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Citizenship and Immigration

Department
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

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.

 

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

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
 

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

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.