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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

How Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship spent its budget in fiscal year 2019-20, on a Volume II appropriations basis.

Department Spending

In FY 2019-20,

$3.27B

was spent by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

In FY 2019-20,

0.9%

of federal spending was by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

How did Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship spend its budget in 2019-20?

Spending by entity, FY 2019-20

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Immigration and Refugee Board

$3.07B

$200.4M

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship’s share of federal spending

Percentage of federal spending, 2014–2025

Line items

Complete appropriation (vote/allotment) and transfer-payment lines, in dollars. Search, sort, and download the full table.

VoteDescriptionTotal availableUsedLapsed
Vote 10Grants and contributions$1,940,098,036$1,827,665,242$112,432,794
Vote 1Operating expenditures$1,132,682,932$1,036,616,741$96,066,191
Statutory amountsStatutory amounts$1,360,565,862$188,790,932$1,171,774,930
Vote 1Program expenditures$201,460,087$181,258,241$20,201,846
Statutory amountsStatutory amounts$19,149,064$19,149,064$0
Vote 5Capital expenditures$29,185,359$16,313,249$12,872,110
Vote 15Enhancing the Integrity of Canada's Borders and Asylum System$35,321,555$0$35,321,555
Vote 20Improving Immigration Client Service$4,156,277$0$4,156,277
Vote 25Helping Travellers Visit Canada$2,463,899$0$2,463,899
Vote 30Protecting People from Unscrupulous Immigration Consultants$11,250,000$0$11,250,000
Vote 5Enhancing the Integrity of Canada's Borders and Asylum System$9,480,401$0$9,480,401
11 line items · all figures in dollars

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship figures are on a Volume II appropriations basis and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.