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Grant: Interim Housing Assistance Program

Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology Workforce & Immigration

$6,000,000.00

Interim Housing Assistance Program (IHAP)

FY 2019-20 · 2019-05-15

Summary
Financial grant towards managing temporary housing provided to asylum claimants, including irregular migration, in recognition of extraordinary or incremental costs incurred
Program
Interim Housing Assistance ProgramInterim Housing Assistance Program (linked with high confidence)
Location
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Government
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2020-03-31
Agreement Number
A208506003
Agreement Start Date
2019-05-15
Agreement Title
Interim Housing Assistance Program (IHAP)
Agreement Title (French)
Programme d'aide au logement provisoire (PALP)
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$6,000,000.00
Amendment Date
2019-05-15
Amendment Number
0
Description
Financial grant towards managing temporary housing provided to asylum claimants, including irregular migration, in recognition of extraordinary or incremental costs incurred
Description (French)
Contribution financière relative à la gestion de l'hébergement temporaire fourni aux demandeurs d'asile, incluant la migration irrégulière, en reconnaissance des coûts extraordinaires ou engagés
Expected Results
Maintaining an orderly and well-managed approach to asylum claimants, including irregular migration
Expected Results (French)
Maintenir une approche ordonnée et bien gérée à l'égard des demandeurs d'asile, y compris la migration irrégulière
Organization Code
cic
Organization
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada
Program Name
Interim Housing Assistance Program
Program Name (French)
Programme d'aide au logement provisoire
Program Purpose
The Interim Housing Assistance Program (IHAP) provides financial support to provinces and, if necessary to municipal governments should a cost-sharing agreement not be reached with provinces, to address extraordinary interim housing pressures resulting from increased volumes of asylum claimants entering Canada.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme d'aide au logement provisoire fournit un soutien financier aux provinces et, au besoin, aux municipalités, si aucune entente de partage des coûts n’était conclue avec les provinces, afin de couvrir les coûts extraordinaires associés à l’hébergement temporaire du nombre accru de demandeurs d’asile qui entrent au Canada.
Recipient City
Victoria
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology Workforce & Immigration
Recipient Postal Code
V8W 9N7
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
G
Reference Number
094-2019-2020-Q1-A208506003