The Or Shalom Special Resettlement Initiative (OSSRI), affiliated with Or Shalom synagogue in Vancouver, Canada, is a refugee sponsorship group dedicated to helping refugee families resettle in Canada. Our members have sponsored refugees since the 1970’s. OSSRI was formally established in 2015. Since then, we have sponsored eleven families totaling 40 individuals from Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and the Sudan.
We are currently fundraising to support the resettlement of Sudanese refugees. In January 2026 we welcomed two Sudanese refugees who had been resident in Israel but were unable to receive refugee status there. We have sponsored five additional individuals from two families whom we expect to arrive by the end of March 2026.
We welcome your participation in our resettlement activities as well as your charitable donations.
You can donate to the OSSRI fund here. If you do not have an Or Shalom account yet, just let us know and we’ll create one for you within a few hours of your request.
