Roots in Resettlement
Resettlement Continuum
CASE PROCESSING
HEALTH ASSISTANCE IOM Resettlement Services
PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION
MOVEMENT OPERATIONS JAN 2016
IOM and Resettlement - Canada IOM supports Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in: • File processing • Health assessment • Needs assessments, cultural and medical profiles • Pre-departure orientation • Movement/travel operations The nature of IOM services depends on various factors, such as the location of refugees, IOM’s capabilities, IRCC’s requirements and conditions in host countries
IOM Ottawa IOM Ottawa office opened in 1999. It provides program support and liaison for two activities: • Resettlement Operations and Movements • Canadian Orientation Abroad Works closely with IRCC, SPOs and SAHs Supports IOM offices abroad in understanding program guidelines Assists IOM offices in implementing program requirements
2017 Top Tens (24,100) Top 10 Nationalities of Refugees - 2017 Top 10 Countries of Departure - 2017 Lebanon 7,103 Syria 9,736 Iraq 3,898 Jordan 2,666 Turkey 2,452 Eritrea 2,917 Sudan 1,929 Afghanistan 1,764 Kenya 1,342 Congo (DRC) 1,414 Pakistan 1,238 Ethiopia 935 Ethiopia 991 Somalia 877 Iraq 879 Burundi 357 Uganda 785 Colombia 351 S. Africa 617 208 Central African Republic 20,002 22,457
2017 Departures 4000 Month Persons January 1,258 3500 February 2,295 March 3,407 3000 April 1,919 2500 May 2,221 June 1,994 2000 July 2,016 August 1,456 1500 September 2,139 October 1,584 1000 November 1,818 December 1,993 500 Total 24,100 0
2018 Departures – So far JAN - MAY 2018 2500 Month Persons January 1,292 2000 February 1,589 1500 March 1,973 April 1,796 1000 May 2,278 500 Total 8,928 0 January February March April May
2017 / 2018 Arrivals by Month Arrivals by month 4000 3407 3500 3000 2500 2295 2278 2139 2016 1994 1993 1973 2221 1919 2000 1818 1589 1584 1796 1456 1500 1292 1258 1000 500 0 January February March April May June July August September October November December 2017 1258 2295 3407 1919 2221 1994 2016 1456 2139 1584 1818 1993 2018 1292 1589 1973 1796 2278
COA’s Objectives Identify Retain information Evaluate how life in Canada will be pertinent for their first months how realistic their different in Canada expectations are
Other 8% COA in Numbers Economic Refugees 28% 50% ESTABLISHED 1998 Family Class 117,695+ 14% refugees 234,000+ beneficiaries served 25% youth
COA’s Reach • 20 permanent sites • Over 40 countries • 60 locations Permanent Sites Mobile Sessions
Group Activity EXERCISE
Participant-centred DELIVERY APPROACH Draws from wealth of experience of participants Average of 15 hours over 2 or 3 days; adult and youth-focused curricula Addresses uncertainty by Plants ideas that may grow moving from the “known” into attitudes/actions post- to the “unknown” arrival
COA Updates • IRCC’s targeted service arrangement with IOM • Specific information for PSRs • Referrals of PSRs to other pre-arrival services when appropriate • Pre- and post-arrival learning indicators and outcomes • Increasing uptake of COA among refugees
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