Global Affairs Canada: Departmental Plan 2023-24 - Supplementary Information Tables

• Reduced security threats from transnational organized crime for Canadians, and affected populations, particularly women and girls, in countries where Canada engages;
• Enhanced inclusive and gender-responsive prevention and response to transnational organized crime by security institutions in countries where GAC programs;
• Improved inclusive and gender-responsive development and compliance of anti-crime legal instruments, controls or frameworks by states in countries where GAC programs; and
• Improved inclusive and gender-responsive engagement and resilience of communities and civil society in the areas of anti-crime in countries where GAC programs.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada's interests.

1.2: Canada's leadership on global issues contributed to a just and inclusive world.

3.1: Improved physical, social and economic well-being for the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly for women and girls, in countries where Canada engages.

3.2: Enhanced empowerment and rights for women and girls in countries where Canada engages.

3.3: Reduced suffering and increased human dignity in communities experiencing humanitarian crises.

Program 9. Geographic Coordination and Mission Support Program

22. Humanitarian Assistance

Program 28. Canada fund for Local Initiatives

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) is a contributions program delivered through Canadian embassies and high commissions in approximately 130 countries. CFLI supports projects that are comparatively modest in scope, scale and cost, and that are usually conceived and implemented by local authorities or organizations.

The program is guided by three core objectives:

1. To contribute to the achievement of Canada’s thematic priorities for international assistance, with special emphasis on the themes of advancing democracy, protecting and promoting human rights, and ensuring security and stability;
2. To assist in the advocacy of Canadian values and interests and strengthening Canada’s bilateral relations with foreign countries and their civil societies; and
3. To provide small-scale financing to local organizations to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies.

The CFLI Thematic Priorities are approved annually by a Program Management Board. For 2023-2024, they are:

1. Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
2. Inclusive governance, including diversity, democracy, LGBTQ2 human rights and the rule of law.
3. Peace and security, with a focus on conflict prevention and building peace.
4. Human dignity, covering health, education and nutrition.
5. Growth that works for everyone, including women’s economic rights, access to decent jobs and entrepreneurship, investing in the poorest and most vulnerable, and safeguarding economic gains.
6. Environment and climate action focusing on adaptation and mitigation, as well as on water management.

• Increased capacity of local organizations, institutions and governments to deliver projects that address local development challenges in a gender-sensitive^{Footnote 1} manner.
• Increased access to, and influence with, key local decision makers and change makers to raise awareness and promote Canada’s values and interests.
• Increased capacity of local organizations to deliver humanitarian assistance that responds to sudden onset natural disasters and humanitarian emergencies in a gender-sensitive manner.

Performance Indicators:

• Percentage of projects implemented by local organizations, women’s rights organizations, and human rights and inclusive governance organizations.
• Percentage of projects that completed a limited or detailed gender-based analysis.
• Extent to which the CFLI Program created meaningful opportunities for interactions with local stakeholders on issues related to Canada’s values and interests (Qualitative indicator).
• Number of project beneficiaries who received humanitarian assistance.

• Not-for-profit organizations and charities
• Academia and public institutions
• Government
• International (non-government)
• Other

2018-19 (March 6, 2019 – Helping Canadian Businesses Diversify and Grow their Exports)

2008-2009 (updated 2013-2014 to add the Foreign Trade Zones Marketing Program [FTZ-MP], 2015-2016 to add the CanExport Program, 2017-2018 amendments to program terms and conditions including name change of program from Global Markets Support Program to Trade and Investment Support Program, 2018-2019 additional funding (50 million over 5 years) in response to Budget 2018 to increase Trade Diversification, and 2019-2020 additional funding (100 million over 5 years) in response to the Fall Economic Statement, changes to Program Terms and Conditions and name change of program from Trade and Investment Support Program to CanExport Program), Approved October 21, 2020 changes to incorporate measures in accordance with Government of Canada’s COVID-19 response. Approved April 26, 2021 minor amendment to expand eligibility to Canadian for-profit co-operatives.

2.2: Canadian exporters and innovators are successful in their international business development efforts.

2.3: Foreign direct investment is facilitated, expanded or retained.

Program 14. International Business Development

Program 15. International Innovation and Investment

CanExport Community Investments

Enhance the capability and effectiveness of Canadian communities to attract, retain and expand foreign direct investment (FDI), as measured by analysis of recipient performance reports and surveys.

Key Performance Measures and Indicators:

• Number of leads generated from program-funded activities;
• Recipient’s feedback on whether or not knowledge of opportunities has improved and in what manner; and
• Number of potential investors who requested information, participated in site visits and/or submitted investment proposals.

CanExport Associations

Stimulate the engagement of Canadian industry associations, their members, and non-member firms in international markets, in order to expand commercial linkages and facilitate future successes abroad, as measured by analysis of recipient performance reports and surveys.

Key Performance Measures and Indicators:

• Evidence that more Canadian companies are involved in international business as indicated by agreements/negotiated joint ventures (partnerships, distributors, agents, etc.) within three years of project completion; and
• Number of companies that have expanded their international business.

CanExport Innovation

Increase Canadian science and technological innovation and commercialization opportunities as measured by analysis of recipient performance reports and surveys.

Key Performance Measures and Indicators:

• Number of collaborative international research and development initiatives that have been facilitated by GMSP-funded projects within three years of project completion (as evidenced by formal agreements entered into);
• For each collaborative international research and development initiative that has been facilitated by GMSP-funded projects, recipients’ feedback on whether or not GMSP support has led or will lead to the commercialization of products, technologies, etc. and the potential value;
• Number of foreign partners identified;
• Number of foreign partners met with; and
• Number of partnerships entered into between Canadian researchers and key players in foreign countries within a year of project completion (as evidenced by agreements entered into, such as memorandums of understanding and letters of intent).

CanExport SMEs

Provide direct financial assistance to Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to develop new markets, especially in high-growth emerging markets.

Key Performance Measures and Indicators:

• Evidence that Canadian SMEs have started exporting within three years of project completion;
• Evidence that Canadian SMEs have diversified their export markets within three years of project completion;
• Number of companies that have expanded their international business development efforts; and
• Number of recipients who successfully concluded commercial agreements (export sales) facilitated by CanExport SMEs at project completion.

The evaluation scheduled for 2018-2019 was postponed due to a major reorganisation which resulted in the amalgamation of the four former Trade and Investment Support Programs (TISP) into the new CanExport Program. PMEC agreed at the time on an evaluation in year 2 of the new CanExport program (2021-2022).

The CanExport Program Evaluation strategy was presented to PMEC and the committee agreed to reschedule the evaluation for a later date to provide Trade the opportunity to implement new authorities approved under two Treasury Board Submissions entitled: 1) Enhanced Export Diversification Support, and 2) Helping Canadian Businesses Diversify and Grow Their Exports. The CanExport Program Evaluation is scheduled to commence in 2024.

Each CanExport sub-program targets different groups of eligible recipients, all based in Canada:

• CanExport Community Investments: municipalities, communities, and non-profit organizations and locally based organizations acting as a third party or intermediary on behalf of a number of eligible communities;
• CanExport Associations: trade or industry associations (or a regional association with a national perspective) or national horizontal/multi-sectorial organizations;
• CanExport Innovation: Canadian researchers from private companies, universities and non-government research centres (all levels of government); Canadian for-profit co-operatives; and
• CanExport SMEs: small & medium sized enterprises and Canadian for-profit co-operatives.

• Acquire feedback on programs and identify potential areas of improvement through questionnaires submitted by recipients;
• Add a section on the website for feedback from recipients Evaluate adding a section on the website for feedback from recipients;
• Scope program evaluation to include recommendations for recipient engagement; and
• Engage recipients through the Trade Commissioner Service/client acquisition.

The expected results for 2022-2023 are those outlined in the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Strategic Plan 2021-2022 to 2024-2025.

• Increased adherence to Commonwealth values and principles and promotion of good governance.
• Sustainable and inclusive economic and social development.
• Climate change resilient and low-carbon development to address climate and ocean emergencies.
• The needs and concerns of small and vulnerable states are addressed in global governance.
• Effective participation and enhanced equality of opportunity for youth in leadership, governance and economic and social development.
• Reduced gender disparities in access to political, social and economic rights and violence against women and girls.

