Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Victoria, BC · grants and contributions register · Victoria

Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society: federal grants and contributions: 32 agreements; $18.5M value; 4 departments; 10 programs.

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32agreements
$18.5Mvalue
4departments
10programs

Largest agreements

VIRCS Settlement and Integration Program$3.0Mvalue2020start2025end

Community Connections, Support Services, Information and Orientation, Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services

VIRCS Settlement and Integration Program$2.7Mvalue2020start2025end

Community Connections, Support Services, Information and Orientation, Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services

Pathways to Professions, Trades and Entrepreneurship$2.3Mvalue2024start2028end

The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program (YESSP) are to help all youth navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment. These objectives are attained by supporting the needs of all youth, especially youth facing barriers to develop skills, knowledge and networks through education, skills development and meaningful work experiences.

Youth Employment and Skills Strategy$2.0Mvalue2020start2024end

The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program (YESSP) are to help all youth navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment. These objectives are attained by supporting the needs of all youth, especially youth facing barriers to develop skills, knowledge and networks through education, skills development and meaningful work experiences.

Community Shield Initiative$1.2Mvalue2026start2031end

The Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society will implement a five-year direct intervention project called the Community Shield Initiative. This project aims to reduce the involvement of at-risk youth in the criminal justice system, particularly newcomers, immigrants, refugees, Indigenous youth, LGBTQ2+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two-spirited, inclusive of all other sexual orientations, romantic orientations, and gender expressions) individuals, and other marginalized groups in the communities of Victoria, Langford, and Saanich (British Columbia).

VIPP$1.1Mvalue2017start2020end

Support Services, Information and Orientation, Needs Assessment & Referrals

Settlement$1.1Mvalue2016start–end
Settlement$1.1Mvalue2016start–end
Show all 32
Settlement$1.0Mvalue2017start–end
Newcomer Youth Employability Program$1.0Mvalue2017start–end
Agreement$1.0Mvalue2016start–end

Multi-year contribution agreement for fiscal years 2014/15 to 2016/17. Amendment in the amount of $328,553.

Agreement$365Kvalue2012start–end
BC Civic connect for Youth$90.0Kvalue2025start2026end

Youth Take Charge

Families and Youth Leading Change: Resilience Circles and Digital Anti-Hate Lab$90.0Kvalue2026start2029end

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - CAHAP - Projects

VIRCS Welcome Gardens Shared Garden Network$60.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Multiculturalism Program

Racialized Immigrant Volunteer Integration Experiences Project$60.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Multiculturalism Program

Together$59.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Multiculturalism Program

Creating Intergenerational Community Connections in Greater Victoria$25.0Kvalue2022start2023end

The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .

New Horizons for Seniors Program$25.0Kvalue2024start2025end

The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .

"Cultivating Health and Leadership: Bridging BIPOC Generations through Community Gardens"$25.0Kvalue2025start2026end

The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .

New Horizons for Seniors Program$25.0Kvalue2019start2020end

N/A

Welcome Gardens!$23.6Kvalue2020start2022end

The objectives of the Program are: • promoting volunteerism among seniors; • engaging seniors in the community through mentoring of others; • expanding awareness of elder abuse, including financial abuse; • supporting social participation and inclusion of seniors; and • providing capital assistance for new and existing community projects and/or programs for seniors.

Youth - Canada Summer Jobs$19.8Kvalue2021start2022end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Youth Strides Summer Camp 2019$10.0Kvalue2019start2019end

Multiculturalism Branch

Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society$9.5Kvalue2020start2020end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Agreement$7.0Kvalue2017start–end
Youth Strides Summer Camp$7.0Kvalue2018start2018end

Multiculturalism Program

Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society$5.8Kvalue2025start2025end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

VIRCS Canada Summer Jobs$5.6Kvalue2024start2024end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

VIRCS$5.2Kvalue2018start2018end

N/A

VIRCS summer student$5.1Kvalue2022start2022end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

VIRCS Canada Summer Jobs$5.1Kvalue2023start2023end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Departments

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada8agreements$11.4Mvalue1programs
Employment and Social Development Canada15agreements$5.5Mvalue4programs
  • Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Public Safety Canada1agreements$1.2Mvalue1programs
  • (CPAF) Crime Prevention Action Fund

All grants from Public Safety Canada

Canadian Heritage8agreements$383Kvalue4programs
  • Multiculturalism Program
  • Youth Take Charge
  • Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - CAHAP - Projects
  • Multiculturalism Branch

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Years

20262agreements$1.3Mvalue2programs
  • (CPAF) Crime Prevention Action Fund
  • Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - CAHAP - Projects
20253agreements$121Kvalue3programs
  • Youth Take Charge
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20243agreements$2.3Mvalue3programs
  • Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20231agreements$5.1Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20222agreements$30.1Kvalue2programs
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20211agreements$19.8Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20205agreements$7.7Mvalue4programs
  • Settlement
  • Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20195agreements$214Kvalue3programs
  • Multiculturalism Program
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
  • Multiculturalism Branch
Show all 12
20182agreements$12.2Kvalue2programs
  • Multiculturalism Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20174agreements$3.2Mvalue2programs
  • Settlement
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
20163agreements$3.2Mvalue1programs
  • Settlement
20121agreements$365Kvalue0programs

    Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.