Assisting Immigrant and Refugee Women Abused by Their Sponsors: a guide for service providers

Pacey, Katrina

Immigrant and refugee women who are abused by their sponsor face particular difficulties in in accessing personal safety and protection. If these women do not have landed status, or are at risk of deportation for other reasons, the consequences of leaving an abusive sponsor can complicate their immigration status. This guide is written for service providers working with any client who: a) is an immigrant or refugee woman; b) has been sponsored to come to Canada by a partner/fiance/spouse under the family class sponsorship guidelines; c) is experiencing abuse by her sponsor; and d) wants to separate from her sponsor but is at risk of deportation.

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