• Government: international governments of Commonwealth member countries
• International (non-government): support to an intergovernmental organisation (Commonwealth Secretariat)

• Reduced security threats from transnational terrorism for Canadians, and affected populations, particularly women and girls, in countries where Canada engages;
• Enhanced inclusive and gender-responsive prevention and response to terrorism by security institutions in countries where GAC programs;
• Improved inclusive and gender-responsive development and compliance of counter-terrorism legal instruments, controls or frameworks by states in countries where GAC programs; and
• Improved inclusive and gender-responsive engagement and resilience of communities and civil society in counter-terrorism in countries where GAC programs.

• To adopt integrated and inclusive approaches to sustainable agricultural development and food systems, particularly in relation to gender equality, climate action, humanitarian action and resilience.
• As a knowledge organization and neutral convener of inclusive and science-based dialogues on standards for food safety and plant health, and policy guidance on issues related to agriculture, fisheries and forestry, to ensure that its work in this area remains neutral, scientifically sound, and evidence-based.
• To promote effective and accountable multilateral governance in the context of United Nations development system reform, including measures to prevent and address sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse.

The FAO’s Programme of Work and Budget , which sets out the strategic objectives and expected outcomes for the organization’s work is approved every two years by the FAO Conference. The new FAO Strategic Framework (adopted in July 2021) will guide FAO operations for 10 years (2022-2031) in order to help the organization make a significant contribution to the achievements of the SDGs.

1.1 Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests;

1.2 Canada’s leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world;

1.3 Canada helps build strong institutions and respect for international law; and

1.4 Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened

Purpose: To strengthen Canada’s global leadership in the Arctic and support the achievement of key objectives of the International Chapter of Canada’s Arctic and Northern Policy Framework (2019).

Objectives:

• Bolster Canadian leadership in multilateral forums where polar issues are discussed and decided upon
• Enhance representation and participation of Arctic and northern Canadians in relevant international forums and negotiations

• Increased contributions to international Arctic research, discussions, and initiatives by Northern Canadians, including Indigenous peoples, women and youth
• Increased contribution in international decision-making by Northern Canadians, including Indigenous peoples, women and youth
• Enhanced Canadian engagement in strengthening international Arctic forums, including at the Arctic Council in areas of human, social, economic development and environmental protection

Highly skilled and qualified international students/researchers/professionals in Canada

• # of international students who select Canada as a study destination through program-funded activities
• # of recipients that choose to remain or return to a Canadian institution to pursue further study/research following program-funded activities

Canadian students/researchers/professionals abroad

• # of Canadian students, researchers, academia and professionals funded to undertake studies/research or professional development abroad

Circulation of ideas and research to the benefit of Canadian and international individuals, as well as the public and private sectors

• # of collaborative linkages established between foreign and Canadian institutions
• # of opportunities created via program-funded activities to publish academic articles or research, commercialize a product or collaborate with industry

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada's interests.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

Canada’s international obligations and commitments are met, as measured by:

• The timely and accurate administration of payments to taxing authorities in Canada with respect to properties of foreign States entitled to realty tax exemptions; and
• The maintenance and expansion of the most favourable property tax exemption opportunities for Canadian missions abroad.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests.

1.2: Canada’s leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

• Effective and efficient implementation of the IAEA’s major programs, as reflected in the Agency’s biennial program and budget, and effective participation for Canada in the Agency’s activities;
• Direct and indirect technical and commercial dividends to the Canadian nuclear industry; and
• IAEA actions and decisions reflect Canadian interests and priorities.

Enable the ICC, as a court of last resort, to carry out preliminary investigations, investigations and prosecutions in an independent manner. To date, 31 cases involving 51 suspects or accused have been brought before the ICC and 17 different situations are under investigation. 2 preliminary examinations are also underway. 10 convictions and 4 acquittals have been issued. Three simultaneous trials are scheduled through the entire year 2023. For more information, please visit the “Situations and cases” tab on the ICC’s website.

• Engage in outreach to prevent serious international crimes, promote accountability for such crimes and advance the interests of justice; the Court has created an Integrated Strategy for External Relations, Public Information and Outreach as well as a Strategic Plan for Outreach and publishes annually a report for the General Assembly of the United Nations in which outreach work is included. The report is available on the ICC’s website here. The ICC also reports on its outreach activities on an annual basis to the Assembly of States Parties (ASP). Reports to the ASP are available on the ICC’s website here.
• Carry on all other activities required and expected of a judicial body functioning in accordance with international standards.
• Carry on all activities in accordance with the ICC’s internal and external oversight mechanisms. Internal controls are maintained by the ICC’s Registrar, including through the Office of Internal Audit. The ASP also appoints an External Auditor and created the Committee on Budget and Finance (CBF) for the budgetary and financial review and monitoring of the resources of the ICC. The ICC’s reports to the ASP contain detailed performance measures and performance indicators for its various activities. All proposed ICC budgets, CBF reports, financial statements, external audit reports, and resolutions are available on the ICC’s website.

3.1: Improved physical, social and economic well-being for the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly for women and girls, in countries where Canada engages.

3.2: Enhanced empowerment and rights for women and girls in countries where Canada engages.

3.3: Reduced suffering and increased human dignity in communities experiencing humanitarian crises.

3.4: Improved peace and security in countries and regions where Canada engages.

3.5: Canada’s international assistance is made more effective by leveraging diverse partnerships, innovation, and experimentation.

Programs:

11. International Security Policy and Diplomacy

22. Humanitarian Assistance

23. Partnerships and Development Innovation

24. Multilateral International Assistance

25. Peace and Stabilization Operations

28. Canada Fund for Local Initiatives

29. Europe, Arctic, Middle East and Maghreb International Assistance

30. Americas International Assistance

31. Asia Pacific International Assistance

32. Sub-Saharan Africa International Assistance

In 2017, the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie launched the Feminist International Assistance Policy. The policy outlines how Canada will refocus its international assistance on helping the poorest and most vulnerable people and build a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world. The policy implementation is focused on six action areas (Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls, Human Dignity (Heath, Education and Humanitarian Assistance), Growth That Works for Everyone, Environment and Climate Change, Inclusive Governance and Peace and Security) while recognizing that promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls is the most effective approach to eradicating poverty and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

Official development assistance (ODA) activities contribute to poverty reduction, take into account the perspectives of the poor, and are consistent with international human rights standards, as per the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act (the Act). ODA may also be provided for the purposes of alleviating the effects of natural disasters or other emergency events occurring outside Canada. Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is the lead department responsible for Canada's ODA. The majority of the department’s international assistance activities meet the requirements of the Act. However, Global Affairs Canada’s transfer payment program does not preclude activities falling outside the scope of the Act. Most of recipients are not required to repay funds obtained under this transfer payment program.

• Improved physical, social and economic well-being for the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly for women and girls, in countries where Canada engages.
• Enhanced empowerment and rights for women and girls in countries where Canada engages.
• Reduced suffering and increased human dignity in communities experiencing humanitarian crises.
• Improved peace and security in countries and regions where Canada engages.
• Canada’s international assistance is made more effective by leveraging diverse partnerships, innovation, and experimentation.

For fuller and more detailed description of results achieved and other performance related information, please consult GAC’s International Assistance Results Report, as an accompanying tool to the Departmental Plan and Departmental Results Report (DRR), published online and released every fall.

For more detailed description of GAC’s disbursements related to the International Assistance Envelope, please consult Statistical Report on International Assistance, as an accompanying tool to DRR, published online and released every fall.

• For-profit organizations
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities
• Academia and public institutions
• Government
• International (non-government)
• Other

1.1 Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests;

1.2 Canada’s leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world;

1.3 Canada helps strong international institutions and respect for international law; and

1.4 Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

3.1 Improved physical, social and economic well-being for the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly for women and girls, in countries where Canada engages; and

3.2 Enhanced empowerment and rights for women and girls in countries where Canada engages.

Overarching assessments of many key partners are primarily done through the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN).

Planned assessments set to commence in 2018-19 and 2019-20 did not include any International Financial Institutions (IFIs).

