Three-year plan for transfer payment programs

The principal objective of the Department’s Three-Year Plan for Transfer Payment Programs is to provide applicants, recipients, parliamentarians, and other stakeholders with information essential to identifying planned departmental activities that might have an impact on specific programs of interest.

Name of Transfer Payment Program Forecast Spending for the 2008/9
Fiscal Year
($ 000s)		 Last evaluation or review Fiscal Year of Planned Completion of Next Evaluation Comments
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation Approved Decision as a Result of Last Evaluation
(Continuation/
Amendment/
Termination/
Pending or N/A)
Canada’s Role in International Migration and Protection – Contributions
Migration Policy Development (MPD) 687 2007/2008 C 2012/2013 Canada’s involvement in the MPD Program has:
  • provided the opportunity to demonstrate its practices and influence policy thinking in international fora;
  • strengthened intergovernmental relationships and international networks, particularly with Central American states and the European Union;
  • contributed to strengthening migration policy and programs in the Central American region;
  • contributed to the migration-related policy thinking and discussions within Canada.
International Organization for Migration (IOM) 1,356 2004/2005 C 2009/2010 The IOM delivers services that are covered primarily under the Terms and Conditions for the Settlement Program and Resettlement Programs. Please see comments in the section below entitled “Integration Program”.
Integration Program – Contributions
Settlement Program (2008/2009) (now combines 3 former programs: ISAP, LINC, Host)[note 1] 369,061 2004/2005
(for all 3 former programs: ISAP, LINC, Host)		 C 2009/2010
(evaluation is of the 3 former programs from the previous Ts and Cs, ISAP, LINC and Host, as well as the Welcoming Communities Initiative)		 Revised Ts and Cs have combined three programs into one, allowing stakeholders the flexibility to access funding for any or all three streams under one agreement instead of three separate ones. This enables the department to:
  • simplify and improve service delivery;
  • reduce the number of contribution agreements held by a single organization;
  • enable CIC staff and service provider organizations to focus more time and attention to service delivery;
  • avoid duplication;
  • respect recipient organizations as partners in achieving CIC’s objectives by ensuring that the settlement program is accessible, understandable and useable;
  • simplify the reporting and accountability regime, while ensuring that essential information is captured for reporting to parliament, and;
  • encourage innovation.
Funding has increased from $422,654,000 in 2005/2006 to $884,648,000 in 2008/2009.
Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) 51,585 2004/2005 C 2009/2010 The uncertainty of any permanent funding formula has meant a challenge in the ability of service provider organizations to provide adequate services to Government Assisted Refugees. The Department has had to use temporary funding from other sources to fund the RAP budget for the past three years; this temporary funding comes to an end in 2010.
Contributions to British Columbia
[note 2]		 111,751 N/A N/A N/A In 1998, the responsibility for settlement services, including program evaluation, was devolved to the British Columbia provincial government.

Through bilateral agreements with CIC, British Columbia and Manitoba have assumed responsibility for the design, delivery and administration of the settlement program and services in their respective jurisdictions (with the exception of resettlement services for refugees), supported by federal funding.

The British Columbia contribution falls under the Ts and Cs for the Settlement Program.
Contributions to Manitoba[note 2] 22,864 N/A N/A N/A In 1998, the responsibility for settlement services, including program evaluation, was devolved to the Manitoba provincial government.

The Manitoba contribution falls under the Ts and Cs for the Settlement Program.

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1. Effective May 15, 2008, shortly after the 2008/2009 RPP was tabled, the Settlement Program was established and incorporated the following three Integration programs: Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program (ISAP), Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC), and Host. Included in what was the ISAP program is the Enhanced Language Training Initiative (ELT) which was established in 2004/2005 and underwent a formative evaluation in 2008/2009. The resulting decision was to continue the initiative. ELT type activities are now incorporated in the newly structured Settlement Program.

2. Through bilateral agreements with CIC, British Columbia and Manitoba have assumed responsibility for the design, delivery and administration of settlement programs and services in their respective jurisdictions (with the exception of resettlement services for refugees), supported by federal funding.