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SRP History
Refugee Issues
SRP Processes
Canadian Immigration
100
The year of the SRP's first sponsorship
What is 1978
100
Other than resettlement, these are the two other DURABLE SOLUTIONS available to refugees
What are voluntary repatriation, and local integration
100
The 3 types of support local committee members are required to provide to sponsored students upon their arrival
What is social support, academic support, and financial support
100
The immigration status of sponsored students upon their arrival in Canada
What is a Permanent Resident
200
The first sponsoring university and the student's country of origin
What is Carleton University and Zimbabwe
200
The conditions required to meet the convention refugee definition
What is "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to, or owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country"
200
The number of active members a local committee (or any constituent group) must maintain at all times during the sponsorship in order to sponsor a refugee
What is 5
200
WUSC's formal relationship within Citizenship and Immigration Canada
What is a Sponsorship Agreement Holder
300
The approximate number of sponsored students WUSC has sponsored to date
What is 1300
300
The name of the international convention which defines who is a refugee, and sets out the rights of individuals who are granted asylum and the responsibilities of nations that grant asylum.
What is the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. Signed July 28 1951, Effective 22 April 1954
300
The Eligibility criteria to qualify for the student refugee program (name any 3 of 7)
What is: - be between 17 and 25; - completed secondary school. - recognized refugee (ex. a UNHCR convention refugee); - no durable solutions - be proficient in English or French; - be single, without dependents - Live in a country of asylum in which WUSC currently operates
300
The SRP Intent to Sponsor form is the official settlement plan that is submitted to Citizenship and Immigration Canada. For how long must the members listed on the Intent to Sponsor Form be committed to the support of their sponsored student?
The duration of the legal sponsorship (12 Months)
400
The original name of the program, abbreviated by SRSP
What is Sponsored Refugee Student Program?
400
Population that is not protected under the UNHCR, as they are protected by a different convention that precedes it.
Who are Palestinians, as they are protected by UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) - established 8 dec, 1949.
400
Name 2 reasons why November is an important month for sponsoring Local Committees
1. National SRP Training at the International Forum 2. Intent to Sponsor Forms (i.e. settlement plans and budgets) are due to WUSC 3. End of Semester for sponsored students = first exam period, first winter, preparations for winter break.
400
This Act, which became law in 1978, distinguished refugees as a seperate immigration class in Canada and allowed for the private sponsorship of refugees
What is the 1976 Immigration Act