Resettlement: Add a new dependent
(REF-OVS-7-3)
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
Provisions are available to allow the addition of a dependent for resettlement to Canada at the same time as the principal applicant. Specific procedures must be followed when being resettled to Quebec.
Topics covered by this section include:
New dependents for resettlement (in all provinces except Quebec)
Add a dependent – GAR application
Procedures for adding a new dependent for resettlement with principal GAR applicant
Add a dependent – PSR application
Procedures for adding a new dependent for resettlement with principal PSR applicant
New dependents for resettlement in Quebec
Add a dependent – Quebec GAR application
Procedures for adding a new dependent for resettlement with principal GAR applicant
Add a dependent – Quebec PSR application
Procedures for adding a new dependent for resettlement with principal PSR applicant
Cases for priority or special processing
Considerations for assessing and processing special or priority case groups. Includes cases referred for urgent protection, vulnerable cases, public policies, applicants who are persecuted on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity expression (SOGIE-LGBTQI) and other groups requiring special attention.
Resettlement: Program delivery partners – roles and responsibilities
Key partners within and outside of IRCC and their respective responsibilities regarding resettlement.
Temporary public policy to facilitate the sponsorship of specific refugees previously sponsored by a sponsorship agreement holder
Following the cancellation of a Sponsorship Agreement Holder’s (SAH) sponsorship agreement, refugee applicants sponsored by that SAH who have received a positive sponsorship decision, will have 90 days to find a new sponsor