Sponsorship Breakdown: What You Need To Know
Family reunification is a crucial part of immigrant settlement and integration. We recognize the importance of strong families in our society and value the contribution they make in building healthy communities. Sponsorship breakdown occurs when the sponsor or the sponsored family member withdraws from the sponsorship relationship before the end of the period specified in the Sponsorship Undertaking. The breakdown could be the unwanted result of changing financial conditions or could be a necessary course of action to sustain the well-being of the sponsored family member(s). Sponsors and immigrant and refugee service providers may not be aware of the consequences of sponsorship breakdown. This session will provide an overview of current Ontario Works regulations and a general picture about the implications of sponsorship breakdown. It will also provide you with an opportunity to raise some of your questions and concerns.
Francisco Rico-Martinez is Co-Director of the FCJ Refugee Centre, Past President of the Canadian Council of Refugees (CCR), a member of Immigration and Refugee Law Advisory Committee of Legal Aid Ontario, and a member of the Editorial Group of the Refugee Update Newsletter. Francisco has a long history of refugee and advocacy and volunteer activity on behalf of victims of human rights violations, particularly refugees.
