Evaluation of the Global Assistance for Irregular Migrants Program

This evaluation examines the relevance of the Global Assistance for Irregular Migrants (GAIM) program and performance relative to the intended program outcomes since its launch at Citizenship and Immigration Canada in April 2013 as a component of Canada’s Migrant Smuggling Prevention Strategy. The evaluation also covered earlier program phases dating from January 2012 when first established by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) to respond to a large group of Sri Lankan migrants bound for Canada who were intercepted in Togo.