Overarching assessments of many key partners are primarily done through the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN). MOPAN is currently assessing the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the reports should be released by mid-2023. An assessment of the Asian Development Bank will begin in 2023.A MOPAN assessment is currently under way in 2023 for the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

Please consult Global Affairs Canada’s Rolling Five-Year Development Evaluation Work Plan.

• Development and effective supervision of international labour standards and realization of fundamental principles and rights of work;
• Targeted action against child labour, giving priority to the urgent elimination of its worst forms;
• Contributions to poverty reduction through promotion of coherent economic and social policies that support employment creation;
• Assistance to constituents in the development of skills and employability policies and programs for decent work;
• Better instruments and tools for policy analysis and formulation that support good governance and the extension of social protections to vulnerable workers;
• Strengthened social dialogue on labour and social policy issues at the national and international levels;
• Implementation of the ILO Strategy to facilitate ratification and effective application of Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment in the world of work; and,
• Policy guidance on addressing labour exploitation in global supply chains.

The ILO’s programme and budget, which sets out the strategic objectives and expected outcomes for the organization’s work, is approved every two years by the International Labour Conference. For additional details on results and plans, please consult the Programme and Budget Proposals for 2022-2023.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada's interests.

1.2: Canada's leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

The expected results for 2022-2023 are those set out in the Strategic Framework of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie for 2015-22.

• Increased international influence of the French language and development of its use;
• Strengthened role and place of La Francophonie on the international scene to improve multilateralism and global governance;
• Strengthened role of women and youth as vectors of peace and actors of development;
• Increased innovation and creativity in the service of the economy, in a sustainable development perspective.

Global Affairs Canada does not lead the performance management strategy for IOF; however, the department receives annual financial statements, annual reports from the IOF Comptroller and External Auditor, and a report from the Secretary General every two years. Canada is represented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie and by the Prime Minister of Canada at each La Francophonie Summit. In addition, Canada is represented by the Prime Minister's personal representative to La Francophonie (Sherpa) and at the working level of the IOF commissions and working groups, where detailed reports are presented by the organization, including on programming, results, and administrative and financial matters.

The IOF is currently developing a new Strategic Framework for 2023-30, which will be finalized in 2022, with the active contribution of IOF members, including Canada.

The next Francophonie Summit will take place in November 2022. With that in mind, and on an ongoing basis throughout the year, Canada will also have several opportunities to mobilize the IOF and other member governments of the Francophonie to ensure alignment of the policy framework and activities of the IOF with Canadian priorities.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests.

1.2: Canada’s leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

3.4: Improved peace and security in countries and regions where Canada engages.

• Effective decision-making by NATO in pursuit of its objectives to maintain stability and security in the Euro-Atlantic area in the context of a rapidly changing international security environment in Eastern Europe and globally as measured by, for example, implementation of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence and Projecting Stability initiatives;
• Linked to above, direct support to prime ministerial and ministerial engagement in NATO decision-making processes (e.g. summits, foreign and defence ministerial meetings);
• Support to NATO operations as measured by progress with respect to ongoing NATO operations and activities, including in Eastern and Central Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Kosovo, Iraq and elsewhere;
• Enhanced relations with NATO partners as measured by the development and implementation of policies aimed at enhancing these relationships;
• Appropriate response to current and emerging defence and security challenges, as measured by, for example, ongoing progress on NATO cyber defence and by ensuring that NATO is able to defend its own networks against cyber threats; and
• Proper management of the Alliance’s resources, as measured by ongoing reform and transformation initiatives, which include increasing NATO’s transparency and accountability and ensuring appropriate value for money.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests

1.2: Canada’s leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world

1.3: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened

• Find solutions to common economic and social problems by working cooperatively with members toward the development of evidence-based international policies, standards, models, guidelines and agreements;
• Implement OECD work programs and policy positions that reflect input from across the Canadian government and support domestic priorities;
• Influence the policy development of other members and of non-members to improve the functioning of the international economic environment;
• Analyze new and emerging issues, both domestic and global, that affect Canada’s economy and standard of living;
• Improve engagement with non-members, reflecting Canadian priorities to increase the long-term reach and global impact of the organization’s standards;
• Implement institutional reforms to improve the OECD’s ability to cope with new issues and power dynamics; and
• Ensure sound management of the OECD.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests.

1.2: Canada’s leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

3.4: Improved peace and security in countries and regions where Canada engages.

Canada’s annual assessed contribution to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) supports its membership in the world’s largest regional security organization, with 57 participating states from North America, Europe and Eurasia. Canada’s participation in the OSCE furthers its foreign policy goals related to human rights, fundamental freedoms, democratization, fragile states, conflict prevention, crisis management, mediation, post-conflict development, and arms control. This is achieved by funding the OSCE’soperations and secretariat in support of the all-member Permanent Council and related groupings, its autonomous institutions (ODIHR, RFoM, HCNM) ; policy conferences and expert workshops; and oand various related programing and activities implemented by the OSCE Secretariat, autonomous institutions, and field missions.

Canada’s OSCE contributions also include payments made to administer and implement two legally binding conventional arms control regimes to which Canada is state party: The Treaty on Open Skies (for which Canada is a treaty co-depository, together with Hungary) and the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, as well as the politically binding Vienna Document. Recipients are not required to repay funds obtained under this transfer payment program.

• Effective and timely implementation of the decisions of the OSCE Permanent Council as well as the Ministerial Council as measured by the organization’s successful work and progress on such issues of importance to Canada as: human rights; election monitoring; democracy building; good governance; tolerance and non-discrimination; safeguarding fundamental freedoms; combatting human trafficking; counterterrorism and extremism; as well as enhanced engagement with key OSCE Partners.
• Continuous monitoring of the security situation in Europe, as measured by the OSCE’s regular reporting and early warning function provided by the organization’s Conflict Prevention Centre, its specialized institutions and its Field Operations. In this regard, the OSCE’s work and engagement in the region’s conflicts (e.g. Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh, Moldova-Transnistria, and Georgia’s secessionist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia) continue to be one of the only international organizations in these areas and help contribute promoting dialogue and lowering tensions.
• Concerted programming to actively contribute to conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post-conflict institution building, as measured by the successful implementation of the Permanent Council and the Ministerial Decisions that strengthen the OSCE’s conflict prevention toolkit, especially in the key areas of early warning and mediation. In addition, the Transnational Threats Unit consolidates and coordinates the OSCE’s work on counterterrorism, border security, policing and anti-trafficking.
• Proper management of the organization’s resources, as measured by the audits on the OSCE’s financial statements and by the renewed efforts of the OSCE Secretary General to enhance the organization’s accountability and transparency.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada's interests.

1.2: Canada's leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

Assessed contributions are mandatory dues to fund the organization’s core functions and are calculated according to Member States’ Gross National Income and relative size of their economy, in line with the scale of assessments used at the Organization of American States (OAS).

The OAS and its subsidiary bodies including the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) is the region’s premier multilateral forum for cooperation and dialogue on issues of importance to the hemisphere, including democracy, human rights, security and development. The OAS is an important partner for advancing Canada's foreign policy priorities and objectives in the Americas.

Through its membership, diplomatic engagement and financial support, Canada ensures the implementation of projects in areas of key Canadian interest, complementing and leveraging the impact of Canada’s bilateral interventions in the hemisphere.

Expected results for Canada at the OAS include: 1) fostering regional multilateral collaboration to resolve crises and address issues of mutual interest affecting the hemisphere; 2) promoting and protecting democracy and human rights across the hemisphere; 3) encouraging sustainable development in the region; and 4) ensuring security-related coordination and cooperation in the Americas.

The Terms and Conditions governing this transfer payment do not specify performance measures and indicators.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada's interests.

1.2: Canada's leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

Assessed contributions are mandatory dues to fund the Organization’s core functions and are calculated according to Member States’ Gross National Income and relative size of their economy, in line with the scale of assessments used at the Organization of American States (OAS).

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) serves as the specialized organization for health in the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Americas and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.

Membership in PAHO enables Canada to expand its multilateral and bilateral relations with its 35 member countries and be an active hemispheric partner on health-related issues, including on strengthening healthcare systems, prevention and response to communicable diseases / pandemics, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Through its membership, Canada contributes to the Organization’s mission “to promote equity in health, to combat diseases, and to improve the quality of life and well-being of the peoples in the Americas.”

