Global Private Sponsorship of Refugees Initiative
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, addressed participants at the Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative reception held on Parliament Hill on December 15, 2016.
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The Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative is led by the Government of Canada, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the University of Ottawa, the Radcliffe Foundation, and the Open Society Foundations. During meetings, participants met with more than 30 experts from Canadian civil society, sponsors and sponsored-refugees, to discuss the Canadian model, share lessons and develop advice for other countries looking to develop private sponsorship of refugees programs.
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The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (middle), was in attendance.
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