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Strategic Outcome: Newcomers and citizens participate to their full potential in fostering an integrated society.

Program Activity: Settlement and Integration of Newcomers

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Canada–Quebec Accord Grant / Subvention versée en vertu de l’Accord Canada–Québec

Start date: Financial compensation to the province (in the form of a grant) is based on the Canada–Quebec Accord, which came into force on April 1, 1991.

End date: The Accord does not have an expiry date.

Description: The Canada–Quebec Accord relating to immigration gives Quebec the responsibility for providing settlement and integration services to all immigrants in Quebec, including all refugees. Quebec receives an annual grant from the federal government to support these settlement and integration services. For more information, please see the Canada–Quebec Accord.

Objective/anticipated outcomes: An objective of the Canada–Quebec Accord is, among other things, the preservation of Quebec’s demographic importance within Canada and the integration of immigrants to the province in a manner that respects the distinct identity of Quebec.

Activities: Quebec has responsibility for the selection, reception and integration of immigrants to Quebec. In accordance with section 26 of the Canada–Quebec Accord, Canada is required to pay compensation to Quebec, where it is established that:

• the reception and integration services offered by Quebec correspond, when considered in their entirety, with those offered by Canada in the rest of the country; and
• those services are offered without discrimination to all permanent residents in the province, whether or not they have been selected by Quebec.

Expected results: The Government of Quebec is responsible for developing and publishing its own expected results related to immigration.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2010–11	Planned Spending 2011–12	Planned Spending 2012–13	Planned Spending 2013–14
Total grants	258.5	258.5	258.5	258.5
Total contributions	–	–	–	–
Total other types of transfer payments	–	–	–	–
Total transfer payments	258.5	258.5	258.5	258.5

Summary of the three-year plan: As per the Policy on Transfer Payments, CIC is required each year to provide a three-year plan for its Transfer Payment Programs.

Strategic Outcome: Newcomers and citizens participate to their full potential in fostering an integrated society.

Program Activity: Settlement and Integration of Newcomers

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP)

Start date: 1970s (under another name; RAP in its current form implemented 1998)

End date: September 30, 2011 (CIC) will seek continuation of program terms and conditions when they expire)

Description: The RAP provides immediate settlement assistance and orientation to government-assisted refugees who have been resettled in Canada. The program provides income support and immediate essential services to government-assisted refugees who lack the resources to provide for their own basic needs. In addition, it provides referrals to settlement programs for newcomers. The evaluation of the RAP is expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2011.

Expected results: Refugees are able to live safely and independently.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2010–11	Planned Spending 2011–12	Planned Spending 2012–13	Planned Spending 2013–14
Total grants	–	–	–	–
Total contributions	49.8	56.7	58.6	58.6
Total other types of transfer payments	–	–	–	–
Total transfer payments	49.8	56.7	58.6	58.6

Summary of the three-year plan: As per the Policy on Transfer Payments, CIC is required each year to provide a three-year plan for its Transfer Payment Programs.

Strategic Outcome: Newcomers and citizens participate to their full potential in fostering an integrated society

Program Activity: Multiculturalism for Newcomers and All Canadians

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Community Historical Recognition Program (CHRP)

Start date: 2006–2007

End date: 2011–2012

Description: CHRP provides funding for community-based projects that commemorate or recognize the historical experiences of selected ethnocultural communities affected by federally legislated wartime measures and immigration restrictions or prohibitions. The program also educates the Canadian public concerning the contributions made by these communities to shaping Canada. Eligible communities include: Chinese-Canadians, Jewish-Canadians, Indo-Canadians and Italian-Canadians.

Expected results: The expected results are:

• historical experiences of affected communities are recognized in a way that is meaningful to the respective communities and serves to preserve their stories for future generations; and
• educational information on the historical experiences of affected communities is available to the communities and the general public, acknowledging and commemorating the experiences and elaborating on the contributions of these communities to building Canada and promoting a pluralistic society.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2010–11	Planned Spending 2011–12	Planned Spending 2012–13	Planned Spending 2013–14
Total grants	0.3	0.2	–	–
Total contributions	5.9	5.1	–	–
Total other types of transfer payments	–	–	–	–
Total Transfer payments	6.2	5.3	-	-

Summary of the three-year plan: As per the Policy on Transfer Payments, CIC is required each year to provide a three-year plan for its Transfer Payment Programs.

Strategic Outcome: Newcomers and citizens participate to their full potential in fostering an integrated society

Program Activity: Multiculturalism for Newcomers and All Canadians

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Multiculturalism Program

Start date: 1982–1983

End date: 2011–2012

Description: The program objectives are to:

• build an integrated socially cohesive society;
• improve the responsiveness of institutions to the needs of a diverse population; and
• engage in discussions on multiculturalism and diversity at an international level.

The Multiculturalism Program works to build an integrated cohesive society by fostering intercultural understanding, citizenship, civic memory and pride, and respect for core democratic values grounded in our history, and by promoting equal opportunity for individuals of all origins.

Expected results: The expected results are:

• program participants and beneficiaries take action toward increasing awareness of Canadian history and institutions; Canadian values; cultural diversity; and the cultural, racial, ethnic and religious barriers to full participation in society and economy;
• federal and targeted institutions demonstrate an increased responsiveness to the needs of a diverse society; and
• increased policy awareness in Canada about international approaches to diversity and increased implementation of international best practices in Canadian multiculturalism policy, programming or initiatives.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2010–11	Planned Spending 2011–12	Planned Spending 2012–13	Planned Spending 2013–14
Total grants	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Total contributions	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8
Total other types of transfer payments	–	–	–	–
Total Transfer payments	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8

Summary of the three-year Plan: As per the Policy on Transfer Payments, CIC is required each year to provide a three-year plan for its Transfer Payment Programs.

Strategic Outcome: Newcomers and citizens participate to their full potential in fostering an integrated society

Program Activity: Settlement and Integration of Newcomers

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Settlement Program

Start date: May 15, 2008

End date: March 31, 2013

Description: The Settlement Program provides services that make a difference in the lives of newcomers. These services include: language training; information and referrals; assistance matching employment with newcomers’ skills and education; and help with establishing networks and contacts in their communities.

The terms and conditions for the Settlement Program describe both eligible recipients of contribution funding and eligible clients. The eligible recipients (often referred to as service providers) for settlement services include the following:

• provincial, territorial or municipal governments;
• not-for-profit organizations including non-governmental organizations, non-profit corporations, community groups and umbrella organizations;
• businesses;
• educational institutions (including school boards, districts and divisions); and
• individuals.

Eligible clients for settlement services are primarily permanent residents. However, they may also include some prospective immigrants and refugees who are highly likely to obtain permanent residency, but have not yet received their permanent resident visa. These include, for example, individuals who have been selected by CIC pending completion of medical, security and criminal verification requirements.

Expected results: The program’s ultimate outcomes are that:

• newcomers are better able to find employment commensurate with their skills and experience;
• newcomers enjoy their rights and act on their responsibilities in Canadian society;
• Canadians provide a welcoming community to facilitate the full participation of newcomers into Canadian society; and
• newcomers contribute to the economic, social and cultural development needs of Canada.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2010–11	Planned Spending 2011–12	Planned Spending 2012–13	Planned Spending 2013–14
Total grants
Total contributions	648.8	611.8	605.8	605.8
Total other types of transfer payments
Total transfer payments	648.8	611.8	605.8	605.8

Note: The Foreign Credentials Referral Office will undertake a summative evaluation in 2011–2012.

Summary of the three-year plan: As per the Policy on Transfer Payments, CIC is required each year to provide a three-year plan for its Transfer Payment Programs.