Expected results for Canada at PAHO are to:

1. protect the health of Canadians by contributing to the safety and security of the Americas;
2. advance Canada’s influence and interests in the Americas - with respect to health policies and programs, good governance, transparency, and accountability; and
3. disseminate Canadian-based values related to health, as well as successes on key policies such as universal health coverage.

The Terms and Conditions governing this transfer payment do not specify performance measures and indicators.

1.2: Canada's leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

3.2: Enhanced empowerment and rights for women and girls in countries where Canada engages.

3.4: Improved peace and security in countries and regions where Canada engages.

The Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs) is the Government of Canada’s platform for conflict prevention, stabilization and peacebuilding. It engages in fragile and conflict-affected states leveraging resources of, and partnerships with, multilateral institutions and like-minded nations. It affects its work through policy expertise, support to multilateral institutions, programming and deployments.

PSOPs core responsibilities are: 1) to provide policy leadership on peace and stabilization, including strategic coordination of Government of Canada responses to complex political crises on an as-needed basis; and 2) to deliver gender-responsive conflict prevention, stabilization, and peacebuilding initiatives through both programming (in the form of grants and contributions) and deployments.

Per the PSOPs Terms and Conditions, contributions supported by PSOPs programming are not repayable.

• Improved inclusive and gender-responsive prevention of violent conflict, response to crisis, and peacebuilding in fragile and conflict-affected areas where PSOPs engages.
• Enhanced inclusive and gender-responsive prevention of and response to national and transnational threats by security institutions in fragile and conflict-affected areas where PSOPs engages.
• Enhanced inclusive and gender-responsive multilateral prevention, mitigation and response to violent conflict, threats, insecurity and fragility in the world.

• Not-for-profit organizations and charities
• International (non-government)
• Academia and public institutions
• Other: All levels of government of affected States and other donor countries
• Other: Multilateral, intergovernmental, international and regional organizations, agencies and institutions

The PSOPs website is the key tool through which PSOPs communicates with the public and potential applicants. It includes key information on applying for funding, and applicants may submit concept papers, whether unsolicited or in response to a call for concepts, through the website.

PSOPs undertakes formal and informal discussions with partners to inform the PSOPs Strategy, to facilitate understanding of PSOPs priorities and the funding process, and to solicit feedback to improve how the program works.

PSOPs engages regularly with multilateral recipients including the UN system to identify funding gaps and opportunities, and to discuss global priorities on peace, stabilization and conflict prevention.

PSOPs relies on Canadian representatives abroad to engage regularly with potential recipients and partners. As projects are being implemented, PSOPs officers regularly monitor PSOPs-funded projects, including through regular contact with implementing partners and monitoring visits. These visits not only allow PSOPs to monitor project progress and results, but also allow officers to engage directly with beneficiaries and local implementing partners.

PSOPs officers participate actively in the Steering Committees on Transformation focus areas convened by the Grants and Contributions Transformation Task Force to address specific challenges in the international assistance process. These groups are composed of Global Affairs staff and civil society representatives and provide a space for open dialogue to develop mutually beneficial solutions.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests.

1.2: Canada’s leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

The expected results as specified in the terms and conditions of the annual contribution agreement between Canada and the IOF are:

• consolidate projects in less developed Francophone countries;
• foster increased cooperation with international Francophone organizations; and
• support the achievement of the four main missions of the IOF (Promotion of peace, democracy and human rights; promotion of the French language and cultural diversity; support for education, training, higher education and research; development of cooperation for sustainable development and solidarity).

The program also aims to support the Government of New Brunswick's active participation in La Francophonie as measured by the accountability clause that is part of the Memorandum of Understanding on Canada's financial contribution to New Brunswick's participation in La Francophonie activities and the related follow-up.

The contribution agreement requires that financial reports be submitted to Global Affairs Canada before payments are made to the IOF. Reports on financial commitments and programming results are also presented to the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie, the Permanent Council of La Francophonie and the Commissions and Working Groups.

New Brunswick also submits a narrative report to Canada on an annual basis on the activities carried out with the Canadian contribution.

• Progress in the implementation of the Education 2030 Agenda by focusing on sector-wide policy and planning, literacy, teachers and skills development for the world of work;
• Reduction and gender disparities in primary and secondary education in member states, and strengthening of global commitment to education for girls and women;
• Strengthening of education system responses to contemporary challenges with emphasis on universal values based on peace, mutual understanding and respect for human dignity, education for sustainable development, including education for disaster preparedness;
• Implementation of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions;
• Implementation of the International Convention against Doping in Sport;
• Protection of cultural and natural heritage through the implementation of UNESCO`s culture conventions, in particular the World Heritage Convention and the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property;
• Establishment of effective early warning systems for tsunamis; Improved management of the planet`s water resources through increased scientific cooperation;
• Development of free, independent and pluralistic media, and civic participation;
• Freedom of expression, freedom of information and freedom of the press more broadly integrated into policies in member states; and
• Protection and digitalization of the world`s documentary heritage.

UNESCO’s program and budget which set out the strategic objectives and expected outcomes for the organization’s work, are approved every two years by the UNESCO General Conference. For further information, visit the UNESCO website.

• Promotion of peace and security;
• Progress toward achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
• Promotion and protection of human rights;
• Effective coordination of humanitarian assistance efforts;
• Promotion of justice and international law;
• Progress toward disarmament;
• International cooperation for drug control and crime prevention; and
• International cooperation to combat terrorism.

The UN’s program and budget which set out the strategic objectives and expected outcomes for the organization’s work, are approved annually by the UN General Assembly. For further information, visit the UN website, including the Reports of the Secretary-General on the "Work of the Organization" (A/76/1), and “Our Common Agenda”.

• Enhance peace and security for the countries and regions concerned;
• Contribute to the protection of civilians, support governance and the provision of basic services, advance prospects for peace and enable humanitarian, reconstruction and development activities in the affected areas; and
• Maintain multilateral relationships with key UN organizations and bilateral relationships with key allies and other troop and police contributing countries.

• Reduced threats to Canadians and the global population from weapons of mass destruction (including related materials) and conventional weapons;
• Strengthened detection, prevention and response to the proliferation of weapons and related materials by partner states as well as regional and international organizations;
• Reduced access to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear-related materials by non-state actors and states of proliferation concern; and,
• Improved legal and policy instruments and frameworks of partner states that meet international security and weapons threat reduction standards and best practices.

• Enhanced global health security by implementing lessons learned from the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular through:
  • operationalization of a unified WHO health emergencies program;
  • contribution toward International Health Regulations (2005) (IHRs) core capacities and improvements to the IHRs; and
  • Support for the implementation of the Contingency Fund for Emergencies.
• Accelerated progress toward achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by:
  • reducing maternal mortality;
  • improving child survival;
  • addressing the global burden of non-communicable diseases and their main risk factors;
  • promoting healthy environments; and,
  • Increasing access to essential medicines.
• Promotion of health equity by:
  • Strengthening health systems to reach the poorest and most vulnerable.
• Strengthened global norms and standards in health by:
  • Developing, implementing and monitoring global norms and standards; and
  • Promoting safety of food, water and medical products and devices.
• Continued progress to implement WHO institutional reform by:
  • Supporting ongoing efforts to enhance organizational efficiency and transparency, as well as implementation of measures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment.

The WHO’s programme budget, which sets out the strategic objectives and expected outcomes for the organization’s work is approved every two years by the World Health Assembly. For additional details on results and plans, please consult: WHO Programme Budget.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

2.1: Canada helps to build and safeguard an open and inclusive rules-based global trading system.

