In Quebec, one of the ten Canadian provinces, the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program looks somehow differently. In 1997, the Government of Quebec assumed responsibility for the implementation of the program in the province. As a result, in the subsequent years a distinct approach to refugee sponsorship emerged there, with some similarities but also some notable differences with the rest of Canada. In this episode of our podcast series, we discuss the particularities of refugee sponsorship in Quebec with Ian Van Haren, Director of Action Réfugiés Montréal: a non-governmental organization that supports asylum seekers and refugees. 

If you are interested in learning more about this topic, we recommend the recent book chapter by Clothilde Parent-Chartier, Neal Santamaria, and Ian Van Haren titled “Civil society organizations and collective sponsorship of refugees in Quebec”. The publication is available open access: https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/em6z2