Exporting Canada’s Private Sponsorship Refugee Model

Canada has an unique model called the private-sponsorship model where private citizens and organizations can come together and apply to sponsor a refugee. Canada has been quietly exporting this model to countries around the world who are adopting the private sponsorship model to address refugee issues in their countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom. My research will due a literature review to look at the history of Canada’s private sponsorship model and how it has faired in other countries, what are the lessons learned from the Canadian context and how can they be applied elsewhere. The expected outcomes of this project aim to showcase how Canada has been a leader in this field and the importance of a global knowledge sharing of ideas related to successful refugee policy and refugee integration in their new communities.

Faculty Supervisor:

John Shields

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Partner:

University of Osnabrück

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

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