept new applications under the Group of Five and Community Sponsorship streams until after December 31, 2026.
➡️ What Continues? The processing of applications already submitted to IRCC before the initial pause will continue and is not affected by this extension.
➡️ What About Other Sponsorships? Private sponsorship of refugees through Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) organizations will continue. These programs are crucial and will help Canada meet its refugee resettlement targets outlined in the 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan.
We understand that this news may be disappointing for those looking to submit a new application. This pause allows IRCC to process the existing inventory of applications and strengthen the program for the future.
ሰላም ተካታተልትና
ብኮሚኒትን ጉጅለ 5 ን ናይ ስደተኛታት ምጥያስ ናብ ካናዳ : ክሳብ ታሕሳስ 31 2025 ጠጠው ኢሉ ከም ዝጸንሐ ዝፍለጥ ኢዩ። ትማሊ ሚኒስትሪ ኢሚግረሽን ካናዳ ብዘውጽኦ ሐበሬታ መሰረት እቲ ምቁራጽ ናይዚ ፕሮግራማት ክሳብ ታሕሳስ 31 2026 ተናዊሑ አሎ።
እዚ ማለት ሐዲሽ መሕተቲ ቅጥዒ ምእታዉ አይፍቀድን ኢዩ ክሳብ ታሕሳስ 31 2026።
አቀዲሙ ዝአተወ እሞ አብ ምስላጥ ዘሎ በዚ መምርሒ አይጽሎን ኢዩ።
ነቲ ካናዳ ስደተኛታት ናይ ምጥያስ 2026 -2028 መደብ ንምስላት ምስ መንግስቲ ውዕል ዘለወን ትካላት (SAH) ሐዲሽ ፋይል ምእታው ክቅጽላ ኢየን።
ንተወሳኪ ሐበሬታ ከምኡውን ምስ ኢሚግረሽን ካናዳ ጉዳይ ዝተሐሐዝ ሞያዊ ምክሪ ይኩን ውክልና ምስ እትደልዩ ተወከሱና።
Awet Haile Immigration Services
Montreal/Edmonton
Canada