Learn about funding processes for settlement services

We fund services that help newcomers settle and adapt to life in Canada. These services include information and referrals, language training, assistance finding employment that matches newcomers’ skills and education, and help integrating into Canadian society.

The Settlement Program helps immigrants and refugees to overcome barriers specific to the newcomer experience, such as a lack of official language skills and limited knowledge of Canada, so that they can participate in social, cultural, civic and economic life.

This program focuses on

• needs assessment and referrals
• information and orientation
• language training and skills development
• employment-related services and
• community connections

There are also support services to ensure that programming is accessible, such as transportation, child-care and translation services. All services are designed and delivered by service provider organizations in Canada and overseas.

The Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) provides immediate and essential support services and income support to assist in meeting refugees’ resettlement needs. Essential services are supported through contributions to service provider organizations.

RAP services include, but are not limited to

• reception services
• assistance with accommodations
• links to essential federal and provincial programs
• life-skills training, including orientation on finances and other day-to-day matters

Open and upcoming funding processes

There are no open funding processes at this time.

Closed funding processes

Expression of interest: Supporting Francophone minority communities engaging in refugee sponsorship

The deadline to submit an application to Stage 1 was August 8, 2024. For more information on this process, check the funding guidelines.

We’ll contact successful applicants with the next steps of this process in November 2024.

Call for proposals 2024: Settlement Program and Resettlement Assistance Program

The deadline to submit an application to the CFP 2024 for settlement and resettlement assistance was January 31, 2024. For additional information on this process, refer to the funding guidelines – archived.

Call for proposals: Resettlement Assistance Program and case management services for government-assisted refugees and other vulnerable newcomers

The deadline to submit an application to this funding process was August 20, 2021. For more on this process, refer to the funding guidelines – archived.

Call for proposals: Capacity building for the private sponsorship of refugees

The deadline to submit an application to this funding process was February 16, 2021. For additional information on this process, refer to the funding guidelines – archived.

Expression of interest: Service delivery improvements funding process

The deadline to submit an application to this funding process was November 24, 2020. For additional information on this process, refer to the funding guidelines – archived.

Call for proposals: National Fund and Coordination Services

The deadline to submit an application to CFP 2 – National Fund and Coordination Services was April 30, 2019. For additional information on this process, refer to the funding guidelines – archived.

Call for proposals 2019: Settlement and resettlement assistance funding

The deadline to submit an application to the Call for proposals (CFP) 2019 for settlement and resettlement assistance was April 12, 2019. For additional information on this process please refer to the funding guidelines – archived.

Contact us

If you have questions about a funding process, contact us at

• CFP-ADP@cic.gc.ca for questions about the National Call for Proposals (CFP) 2024
• ircc.intake-reception.ircc@cic.gc.ca for questions about other funding processes

If you require assistance with the Grants and Contributions System (GCS), contact GCS-SSC@cic.gc.ca.