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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