Canada

Canada announced it would provide $55.9 million in development projects to spur job creation in Latin America.

Canada met the commitment to welcome 50,000 agricultural workers from Mexico, Guatemala, and the Caribbean in 2022.

On August 16, Canada announced two capacity-building projects. The first focuses on improving recruitment practices and the integration of migrants and refugees into labor markets in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras; and the second on the socio-economic integration of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Panama.

Canada announced a new initiative to support IOM efforts in Panama and Costa Rica to establish cross-border referral protocols and build capacity of host countries to identify and assist vulnerable migrants.

Canada is on track to meet its commitment to resettle 4,000 individuals from the region by 2028 and continues to work closely with the UNHCR on these efforts.

Canada announced a new initiative to support IOM’s efforts to strengthen government and civil society capacity to implement effective migration policies and promote well-managed migration in Latin America and the Caribbean. Areas of focus include socio-economic integration of migrants, combatting xenophobia, strengthening border management processes, and raising awareness of the risks associated with irregular migration.

Canada announced a new initiative to strengthen UNHCR’s support of asylum capacity building in Panama through training and mentoring to improve asylum processing and to reduce Panama’s existing backlog of asylum cases.