Canada celebrates Pride Month by helping Afghan LGBTQ2 individuals

Date Announced:

June 3, 2022

Overview:

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is working with the Rainbow Refugee Society through the Rainbow Refugee Assistance Partnership, which encourages Canadians to sponsor LGBTQ2 refugees and strengthens collaboration between LGBTQ2 organizations and the refugee sponsorship community. Initially, this partnership provided 50 cost-sharing spaces per year for privately sponsored refugees. Recently, the partnership was expanded in response to the Afghanistan crisis to provide an additional 150 spaces for Afghan refugees between 2022 and 2024.

Departments and Agencies:

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Type of Administrative Action:

  • Immigration pathways and pilots

    • Immigration Category:

    Refugees

    Keywords:

    Afghan; LGBTQ2; privately sponsored refugee program (PSR)

    Source Document(s):

    https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/06/canada-celebrates-pride-month-by-helping-afghan-lgbtq2-individuals.html

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