The Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC) is a Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This Agreement allows our congregations to privately sponsor refugees.
Sponsoring congregations, such as the First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto, are responsible for the financial and settlement support of our sponsored newcomers during their first year of residence in Canada. Each sponsorship has a team of 10-15 volunteers.
FirstU has a long history of refugee sponsorship.
You can donate to this initiative at this website’s Donate Page. If you use an Interac E-Transfer, please type “Refugee Sponsorship” in the message box and be sure to include your name and address so we can send you a tax receipt.
You can also donate through CanadaHelps, where in the pull-down menu “Apply your donation to a fund set up by this charity” category, you should choose #3 “Refugee Sponsorship Initiative”.
For more information, or to volunteer, contact us by email.