• Canada’s objectives are protecting the integrity of the WTO agreements and institutions; pursuing disciplines on domestic support for agriculture; advancing negotiations on eliminating harmful fisheries subsidies; and ensuring that the WTO remains relevant to the realities of 21st century economies, including for example, by delivering outcomes in negotiations on contemporary economic issues such as electronic commerce and trade and gender.
• Finding constructive ways to advance multilateral and plurilateral discussions on issues facing the global trading system, including on issues such as agriculture,fisheries, and e-commerce. At the 12^th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) in June 2022 WTO Members reached a number of outcomes that strengthen the multilateral trading system. These include an extension of the moratorium on custom duties on electronic transmissions until MC13; an outcome on the fisheries subsidies negotiations; a WTO Response to the Pandemic that includes a consensus TRIPS waiver proposal; and an agreement on the World Food Programme proposal and a statement on trade and food security.
• Leadership on WTO reform through continued convening of a representative group of WTO members (the “Ottawa Group”) committed to supporting and modernizing the multilateral trading system. Discussions focus on three main themes: immediate actions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the WTO; safeguarding and strengthening the dispute-settlement system; and reinvigorating the WTO’s negotiating function. At MC12 in June 2022, the Ottawa Group published a statement advocating for forward momentum on WTO reform after MC12, setting the stage for meaningful progress towards reforming the three pillars of the WTO by the next Ministerial Conference (MC13).
• Participation in accession negotiations and trade policy reviews of WTO members.
• Participation in the WTO dispute settlement system, which is the world’s preeminent body for discussing and resolving international trade disputes. Canada is also an active participant in efforts to review the Dispute Settlement Understanding. Canada continues to work with like-minded WTO members to find interim and long-term solutions to the impasse in new appointments to the WTO Appellate Body, which has resulted in it no longer being able to hear new appeals as of December 2019.
• Participation in the work of WTO committees and councils.

The governance mechanisms of international organizations include oversight services. Global Affairs Canada will rely upon these oversight regimes to assist in monitoring the WTO’s accountability for achieving objectives agreed to by its members and for stewardship of its funds, which are contributed by member states, including Canada.

Continuation: “ In our opinion, the Financial Statements give a fair view of the Financial Position of the World Trade Organization as at 31 December 2021, as well as the Financial Performance, the Changes in Net Assets/Equity the Cash Flow and for the 12 months period ended 31 December 2021 in conformity with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS).”

See WT/BFA/W588/Rev1/.

The Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program (ACCBP) provides assistance to enhance the capacity of key beneficiary states, government entities and other international and non-governmental organizations to prevent and respond to threats posed by international criminal activity in a manner consistent with international human rights obligations, norms and standards, with a global mandate and a focus on the Americas.

The ACCBP manages the Annual Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) to the Organization of American States Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (OAS-CICAD) and to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The AVCs have three primary objectives:

1. to financially assist UNODC to fulfill its mandate in the fight against drugs and international crime at global levels;
2. to financially assist OAS to fulfill its mandate in the fight against drugs at hemispheric levels; and
3. to help enable Canada to maintain a visible and influential role in UNODC and OAS.

The AVCs fund efforts to reduce demand for illicit drugs, reduce supply and availability of illicit drugs, strengthen the ability of the international community to address international crime, and support coordination of drug control through research, international policy development and evaluation. Addressing international crime includes crime prevention, criminal justice, criminal law reform (rule of law) including transnational organized crime, corruption, trafficking in persons, and terrorism prevention.

The AVCs include dedicated funds to support objectives within the Enforcement Pillar of Canada’s National Anti-Drug Strategy.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests.

1.2: Canada’s leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

Enhanced overall engagement with rapidly growing Southeast Asia nations that build and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests in the Asia-Pacific.

Increased trade and foreign direct investment with Asia-Pacific partners with a focus on more diversified, modern, and inclusive approaches.

Under the Basel Convention, key results expected include:

• development of technical guidelines on environmentally sound management (ESM) practices for many types of waste, to provide direction to Parties and others;
• effectiveness evaluation of the Basel Convention;
• partnership on plastic waste;
• review of some annexes to the Convention, including those pertaining to disposal operations, waste types and constituents and hazard characteristics;
• national reporting.

For more information about Canada’s involvement, visit: Environment and Climate Change Canada.

It is expected that the annual grant to the SCBD will achieve the following results:

• demonstrate the importance that Canada attaches to the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and highlight the sustainable development agenda of the Government of Canada;
• generate economic benefits in proportion to the investment made by Canada in the SCBD;
• strengthen Montreal's and Canada’s position as a highly desirable location for international organizations.

• For-profit organizations
• Not-for-profit

The program implements Partnership Development Activities to create a pipeline for CIIP R&D projects.

Progress and Final Reporting is required from all CIIP recipients. Information provided in the report is used to evaluate the effectiveness/efficiency of program support and to improve program policies and services. Various efforts are undertaken to raise awareness of funding opportunities by businesses led by women and other under-represented groups.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

3.1: Improved physical, social and economic well-being for the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly for women and girls, in countries where Canada engages.

The following expected results are from the Commonwealth Foundation’s 2021-2026 Strategic Plan:

• Civil society is actively and constructively engaged in governance in support of the values and principles of the Commonwealth.
• The national environment supports a free and vibrant civil society.
• Civil society, member countries and Commonwealth institutions are inspired and empowered to address the critical issues of equality, justice and inclusion.

Continuation.

The final evaluation report provided a roadmap that guided the Foundation in developing the new Strategic Plan. The recommendations of the evaluation have been incorporated.

• International (non-government): support to an intergovernmental organisation (Commonwealth Foundation), as well as support to NGOs located in Commonwealth countries who benefit from the activities of the Commonwealth Foundation, via its Strategic Plan.
• Individual: the Foundation provides funding to individuals from across the Commonwealth (e.g. Writers), to allow travel to events such as the launch of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

3.1: Improved physical, social and economic well-being for the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly for women and girls, in countries where Canada engages.

CYP activities are managed through a separate funding stream from the Commonwealth Secretariat, and are overseen by the Division of Youth Affairs. The Commonwealth Secretariat's Strategic Plan contains two youth-specific cross-cutting outcomes:

• Effective participation and enhanced equality of opportunity for youth in leadership, governance, and economic and social development.
• Reduced gender disparities in access to political, social and economic rights and violence against women and girls.

Continuation.

Following the last mid-term evaluation of the CYP’s strategy, several recommendations were implemented. For example:

• Improve the effectiveness and reach of regional Commonwealth Youth Centres (in Africa, Asia, Pacific, Caribbean);
• Align the CYP to a narrower programme focus, which is less event-driven;
• Further mainstream youth in the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Strategic Plan, and for Youth to be less siloed.

International (non-government):

• Support to an intergovernmental organisation (Commonwealth Secretariat, which houses the CYP)

Individual:

• CYP supports youth delegates to participate in Commonwealth youth events, such as the Commonwealth Youth Forum held at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

• To strengthen global capacity, including by addressing gaps in coverage from the International Monitoring System, to monitor for nuclear tests and seismic events;
• Effective and efficient implementation of the CTBTO’s major programs as reflected in its program and budget; and
• To ensure that CTBTO actions and decisions are consistent with Canadian foreign policy priorities, through continued Canadian participation in the CTBTO’s activities, including the Preparatory Commission and its political and technical subsidiary bodies.

The CTBTO’s internal and external oversight bodies provide functions such as internal audit, program monitoring, program evaluation, inspections, consulting and investigations. The CTBTO’s current external auditor is the Auditor General of Thailand. Canada’s representatives to the CTBTO have access to all audit and financial reports produced by the oversight bodies and presented to the Preparatory Commission.

Global Affairs Canada officials may review these reports and advocate Canadian issues, as required.

• Parties agree to increase efforts to meet the three objectives of the Convention: to conserve biodiversity, sustainably use biodiversity, and to share the benefits from the utilization of genetic resources.
• Parties develop national and regional targets, using the Strategic Plan and its Aichi targets as a flexible framework, thus providing information on measures that they have taken to meet the objectives of the Convention.
• The Convention monitors and reviews of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan implementation in accordance with the Strategic Plan and national targets, making use of the set of indicators developed for the Strategic Plan as a flexible framework.
• Parties report on progress achieved towards implementation of the Strategic Plan and Aichi Biodiversity Targets through their national reports.

For more information about Canada’s involvement, visit: Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Assessed contributions are mandatory dues to fund the Organization’s core functions and are calculated according to Member States’ Gross National Income and relative size of their economy, in line with the scale of assessments used at the Organization of American States (OAS).

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is the specialized agency for agriculture in the Inter-American system. It focuses on designing and delivering agricultural projects to improve food security, trade and prosperity in the hemisphere.

