Evaluation of Canada’s membership in the International Organization for Migration
Acronyms
- CBSA
- Canada Border Services Agency
- CHF
- Swiss Franc
- CIC
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada
- CIDA
- Canadian International Development Agency
- COA
- Canadian Orientation Abroad
- DFAIT
- Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- GFMD
- Global Forum for Migration and Development
- GMG
- Global Migration Group
- HRSDC
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
- IDM
- International Dialogue on Migration
- IGC
- Inter-Governmental Consultations on Asylum, Refugee and Migration Policies
- IIR
- International and Intergovernmental Relations ( CIC)
- ILO
- International Labour Organization
- IOM
- International Organization for Migration
- MPDP
- Migration Policy Development Program
- MPI
- Migration Policy Institute
- NHQ
- National Headquarters ( CIC)
- OECD
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- OGDs
- Other Government Departments
- RCGM
- Regional Consultation Group on Migration
- RCM
- Regional Conference on Migration
- SCBF
- Subcommittee on Budget and Finance (replaced by Standing Committee on Programs and Finance)
- SCPF
- Standing Committee on Programs and Finance (formerly Subcommittee on Budget and Finance)
- TB
- Treasury Board
- UNHCR
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- WHO
- World Health Organization
IOM terminology
In order to remain consistent with official documents, the evaluation has utilized similar terminology as used by IOM. Key terms are explained here:
- Administrative Budget
- This refers to the portion of the IOM budget that is derived from membership fees and discretionary income.
- Operational Budget
- Projects and services for which IOM receives “earmarked contributions”.
- Discretionary Income
- This income is composed of “miscellaneous income” and “project-related overhead” as described below.
- Earmarked Contributions
- Contributions made or reimbursed for specific services or operational activities. Such contributions may not be used for purposes other than those for which they were provided without express authorization by the donor. The large majority of contributions to the Operational Budget are earmarked.
- Miscellaneous Income
- This income is composed of non-earmarked contributions from governments/donors, and interest income. Such income is allocated, at the discretion of the Director General, for specific uses based on the interests and priorities of Member States (see “Discretionary Income” above).
- Projectization
- The practice of allocating staff and office costs to the operational activities/projects to which they relate. This concept (similar to activity-based costing), and its related tools and procedures, is referred to as “projectization”.
- Project-related Overhead
- This is an overhead charge applied to all operational projects to cover the costs of certain project support functions in the field and at headquarters, which cannot be easily subsumed under a specific project (see “Discretionary Income” above).
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