Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Grant program
International Migration Capacity Building Program
The purpose of the IMCBP is to provide funding to eligible grant beneficiaries for initiatives that advance global migration policies and programs, in support of Canada’s migration and humanitarian objectives.
- Total value
- $42.4M
- Agreements
- 25
- Jan 2019 to Mar 2026
- Median agreement
- $150K
- Typical range
- $97K–$715K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | $505K |
| 2020 | 9 | $785K |
| 2025 | 2 | $25.1M |
| 2026 | 10 | $16M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Canada or not stated | 22 | $42M |
| Ontario | 3 | $355K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| International (non-government) | 22 | $42M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 2 | $230K |
| Academia | 1 | $125K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Migration Policy Institute | MPI Migration Innovation Lab: Improving the Socioeconomic Integration of Migrants and Returnees in Colombia and EcuadorGrant | $715,000 |
| Mar 2026 | International Organization for Migration | Strengthening Governance and Transparency of Labour Migration in Viet NamGrant | $200,000 |
| Mar 2026 | International Labour Organization | Institutional Strengthening and Responsible Practices in Labour Migration in the Dominican RepublicGrant | $990,000 |
| Mar 2026 | International Organization for Migration | Improving border governance by strengthening preparedness and response capacities to border crisesGrant | $150,000 |
| Mar 2026 | International Organization for Migration | Streamlining the Exit Permit SystemGrant | $151,500 |
| Mar 2026 | Danish Refugee Council | Building a Community-led Evidence Ecosystem for Displaced LGBTQI+ Communities in KenyaGrant | $156,692 |
| Mar 2026 | United Nations Refugee Agency | Strengthening the asylum system and local integration of refugees and asylum seekers in HondurasGrant | $734,584 |
| Mar 2026 | International Organization for Migration | Canada's Membership to the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM)Grant | $10,870,160 |
| Mar 2026 | International Organization for Migration | Grant | $1,010,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Danish Refugee Council | Grant | $1,000,000 |
| May 2025 | International Organization for Migration | Canada's Membership to the Inter-Governmental Consultations on Asylum, Refugee and Migration Policies (IGC)Grant | $525,210 |
| May 2025 | Migration Policy Institute | Canada's support to the Migration Policy InstituteGrant | $24,561,360 |
| Nov 2020 | International Organization for Migration / L'Organisation internationale pour les migrations | Grant Arrangement Between Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the International Organization for Migration (IOM)Grant | $32,535 |
| Oct 2020 | International Organization for Migration / L'Organisation internationale pour les migrations | Grant Arrangement between Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the International Organization for Migration (IOM)Grant | $97,426 |
| Mar 2020 | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [Mexico] / L'Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés [Mexique] | Grant Arrangement between Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees[Mexico]Grant | $135,000 |
| Mar 2020 | Talent Beyond Boundaries / Talents au-delà des Frontières | Grant | $135,000 |
| Mar 2020 | International Migration Research Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University / Centre de recherche sur les migrations internationales de l’Université Wilfrid Laurier | Grant Agreement between Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the International Migration Research Centre at Wilfrid Laurier UniversityGrant | $125,000 |
| Mar 2020 | International Catholic Migration Commission | Grant Arrangement between Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and The International Catholic Migration CommissionGrant | $5,000 |
| Feb 2020 | International Organization for Migration | Grant Arrangement between Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and The International Organization for MigrationGrant | $125,000 |
| Feb 2020 | World University Services of Canada / Entraide universitaire mondiale du Canada | Grant Arrangement between Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and World University Services of CanadaGrant | $95,000 |
| Feb 2020 | International Organization for Migration | Grant Arrangement between Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and The International Organization for MigrationGrant | $35,000 |
| Dec 2019 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | Grant Arrangement between Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesGrant | $50,000 |
| Dec 2019 | International Organization for Migration | Grant Arrangement between Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and The International Organization for Migration (IOM)Grant | $35,000 |
| Jan 2019 | International Organization for Migration | Grant Arrangement between Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and The International Organization for Migration (IOM)Grant | $98,941 |
| Jan 2019 | International Organization for Migration | Grant Arrangement between Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and The International Organization for Migration (IOM)Grant | $321,154 |