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Settlement Plan – Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) – Risk Management Plan A (IMM 5440)

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Last updated: October 2023

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Settlement Plan – Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAH) – Risk Management Plan A IMM 5440

Common reasons for return:

  • invalid version of form was submitted
  • form was handwritten
  • form was not signed

This form must be completed by all SAHs in Risk Management Plan A and saved in the SAH’s internal files. This form does not have to be submitted to IRCC with each application, but may be requested by IRCC at any time to make sure that adequate settlement arrangements are in place. This form should be completed by the sponsoring group at the same time as the Sponsorship Undertaking and signed by each member of the group.

If a settlement plan is submitted even though it is not requested or required, it will be assessed as part of the application.

  • Be as precise and detailed as possible.
    • Do not leave any questions blank.
    • Note that the officer assessing your application does not know you and cannot make assumptions on the services you will be providing to the refugees.
  • Each settlement plan must address the unique needs of the PA and their dependents.
    • Include details of your plan to the unique needs of the PA and their dependents whether they are accompanying the PA in Canada or not.
    • Your answers should not be copied from other settlement plans.
  • Do not include the needs of linked cases
    • Linked applications listed in Section B – Linked/Multiple Sponsorship Applications on the PA’s Sponsorship Undertaking require separate sponsorship applications.

Section A – General information

Type the:

  • name of the PA and date of birth
  • name of the SAH organization
  • family size/composition (optional, for internal SAH use)

Section B – Settlement Needs Checklist

Check the box to indicate who will provide for the settlement needs of the refugees over the duration of the sponsorship period. Where more than one party is providing for a particular need, check all boxes that apply.

If a need is not applicable to your case, check the box under “not applicable”. A new field will appear where you must explain why that need does not apply.

Housing Plans:

  • When you check the box to indicate who will be responsible for ensuring housing plans are in place, more fields will appear:

Question 1 – Please explain what housing arrangements will be made for the refugee(s)

Provide details of your planned housing arrangement, including the following:

  • type of building (high-rise apartment, townhouse, detached house, shared accommodation, etc.)
  • number and type of rooms available to the sponsored refugees (number of bedrooms, bathrooms, types of living areas, basement, kitchen etc.)
  • types of furnishing (sofas, number of beds, dining table, etc.)
  • if the refugee will be sharing this permanent housing with others, provide:
    • the name of the person hosting the refugees and relationship to the PA (if applicable); and
    • the number of other people living there.

If you are arranging temporary housing upon arrival, provide details about the accommodation as listed above and additionally:

  • the accommodation arrangement in the temporary housing
  • the time frame when you expect to find permanent housing
  • details of the permanent housing you expect to arrange

Question 2 – If known, please provide the address of the planned housing

Provide the address of temporary and/or permanent housing if known.

Question 3 – Do you have a back-up plan if your initial housing plan does not work?

Please explain your contingency plan if your planned housing arrangement does not work.

Section C – Financial Needs Checklist

Check each box to confirm that each financial need will be provided to the refugee(s). This includes one-time startup costs and ongoing monthly costs. See Appendix A for more information on financial requirements of sponsorship.

Section D – Signatures

All parties that signed the Sponsorship Undertaking and Settlement Plan (IMM 5373) (opens in a new tab) must also sign the Settlement Plan (IMM 5440). By signing the Settlement Plan, you confirm that you are aware of the terms of the plan and commit to fulfilling them in accordance with the Post-Arrival Support Requirements for Private Sponsorships.

To add additional co-sponsor signature boxes, click the “add a co-sponsor” button. To remove a co-sponsor, click the “remove a co-sponsor” button.

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