🌈 We've moved to a new home! 🌈

We’re excited to announce the launch of our new website — brighter, bolder, and easier to navigate!

Please visit us at www.rainbowrefugee.ca to explore our updated look and all the latest resources.

If the new site doesn’t load right away, try clearing your browser cache or opening it in incognito/private mode.

Note: This site (rainbowrefugee.com) will be discontinued soon.

Support and Advocacy for LGBTQI+ Refugees


Founded in 2000, Rainbow Refugee is a Vancouver based organization that promotes safe, equitable migration and communities of belonging for people fleeing persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or HIV status.


We provide support, information, and system navigation to refugees and refugee claimants seeking refugee status in Canada. We manage the Rainbow Refugee Assistant Partnership, allowing us to privately sponsor refugees in collaboration with other LGBTQI+ organizations in the Rainbow Coalition for Refuge.

Seeking Protection


Sponsor a Refugee


Sponsorship creates a pathway to safer, more accepting communities for LGTBQI+ refugees who are at risk in countries of asylum. Rainbow Refugee Society brings together people who are interested in forming a Circle of Hope. Circles of Hope are sponsorship groups that raise funds to sponsor a LGBTQI+ refugee and help them resettle in British Columbia, Canada.

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