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Ministry Summary
Vote | (thousands of dollars) | 2009–10 | 2008–09 | Difference |
Main Estimates | Main Estimates | |||
Citizenship and Immigration | ||||
Department | ||||
1 | Operating expenditures | 447,424 | 396,157 | 51,267 |
5 | Grants and contributions | 866,867 | 884,648 | (17,781) |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 43,948 | 38,621 | 5,327 |
(S) | Minister of Citizenship and Immigration – Salary and | |||
motor car allowance | 78 | 76 | 2 | |
Total budgetary | 1,358,318 | 1,319,502 | 38,815 | |
(S) | Loans to immigrants and refugees to facilitate the | |||
arrival of newcomers pursuant to section 88 of the | ||||
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act | ||||
(Non-Budgetary) | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | |
Total Department | 1,358,318 | 1,319,502 | 38,815 | |
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | ||||
10 | Program expenditures | 100,790 | 100,540 | 250 |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 12,566 | 12,837 | (271) |
Total Agency | 113,357 | 113,377 | (20) | |
Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding. |
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
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.
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.
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.
Strategic Outcome
The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.
Program Activity Descriptions
Internal Services
Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.
Program by Activities
(thousands of dollars) | 2009–10 Main Estimates | 2008–09 | |||||
Budgetary | Non-budgetary | Total | Main Estimates | ||||
Operating | Grants | Contributions | Total | Loans, | |||
and other | investments | ||||||
transfer | and advances | ||||||
payments | |||||||
Integration program | 54,411 | 234,184 | 630,379 | 918,974 | . . . . . | 918,974 | 940,766 |
Internal Services | 129,256 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 129,256 | . . . . . | 129,256 | . . . . . |
Immigration program | 113,376 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 113,376 | . . . . . | 113,376 | 164,860 |
Refugee program | 106,328 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 106,328 | . . . . . | 106,328 | 94,174 |
Temporary resident program | 59,019 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 59,019 | . . . . . | 59,019 | 61,628 |
Citizenship program | 27,338 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 27,338 | . . . . . | 27,338 | 54,042 |
Canada’s role in international migration and | |||||||
protection | 1,722 | . . . . . | 2,304 | 4,026 | . . . . . | 4,026 | 4,032 |
491,450 | 234,184 | 632,683 | 1,358,318 | . . . . . | 1,358,318 | 1,319,502 |
Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.
Transfer Payments
(dollars) | 2009–10 | 2008–09 |
Main Estimates | Main Estimates | |
Grants | ||
Grant for the Canada-Quebec Accord on Immigration | 234,184,000 | 216,005,000 |
Total grants | 234,184,000 | 216,005,000 |
Contributions | ||
Settlement Program | 581,929,278 | . . . . . |
Resettlement Assistance | 48,450,000 | 49,550,000 |
International Organization for Migration | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Migration Policy Development | 304,000 | 304,000 |
Total contributions | 632,683,278 | 51,854,000 |
Items not required | ||
Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada | . . . . . | 274,839,336 |
Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation | . . . . . | 192,869,710 |
Contributions to provinces | . . . . . | 134,615,080 |
Host Program | . . . . . | 14,465,229 |
Total items not required | . . . . . | 616,789,355 |
Total | 866,867,278 | 884,648,355 |
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.
Strategic Outcome
The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.
Program Activity Descriptions
Internal Services
Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.
Program by Activities(thousands of dollars) | 2009–10 Main Estimates | 2008–09 | |
Budgetary | Total | Main | |
Operating | Estimates | ||
Refugee Protection | 60,260 | 60,260 | 80,720 |
Internal Services | 28,528 | 28,528 | . . . . . |
Immigration Appeal | 13,174 | 13,174 | 17,427 |
Admissibility Hearings and Detention Reviews | 11,393 | 11,393 | 15,230 |
113,357 | 113,357 | 113,377 |
Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.