Resources to help you with your application

These resources can help you with your proposal when you’re applying to an open funding process.

Web tools and applicant resources

The following resources may assist you as you write your application.

General

• Frequently asked questions – commonly-asked applicant questions with answers regarding the Call for Proposals (CFP) 2024 process
• Settlement Insights
• Policy on Transfer Payments - How we give you money if your proposal is accepted and how official agreements work.
• IRCC's Commitments to Anti-racism
• IRCC Settlement and Resettlement Program Logic Model - logic model that maps out the two programs’ direct services and outcomes.
• Outcomes and Measurement – settlement program outcomes guidance document

Settlement-specific

• Terms and Conditions - the requirements and standards that underpin all our Settlement contribution agreements.
• Budget Submission Guidance - required budget information and list of eligible and ineligible items for the Settlement Program.
• Case Management Framework – guidance document
• How to apply to become a Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) – guidance document
• Canadian Language Benchmarks
• National Standardized Assessment Template for Needs and Assets Assessment and Referrals Service – template for NAARS
• Canada Connects
• CNC Program Requirements

Resettlement Assistance Program-specific

• Terms and Conditions - the requirements and standards that underpin all our Resettlement Assistance Program contribution agreements.
• Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Service Provider Handbook - Canada.ca
• Existing Government Assisted Refugee Receiving Centres – a list of communities outside of Quebec where Government-Assisted Refugees are destined in which Resettlement Assistance Program services are delivered upon arrival.
• Budget Submission Guidance - required budget information and list of eligible and ineligible items for the Resettlement Assistance Program.

Francophone Integration Pathway

• Francophone Immigration Strategy – information/ web site
• Action Plan for Official Languages – 2023-2028: Protection-Promotion-Collaboration – information/ website
• New RIF Logic Model – logic model for Réseaux en immigration francophone
• Rapport public CCNÉF (in French only)

Government of Canada

Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus)

• Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus)
• Take the Gender-based Analysis Plus course
• Integrating Gender-based Analysis Plus into Evaluation: A Primer

Volunteer Management Handbook

• Handbook from Volunteer Canada (PDF, 6.2MB) provides a general overview of the volunteer management process with a focus on volunteers supporting newcomers. Please note that the links in the handbook are not currently available

Glossaries

CFP 2024 Glossary of terms

IRCC Glossary

The Guide on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Terminology: an essential tool!