Grants and Contributions:

Title:

Grant Arrangement between Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees[Mexico]

Agreement Number:

D208772003

Agreement Value:

$135,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 27, 2020 - Mar 26, 2021

Description:

Project to provide technical assistance and new operational tools that increase the ability of the Mexican government to process asylum claims and make effective refugee status determination decisions.

Organization:

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Expected Results:

Building on Canada's support to the UNHCR to improve asylum systems in the Americas, this project will build the capacity and efficiency of the Mexican government to process asylum claims, strengthening of the Mexican asylum system and providing protection to refugees arriving in Mexico.

This project will develop a registration module that will allow the Government of Mexico to streamline asylum registration and reduce timelines for claim initiation. It will help establish a dedicated Country Origin Information (COI) unit within the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid, and finally will operationalize a pilot for a language platform, allowing for claims to be presented in languages that are difficult for Mexican officials to process.

Location:

Mexico City / Mexico, MX

Reference Number:

D208772003

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

International (non-government)

Recipient's Operating Name:

UNHCR

Recipient's Legal Name:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [Mexico] / L'Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés [Mexique]

Program:

International Migration Capacity Building Program

Program Purpose:

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.