Dear sponsors and representatives,
We last communicated with you on April 17th, 2020 to provide you with an update on how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program. This Saturday marks World Refugee Day and provides us an opportunity to discuss and reflect on the challenges refugees face as well as the global environment in which we are all working. Resettling refugees is a proud part of Canada’s humanitarian tradition. It demonstrates to the world that we have a shared responsibility to help those who are displaced, persecuted and in need of protection. Canada plays…