🍁 In Simple Terms
An officer will approve a refugee sponsorship application if the sponsor has enough money to carry out their settlement plan for the full duration of the undertaking and has made concrete arrangements to receive the refugee in the destination community.
Affects: Refugee claimants and protected persons
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 154
(1)154 (1) An officer shall approve an application referred to in paragraph 153(1)(b) if, on the basis of the documentation submitted with the application, the officer determines that
(3)(3) An officer may, on the basis of the assessment made under paragraph 139(1)(g), require that the duration of the undertaking be more than one year but not more than three years.
In Practice
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Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPR r. 154 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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