Canada’s membership in IICA permits it to participate in the work of the Organization in the areas of trade development, food safety and sustainable production. IICA is a forum through which Canada works to promote Canadian expertise and agri-business, and to improve and build new linkages for Canada in the Americas.

Canada benefits from IICA’s work in several ways, including:

1. increased adoption of science-based standards to regulate food and trade, and increased capacity to implement these standards in the countries of the region;
2. developing countries are enabled to participate in international standard-setting bodies helping to develop a regional consensus on standards;
3. IICA’s meetings with other countries allow to share information on important agriculture and agri-food related topics.

The Terms and Conditions governing this transfer payment do not specify performance measures and indicators.

Through collaboration with international partners, IARC is expected to continue to:

• Elucidate the causes of cancer and study approaches for early detection and prevention;
• Report on the burden of cancer worldwide and monitor geographical variations and trends over time;
• Contribute evidence to be translated effectively into timely policies for cancer control;
• Coordinate a biobank (+6 million samples) to study the causes, early detection and prevention of cancer;
• Contribute to education and training of cancer researchers worldwide;
• Disseminate findings to the widest possible audience.

For further information, visit the IARC web site.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests.

1.2: Canada’s leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

Key results expected include:

• Promotion of safe, secure, and environmentally sound, efficient and sustainable shipping;
• Progress toward achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

For more information, visit the International Maritime Organization.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests.

1.2: Canada’s leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada's interests.

1.2: Canada's leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada's interests.

1.2: Canada's leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada's interests.

1.2: Canada's leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests.

1.2: Canada’s leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

• Effective and efficient implementation of the OECD NEA’s programme of work.
• Direct and indirect technical and commercial dividends to the Canadian nuclear industry; and
• OECD NEA actions and decisions reflect Canadian interests and priorities.

Provide and promote international comparative research, innovation and key indicators.

Explore forward-looking and innovative approaches to education and learning.

Facilitate bridges between educational research, innovation and policy development.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada's interests.

1.2: Canada's leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

The Convention contains four key objectives: destroying all existing chemical weapons under international verification by the OPCW; monitoring the chemical industry to prevent new weapons from re-emerging; providing assistance and protection to States Parties against chemical threats; and fostering international cooperation to strengthen implementation of the Convention and promote the peaceful use of chemistry.

Canada’s treaty obligations are upheld.

• The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina is provided with guidance and advice on political, economic and security matters.
• The development of Bosnia and Herzegovina into a functioning state is facilitated.
• The Dayton Peace Agreement is further implemented.

• The PIC Steering Board meets at the level of political directors twice a year.
• The High Representative reports periodically on progress in implementation of the Peace Agreement to the United Nations.
• Each year, an External Auditor presents a report and opinion to the High Representative and the PIC Steering Board Financial Experts. The PIC Steering Board and the High Representative review the report and take appropriate actions to improve resources management.

• Enable the PCA to carry out its role of facilitating arbitration, conciliation, fact-finding, and other dispute resolution proceedings among various combinations of States, State entities, intergovernmental organizations, and private parties. The PCA’s International Bureau is currently administering 5 interstate proceedings, 107 investor-state arbitrations and 69 cases arising under contracts or other agreements involving a state or other public entity. Details can be found on the PCA’s website.
• Engage in outreach to promote better understanding and greater use of arbitration and conciliation procedures to resolve international disputes. The PCA publishes a report on its activities each year, which includes a section on its outreach activities to the arbitral community. The PCA’s annual reports can be downloaded from its website here.
• Carry on all other activities required and expected of a judicial body functioning in accordance with international standards.
• Carry on all activities in accordance with the PCA’s oversight mechanisms. The PCA’s Administrative Council, composed of diplomatic representatives of the Contracting Parties accredited to The Hague, is responsible for the general governance and oversight of the PCA. To do this, it has established two specialized committees. The first is the Financial Committee, which is composed of three independent financial experts, who work pro bono for a renewable term of three years, and advise on financial documents submitted to the Administrative Council. The second is the Budget Committee, where all Contracting Parties may participate to review the financial or budgetary documents prior to consideration by the Administrative Council.

Ultimate Outcome

Enhanced social and economic outcomes for Canadian and international students in commemoration of the victims of PS752.

Intermediate Outcomes

1. Strengthening bonds between people through international academic exchanges.
2. Increased actions and engagement by Canadians in commemoration of the victims of PS752 and perceptions of Canada’s efforts by Canadians and other countries.

Immediate Outcomes

1. Increased inclusive and equitable access to quality higher education by Canadian and international students, reflecting the academic or professional background of the victims of PS752 or fields relevant to air disaster prevention.
2. Increased awareness among Canadian and international students of scholarship opportunities created by the program.
3. Enhanced promotion of Government of Canada efforts to commemorate the victims of PS752 and their families.
4. Increased awareness among Canadians of the victims of PS752 and to remember and honour their legacies.

Under the Rotterdam Convention, key results expected include:

• Scientific support, technical assistance and capacity development to facilitate implementation and compliance with the Convention
• Support to the Chemical Review Committee responsible for reviewing notifications of Final Regulatory Actions and making recommendations to the Conference of the Parties on candidate substances to be subject to the Prior Informed Consent Procedure (PIC)
• Parties share decisions to refuse imports of industrial chemicals or pesticides they have banned domestically when those substances are subject to the PIC procedure
• Information is shared on the risks and hazards of substances subject to the PIC procedure.
• Information is shared with the importing Party on the risks and hazards of industrial chemicals and pesticides not subject to the PIC procedure, but banned or severely restricted by the exporting Party.

For more information about Canada’s involvement, visit: Environment and Climate Change Canada.

1.1: Canada builds and maintains constructive relationships that advance Canada’s interests.

1.2: Canada’s leadership on global issues contributes to a just and inclusive world.

1.3: Canada helps build strong international institutions and respect for international law.

1.4: Canada’s global influence is expanded and strengthened.

The expected results for CONFEJES are as follows:

• The contribution of the Youth, Sports and Recreation (JLS) sectors to the dissemination of the values of the Francophonie is valued.
• The participation of women and girls alongside men and boys is strengthened in the JSL sectors.
• CONFEJES' influence within the Francophonie and with other key partners promotes the inclusion of youth and sports in national and international commitments.

For CONFEMEN, they are as follows:

• The operation of CONFEMEN's Programme for the Analysis of Education Systems (PASEC) is carried out effectively and efficiently.
• The Observatory on the Quality of Education is extended to other countries.
• CONFEMEN's expertise in the field of education is strengthened.
• The partnership between CONFEMEN and the other bodies of the Francophonie is strengthened.

Note that Global Affairs does not lead the performance management strategy of CONFEJES and CONFEMEN. This said, the Department receives narrative reports every two years that describe the activities implemented.

Under the Stockholm Convention, key results expected include:

• Reduced levels of POPs entering the environment through controls to eliminate or restrict use, manufacturing, trade, and releases of POPs;
• Support to the POPs Review Committee responsible for assessing candidate POPs for addition to the Convention;
• Continued global monitoring of POPs to evaluate the effectiveness of the Convention

The Programme and Budget are approved biennially by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention.

For more information about Canada’s involvement, visit: Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Came into force in Canada in 1995

Entered into force internationally in 1996

Canada withdrew from the Convention in 2014, rejoining in 2016, becoming a full member state on March 21, 2017

Key results planned for under the Convention's strategic framework include:

• Improve the state of affected ecosystems, combat desertification/land degradation, promote sustainable land management and contribute to the neutralization of land degradation
• Improve the living conditions of affected populations
• Mitigate, adapt and manage the effects of drought to improve the resilience of vulnerable populations and ecosystems
• Generating global environmental benefits through effective implementation of the UNCCD
• Mobilize substantial and additional financial and non-financial resources to support the implementation of the Convention by establishing effective partnerships at global and national levels

Under the UNFCCC, key results expected include:

• Canada plays an active and constructive role in the UNFCCC discussions that support the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement.
• Canada implements its commitments under the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement, including putting forward and regularly strengthening its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), submitting an Adaptation Communications, reporting on its GHG emissions and progress towards its target, and supporting the mitigation and adaptation efforts of developing countries.
• Canada will continue to work with its international partners both under the UNFCCC and in other fora to implement our commitments and promote ambitious climate action by all major emitters.

