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Citizenship and Immigration

Department
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

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Ministry Summary

Vote	(thousands of dollars)	2008-2009	2007-2008	Difference
		Main Estimates	Main Estimates
	Citizenship and Immigration
	Department
1	Operating expenditures	396,157	413,593	(17,436)
5	Grants and contributions	884,648	732,224	152,424
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	38,621	41,439	(2,818)
(S)	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration - Salary and
	motor car allowance	76	75	2
	Total budgetary	1,319,502	1,187,331	132,172
(S)	Loans to immigrants and refugees to facilitate the
	arrival of newcomers pursuant to section 88 of the
	Immigration and Refugee Protection Act	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
	Total Department	1,319,502	1,187,331	132,172
	Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
10	Program expenditures	100,540	100,186	354
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	12,837	13,426	(589)
	Total Agency	113,377	113,612	(235)
Note: Details in the "Ministry Summary" and "Program by Activities" tables may not add to totals due to rounding.

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Department

Strategic Outcome

Migration that significantly benefits Canada's economic, social and cultural development, while protecting the health, safety and security of Canadians.

Program Activity Descriptions

Immigration program

Design, develop and implement policies and programs to facilitate the entry of permanent residents in a way which contributes to the economic, social and cultural development of Canada while protecting the health, safety and security of Canadians.

Temporary resident program

Design, develop and implement policies and programs to facilitate the entry of temporary workers, students and visitors in a way which contributes to Canada's economic, social and cultural development while protecting the health, safety and security of Canadians.

Strategic Outcome

International recognition and acceptance of the principles of managed migration consistent with Canada's broader foreign policy agenda, and protection of refugees in Canada.

Program Activity Descriptions

Canada's role in international migration and protection

Assert Canada's position in the context of international migration in order to protect Canada's right to set its citizenship, immigration and refugee policy; to meet legal and international obligations; to steer the international agenda on migration management issues including its linkages with other public policy sectors; to contribute to managing migration internationally; and to support development of Canada's image abroad.

Refugee program

Fulfilling Canada's international obligations by coming to the aid of persons in need of protection in Canada and maintaining its humanitarian tradition by protecting refugees abroad and resettling them to Canada.

Strategic Outcome

Successful integration of newcomers into society and promotion of Canadian citizenship.

Program Activity Descriptions

Integration program

Develop policies and programs to support the settlement, resettlement, adaptation and integration of newcomers into Canadian society by delivering the orientation, adaptation and language programs for newcomers.

Citizenship program

Design, develop and implement policies and programs to administer the acquisition of Canadian citizenship and to enhance the values and promote the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)			2008-2009 Main Estimates				2007-2008
		Budgetary			Non-budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating	Grants	Contributions	Total	Loans,		Estimates
			and other		investments
			transfer		and advances
			payments
Integration program	58,422	216,005	666,339	940,766	. . . . .	940,766	783,149
Immigration program	164,860	. . . . .	. . . . .	164,860	. . . . .	164,860	183,754
Refugee program	94,174	. . . . .	. . . . .	94,174	. . . . .	94,174	97,473
Temporary resident program	61,628	. . . . .	. . . . .	61,628	. . . . .	61,628	59,670
Citizenship program	54,042	. . . . .	. . . . .	54,042	. . . . .	54,042	59,241
Canada's role in international migration and
protection	1,728	. . . . .	2,304	4,032	. . . . .	4,032	4,044
	434,854	216,005	668,643	1,319,502	. . . . .	1,319,502	1,187,331
Transfer Payments
(dollars)				2008-2009		2007-2008
				Main Estimates		Main Estimates
Grants
Grant for the Canada-Quebec Accord on Immigration				216,005,000		224,417,000
Total grants				216,005,000		224,417,000
Contributions
Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada				274,839,336		174,694,723
Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation				192,869,710		173,613,110
Contributions to provinces				134,615,080		97,582,976
Resettlement Assistance					49,550,000	49,550,000
Host Program					14,465,229	10,062,191
International Organization for Migration					2,000,000	2,000,000
Migration Policy Development					304,000		304,000
Total contributions				668,643,355		507,807,000
Total				884,648,355		732,224,000

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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

Strategic Outcome

Resolve immigration and refugee cases before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada efficiently, fairly and in accordance with the law.

Program Activity Descriptions

Refugee Protection

The Refugee Protection program renders quality decisions and otherwise resolves in a timely manner cases regarding refugee protection claims made by persons in Canada. In making these decisions, Canada fulfils its obligations as a signatory to a number of international human rights conventions.

Immigration Appeal

The Immigration Appeal program renders quality decisions and otherwise resolves in a timely manner cases regarding sponsorship applications refused by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration; certain removal orders made against permanent residents, refugees and other protected persons, and holders of permanent resident visas; permanent residents who have been found outside of Canada not to have fulfilled their residency obligation; and appeals by the Minister of Public Safety of decisions of the Immigration Division at admissibility hearings.

Admissibility Hearings and Detention Reviews

The Admissibility Hearings and Detention Reviews program renders quality decisions and otherwise resolves in a timely manner cases regarding admissibility of foreign nationals or permanent residents who are alleged to be inadmissible to Canada pursuant to the provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA); and detention reviews for foreign nationals or permanent residents who are detained under IRPA authority.

Program by Activities
(thousands of dollars)	2008-2009 Main Estimates		2007-2008
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Refugee Protection	80,720	80,720	85,403
Immigration Appeal	17,427	17,427	13,032
Admissibility Hearings and Detention Reviews	15,230	15,230	15,177
	113,377	113,377	113,612

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