Resettlement Update from IRCC Elizabeth Orton Assistant Director
Resettlement Update from IRCC Elizabeth Orton Assistant Director, Refugee Affairs October 25, 2017
Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Review Income Support • Rate increase (Oct 2017) • 50% clawback • rates for srs. & people with disabilities Services • Childminding • Alignment with relevant settlement services Network • June 2018 to CFP 2020 • Vision for CFP 2020 2
Immigration Loans Program • Proposed regulation changes open for consultation until end of October - Canada Gazette, Part 1: • eliminate interest charges; • defer the start of the repayment period from 30 days to one year; and • reduce the size of monthly installments by extending the loan terms by two years. 3
Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) • Restoration of IFHP – 2016 • IFHP dental benefits – review underway • IFHP Pre-Departure Medical Services – implementation April 2017 4
Levels and Multi-Year Commitments • Annual Immigration Levels Plan • 25, 000 resettled refugees in 2017 Government-Assisted 7, 500 Blended Visa Office-Referred 1, 500 Privately Sponsored 16, 000 • Multi-Year Commitments • Yazidis / Survivors of Daesh • LGBTQ 2 5
International Context • Global Compacts • Global Compact on Refugees • Global Compact on Migration • Global Resettlement Sponsorship Initiative (GRSI) 6
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