For more information, visit: Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Under the Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol, key results expected include:

• Protecting the ozone layer through the adoption of legislative or administrative measures;
• Phasing out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances and hydrofluorocarbon (HFCs) in order to reduce their abundance in the atmosphere;
• Ensure the state of the ozone layer and the effects of ozone depletion are continually assessed, monitored and communicated.

For more information about Canada’s involvement, please visit the web pages on the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol.

Canada supports the development of international norms that are necessary, balanced, flexible, and evidence-based and encourages international cooperation on emerging IP issues.

Canada will continue to:

• promote and defend Canada’s domestic law and policy, administration and approaches;
• advocate for WIPO as the premier international IP forum and encourage consensus-based decision-making, good governance and financial stewardship; and
• advance and encourage cooperation between IP offices.

Under the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act (ODAAA), all of Canada’s Official Development Assistance is mandated to support the eradication of poverty, thus contributing broadly to SDG 1. All ODA-funded initiatives are guided by Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy.

The Policy seeks to eradicate poverty and build a more peaceful, more inclusive and more prosperous world. Canada firmly believes that promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls is the most effective way to achieve this goal and drive progress on all SDGs, including SDG 1.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada has contributed towards life-saving assistance and delivery of emergency health care, provision of water, sanitation and hygiene, and to support continuity of education for children, aiming to mitigate the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic, and support the achievement of SDG 1.

The Policy contributes to advancing:

Global target 1.1: By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than 1.25 a day.

Global target 1.2: By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions.

Global target 1.4: By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance.

Global target 1.5: By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters.

Global target 1.a: Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions.

Global target 1.b: Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels, based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated investment in poverty eradication actions.

In line with the Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP), Canada's international assistance supports agriculture and food systems programming that contributes to achieving zero hunger and a more resilient food system for vulnerable populations, especially among women and girls, in developing countries. Canada supports climate-smart and nature-based agriculture, sustainable agri-food value chains, inclusive food system governance, and equitable food safety nets as principal areas of focus to deliver on the Environment and Climate Action, Growth that Works for Everyone, and Human Dignity action areas of Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy.

The Women and Youth in Action for Sustainable Ecosystems project in Burkina Faso is valued at up to 25 million over 8 fiscal years (2022-2023 to 2029-2030). The project is being implemented by Société de coopération pour le développement international (SOCODEVI) and Viridis Terra Innovation Inc.

Rationale – The people of northern Burkina Faso’s Sahel region, particularly women and youth, are facing an unprecedented multi-faceted crisis that is causing them to rely on short-term survival behaviours that are harmful to the environment and social cohesion. This project, based on a nexus approach, will promote more sustainable and equitable access to productive natural resources, adaptation of agroforestry systems to climate change, sustainable economic opportunities and reduction of inequalities, especially for women and youth to counter threats from climate change and desertification, but also extremism. This project is part of the Burkina Faso program’s investment plan and would be funded through the Department’s existing reference levels. The Canadian mining company, IAMGOLD, will also provide 1.29 million toward this project’s goals.

Expected results – This project aims to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable women, youth and their communities to climate change through: (a) improved biodiversity conservation and more sustainable use of natural resources that are strategically important to households and economic livelihoods; (b) improved ability of farmer organizations to work with women and youth to develop sustainable business models adapted to climate change; and (c) greater engagement of decision makers in more inclusive and equitable governance of natural resources that involves women, and considers their role in natural resource management, as well as their needs. This project will directly benefit over 10,000 people, of whom 8,000 are women in 12 communities, 12 farmer organizations and 200 community leaders in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region.

2.3 By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment.

2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality.

Canada’s 10-year commitment to global health and rights, from 2020-2030, makes us a leader in global health. In fiscal year 2023/24, Canada’s funding for global health will reach 1.4B annually, with 700 million dedicated to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and funding will be maintained at this level to 2030. This commitment directly supports the achievement of SDG 3 (Health) and SDG 5 (Gender Equality).

Canada has been a longstanding leader in supporting global health, including sexual and reproductive rights and nutrition, working with multilateral and global health platforms such as Gavi, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the Global Financing Facility, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; as well as with bilateral partners and Canadian and international civil society organizations.

3.1 By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births.

3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.

5.6 Ensure universal access to SRHR as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences.

Canada’s international campaign ‘’Together for Learning/Ensemble pour l’apprentissage’’ promotes quality education and life-long learning opportunities for refugee, other forcibly-displaced and host community children and youth.

Through this initiative, Global Affairs Canada is focused on addressing barriers and ensuring improved access to safe and inclusive quality education and skills training for the most marginalized, particularly girls, children with disabilities, and refugee, displaced, and host community children and youth. In 2023-24, Global Affairs Canada will implement projects announced by Canada’s Minister of International Development as part of 67.2 million in development assistance funding to support the education and learning of children and youth experiencing displacement in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. This will include projects contributing to building the data and evidence base around those living in crisis and conflict situations as well as supporting refugee/Internally Displaced Person (IDP)-led organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, Canada will continue to engage and amplify local voices, namely the Refugee Education Council (REC), in policy dialogues and other key global events.

4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.

4.2 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre‑primary education so that they are ready for primary education.

4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university.

4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.

4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.

4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy.

4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all.

4.c By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States.

5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere.

5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.

5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.

10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

10.3 Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.

16.2 End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children.

Supporting women’s rights organizations (WROs) and feminist movements is a cornerstone of Global Affairs Canada’s feminist approach and strategy to advance SGD 5 across its targets, notably on sexual and gender-based violence. WROs are at the forefront of social justice movements towards genuine social changes across all SDG 5 targets for the benefit of everyone. They play an important role in raising social awareness and mobilizing communities to change laws, attitudes, social norms and practices and provide platforms and networks for the engagement of diverse women and girls in decision-making, and support their leadership in society. There is strong recognition globally of the need to support local organizations to achieve the SDGs.

Global Affairs Canada will continue to mobilize resources to strengthen the feminist funding ecosystem in developing countries as well as to continue to support grassroots women’s rights organizations – including through the Equality Fund and the Women’s Voice and Leadership Program – and to build on the strength and leadership of local women’s rights organizations in Canada’s partner countries. The department will also participate actively on the steering group of the Alliance for Feminist Movements, a novel multi-stakeholder partnership co-created by Canada and launched in September 2022 to mobilize sustained, increased and improved financial and political support for women’s rights organizations globally. Canada also provides support to Girls Not Brides, a global partnership of civil society organizations working towards ending child marriage and enabling girls to reach their full potential, and is a top donor of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women (UNTF) - the only global, multilateral, grant-making mechanism that supports civil society and women’s rights organizations with a focus on responding to and eliminating violence against women and girls.

5.1: End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere.

Global target 5.2: Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.

Global target 5.3: Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.

Global target 5.5: Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life.

Global target 5.a.: Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws.

Global target 5.b.: Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women.

Global target 5.c.: Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels.

Global target 10.2: By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

Global target 16.2: End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children.

Canada provides support to various initiatives, including through the G20, the Global Environment Facility and the United Nations, to align efforts and resources towards achieving all water and sanitation related SDGs

Action Areas on Environment and Climate Action and Human Dignity-Health under the Feminist International Assistance Policy promote the sustainable management of fresh water resources and access to clean water and sanitation for all.

These Action Areas support the advancement of:

Global target: 6.4 By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity.

Global target: 6.6 By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes.

Improving the Stability & Security of El Salvador’s Power Grid

(https://www.idbinvest.org/en/news-media/idb-invest-neoen-improve-stability-security-el-salvadors-power-grid)

The Canadian Climate Fund (C2F2) has granted two long-term loans to the Capella Solar and Providencia Solar projects in El Salvador. The resources will be used to finance two new energy storage batteries for the solar projects and to refinance the existing battery installed in Capella.

The deals will improve the stability and safety of the Salvadoran electricity grid, adding 11 MW / 8 MWh in two energy storage batteries providing regulated reserve services at the Capella Solar (140 MWp) and Providencia Solar (101 MWp) projects, located in the departments of Usulután and La Paz, respectively.

