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Immigration, Population Growth and Skills

Reported under this name in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

$207 millionspent by the province in 2024-251
$380of provincial spending for every person in the province
3,189 yearsof work at the median full-time wage to earn what the province spent

Spending by year

Fiscal yearSpent
2021-22$176 million
2022-23$233 million
2023-24$217 million
2024-25$207 million
Programs, 2024-25
ProgramSpentAmendedOriginal estimateSource
Minister's Office1.1.01 · current$260,502$298,700$275,000p. 114
Executive Support1.2.01 · current$1,004,985$1,135,000$1,135,000p. 114
Administrative Support1.2.02 · current$2,587,613$2,719,200$2,711,200p. 115
Program Development and Planning1.2.03 · current$453,854$458,600$458,600p. 115
Employment and Training Programs2.1.01 · current$1,342,109$1,408,400$1,408,400p. 116
Employment Development Programs2.1.02 · current$9,548,970$10,884,600$10,884,600p. 116
Labour Market Development Agreement2.1.03 · current$133,407,365$138,573,900$138,573,900p. 117
Workforce Development Agreement2.1.04 · current$4,819,098$8,101,200$8,101,200p. 117
Employment Assistance Programs for Persons with Disabilities2.1.05 · current$9,519,167$9,638,800$9,638,800p. 118
Youth and Student Services2.1.06 · current$5,639,718$5,900,700$5,900,700p. 118
Apprenticeship and Trades Certification2.1.07 · current$10,483,749$11,441,000$11,441,000p. 118
Client Services3.1.01 · current$5,115,315$6,234,700$6,271,400p. 119
Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism4.1.01 · current$21,942,871$23,586,500$23,581,500p. 120
Workforce Development Secretariat4.1.02 · current$835,520$944,100$944,100p. 120
Gross spending$206,960,836$221,325,400$221,325,400

Professional services

Outside expertise paid from this department's programs in 2024-25.

ProgramProfessional servicesSource
Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism$499,881p. 120
Labour Market Development Agreement$303,322p. 117
Workforce Development Secretariat$87,284p. 120
Apprenticeship and Trades Certification$70,734p. 118
Workforce Development Agreement$16,485p. 117
Employment and Training Programs$1,500p. 116

Contracts awarded

4 awards in the Public Procurement Agency reports since 2021, $1.5 million in all; 4 of them ($1.5 million) without an open competition. Open-call awards by departments are posted on MERX instead and are not in these reports.

Supplier and descriptionDateAmountSource
PAL Airlines
Given the Crisis in The Ukraine, This is an Evolving Situation. PAL Airlines is Working with Partners to Provide On‐The‐Ground Support to This Charter. The Partnership Between PAL Airlines and Canaid Logistics was Established to Support The Transport of Vulnerable Ukrainians to Canada.Sole source
Nov. 15, 2022$411,942Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and againdetail p. 3
PAL Airlines
Given the Crisis in The Ukraine, This is an Evolving Situation. PAL Airlines is Working with Partners to Provide on-the-ground Support to this Charter. The Partnership between PAL Airlines and Canaid Logistics was Established to Support the Transport of Vulnerable Ukrainians to Canada.Sole source
Sept. 26, 2022$411,942Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and againdetail p. 2
PAL Airlines
Given the Crisis in The Ukraine, This is an Evolving Situation. PAL Airlines is Working with Partners to Provide on-the-ground Support to this Charter. The Partnership between PAL Airlines and Canaid Logistics was Established to Support the Transport of Vulnerable Ukrainians to Canada.Sole source
June 1, 2022$357,050Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again; Published long after the awarddetail p. 2
Pal Airlines
Charter Flight from Warsaw PolandSole source
April 27, 2022$321,942Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and againdetail p. 1

Notes

  1. Report on the Program Expenditures and Revenues of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 2024-25, Statement of Expenditure and Related Revenue by Department. Open the source