The Canadian model of public-private sponsorship for the integration of refugees: the case of Syrians and possible application in EU countriesH2020 – MSCA-PF-2018Fellow: Ervis MartaniSupervisor: Luca Queirolo PalmasDepartment of Education - DISFORGrant Agreement: 835466Start date: 01/10/2019End date: 30/09/2022Scientific Area: Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)EU funding: €255,768.00Keywords: migration, refugees, asylum, inter-ethnic relations, conflicts and integration of migrants; international law, human and civil rights, violence, conflict and peacebuilding; migration policy; multiculturalism, interculturalism, intercultural dialogue, human rightsThe project results are available on the platform CORDIS The Canadian resettlement model inspires EuropeSince the national ‘Private Sponsorship of Refugees Programme’ was launched 40 years ago, more than 327,000 privately sponsored refugees from 175 countries have settled in Canada. The Canadian government has described this programme as an opportunity for ordinary people to do something extraordinary to help refugees. Canada also operates a programme called the ‘Blended Visa Office Referral’ (BVOR), in which a private sponsor and the federal government share the costs and responsibility for settling the family. Canada’s resettlement programmes have also recently been in the news due to the Syrian refugee crisis. The EU-funded REFINTEG project will examine the feasibility of applying the Canadian model in European countries such as Italy and Germany, as well as the associated benefits and challenges.
