Thank you for mentioning that.
It is a model that is quite unusual around the world, and we're all kind of proud of something that we have in Canada, that we can privately sponsor a refugee. Not many countries, or none, have that model where citizens can sponsor privately.
When it comes to blended sponsorship, yes, that's true; we have that support from the government. However, a private sponsorship group, if it is sponsoring one person, has to raise at least $20,000. They have to raise 70% of the funds and confirm to government that they have 70% of the funds in order for government to even start the process. There are a lot of timelines there. It's not as if you have the group and then suddenly the refugee comes here. It's a process where there's lots of work while someone still waits in a camp or in some kind of shadow to be rescued.
When it comes to that support, there is support, but as you know, it's very limited support. When it comes to housing, the government provides a certain amount for the furniture and for maybe three months of the 12 months that refugees are provided in Canada, to be supported by this group and the government for the first year of their stay. However, nothing happens after a year. It's not as if someone can really be fully settled in a year.