Refugee Sponsorship Update January 2020
For those who are seeking to be sponsored as refugees by the Unitarian Church of Montreal, we regret that we are not able to accept any requests at this time. On January 20, 2020, the Quebec government accepted a very limited number of applications for refugee sponsorship. We submitted two applications on that date: one for a family and one for an individual. Sadly, only 750 files will be considered by the government for the entire province of Quebec this year. Because sponsorship is a long process, we will not be able to consider any additional requests.
We recognize that many people are seeking a safe home and we wish we were in a position to help. Unfortunately, we cannot respond to the volume of inquiries we receive on a daily basis. Please know that we hold you in our thoughts and prayers.
- Rev. Diane Rollert and the Refugee Sponsorship Task Force
Donate to the Refugee Sponsorship Fund through Canada Helps / CanadaDon (en français)
Questions about volunteering? Contact sponsor@ucmtl.ca