Thanks to their response capabilities in milliseconds, the batteries will improve the quality of the back-up service that provides stability and security for the electrical network. It is estimated that the batteries will reduce CO2 emissions by 5,000 metric tons per year, as they displace the service of plants that operate on fossil fuels.

Information on other C2F projects can be found here:

https://idbinvest.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/List%20of%20Projects%20C2F%20Investments%20-%20Updated%20June%2030%202022.pdf

7.A - By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology.

7.B - By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support.

As part of Canada’s 100 million commitment to standalone projects addressing unpaid and paid care work issues in low- and middle-income countries, Canada is supporting Opening Doors: More and Better Decent Work Opportunities for Domestic Workers in Peru, a 3 million project with the International Labour Organisation over three years beginning in 2022.

This project will help improve the socio-economic conditions of women domestic workers by strengthening the implementation of gender-responsive national policies and regulatory frameworks, and empowering women domestic workers to claim and defend their rights, with the support of women's organizations.

[Announcement: Canada’s new investments and assistance in Latin America and the Caribbean | Prime Minister of Canada (pm.gc.ca); Launch: ILO and Canada will promote the professionalization and formalization of domestic workers | 247 News Agency]

8.8 (protect labor rights).

8.5 (achieve decent work for all).

Investing in Inclusive Infrastructure, a project through a repayable contribution to GuarantCo, aims to enhance provision of affordable and sustainable infrastructure services in low-income countries and fragile states to combat poverty and help economies grow.

GuarantCo, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), addresses the shortage of long-term, patient funding, and the lack of local currency infrastructure financing and local capital market development in Africa and Asia.

Project profile - Investing in Inclusive Infrastructure - Canada.ca (international.gc.ca)

9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all.

9.3 Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets.

Canada considers the human rights of all persons to be universal and indivisible. In order to advance equality and inclusion within and among countries, Canada contributes to a number of different initiatives.

Canada is working in close collaboration with civil society organizations to ensure that efforts to implement the Feminist International Assistance Policy address the particular barriers faced by 2SLGBTQI+ persons in contributing to and benefiting from sustainable development.

This includes through the ongoing implementation of the LGBTQ2 International Assistance Program, which represents 30 million in dedicated funding over five years (2019-2024) aiming to advance human rights and improve socio-economic outcomes for LGBTQ2 people in developing countries.

Through multilateral fora Canada continues to advocate for more effective coordination to advance the rights of 2SLGBTQI+ persons. Canada remains an active member of the Equal Rights Coalition, working in collaboration with state and civil society partners promote the full and equal enjoyment of human rights by 2SLGBTQI+ persons worldwide.

Canada is a member of the Global Action on Disability (GLAD) Network, which seeks to enhance the inclusion of persons with disabilities in international development and humanitarian action. In 2023, Canada will contribute to the meaningful inclusion of women and girls with disabilities in this network’s initiatives by providing strategic direction and fostering collaboration as co-chair of GLAD’s Gender Equality Working Group.

At the 2022 Global Disability Summit Canada committed to providing greater assistance to people with disabilities in developing countries through a series of commitments which aim to advance disability inclusive programming and advocacy.

10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

10.3 Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.

10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

In April 2022, Canada launched its Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) Strategy – Responsible Business Conduct Abroad: Canada’s Strategy for the Future – which applies to all Canadian companies active abroad, regardless of size, sector or scope. This 5-year Strategy (2022-2027) sets priorities for the Government of Canada to support Canadian companies active abroad to adopt world leading responsible business practices, help them mitigate risks to the environment, people and society and contribute to a strong and inclusive economy. The Strategy strengthens Canada’s balanced approach to RBC, which includes preventative measures, legislation in select areas, and access to non-judicial dispute resolution mechanisms.

12.6 Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle.

CANADIAN INDICATOR:

12.2.1 Proportion of businesses that adopted selected environmental protection activities and management practices.

Increased awareness of the production and supply chain risks - operational, financial and legal for Canadian business active abroad.

Increased proportion of Canadian businesses active abroad that are adopting responsible business practices.

Continued implementation of Canada’s 5.3 billion international climate finance commitment.

In 2021, Canada announced a doubling of its international climate finance commitment to 5.3B over 2021−26. This commitment will support developing countries, particularly low- and middle-income countries, to combat climate change and biodiversity loss by supporting their transition to sustainable, low-carbon, climate-resilient, nature-positive, and inclusive development. Canada will increase its provision of funding towards adaptation to a minimum of 40 per cent of the 5.3 billion to help developing countries build resilience to climate change impacts. Canada’s increased commitment to climate finance recognizes that urgent action is needed to address the interconnected crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, which disproportionally affect the poorest and most vulnerable. As such, Canada will allocate at least 20 per cent of its 5.3B climate finance commitment to projects that leverage nature-based solutions and projects that contribute biodiversity co-benefits in developing countries. This represents more than 1B. At COP15, Canada committed a further 350M to advance conservation efforts in developing countries through the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. At COP15, Minister Joly confirmed that Canada plans to become a Friend of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Coalition for Nature. Formally launched at COP15, the Coalition is co-led by Cabo Verde, Samoa, and Seychelles, and aims to advocate as one voice for agreed common SIDS priorities and needs, including the need for greater means of implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework. Canada recognizes climate access as a serious issue and is contributing to several initiatives to facilitate access to financing, including announcing at COP27 an additional 5 million for the Climate Finance Access Network to help developing countries build their capacity to structure and secure public and private finance for mitigation and adaptation.

13.1 - Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.

13.A - Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly 100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible.

Protecting and restoring biodiversity and oceans plays a vital role in protecting the most vulnerable from the effects of natural hazards, climate change and environmental degradation. This is why Canada is supporting the following marine conservation projects:

World Bank - PROBLUE

Description: PROBLUE is a Multi-Donor Trust Fund, housed at the World Bank, that supports the development of integrated, sustainable and healthy marine and coastal resources. With the Blue Economy Action Plan as its foundation, PROBLUE contributes to the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14) and is fully aligned with the World Bank’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and increasing the income and welfare of the poor in a sustainable way.

Challenge Works – Afri-Plastics Challenge

Description: The Afri-Plastics Challenge is an element of the 100-million Marine Litter Mitigation Fund announced by Prime Minister Trudeau at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Charlevoix in June 2018.

The Challenge aims to reduce marine plastics in Sub-Saharan African countries by developing and scaling innovative solutions to plastic mismanagement. It involves a public competition that rewards the best solutions to addressing marine plastic litter in developing countries in a way that promotes gender equality and empowerment of women and girls.

The Challenge helps communities throughout Sub-Saharan Africa to prevent plastic waste from entering the marine environment by finding ways to minimize reliance on plastic, new ways of managing plastic waste, and/or new uses for plastic that has been discarded.

Second Muse – The Incubation Network

Description: The Incubation Network sources, supports and scales innovative solutions that tackle plastic pollution. Together with their diverse network of key partners, they work to optimize land-based plastic waste management, and advance a circular economy in South and Southeast Asia.

World Economic Forum: Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP)

Description: The Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) aims to translate political commitments to address plastic pollution into action by fast-tracking circular economy solutions in coastal countries battling plastic waste. It operates on two levels – nationally in three specific economies, and globally. GPAP works collaboratively with government, business, community and other key stakeholders in Indonesia, West Africa and the Pacific who have national plans to combat plastic waste, convening national public and private leaders, developing national action and investment plans, and aligning investors to advance joined-up action that can support the implementation of targets.

Canada uses its voice to influence multilateral development banks (MDBs) and multilateral funds like the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to ensure that nature is better integrated and that concrete actions are implemented. Canada will also provide a new contribution of 350 million to support the protection of biodiversity in developing countries and implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

This new funding will add up to the 1 billion dedicated to biodiversity within the 5.3 billion Climate finance envelope.

Current Projects related to SDG 15:

BIOFIN is a global partnership launched ten years ago by the UNDP, is now present in 40 countries, working with governments, civil-society, vulnerable communities, and the private sector to develop and implement Biodiversity Finance Plans, enhance financial management of biodiversity and ecosystems, and catalyse investments in nature. The BIOFIN Approach aims to increase the financial envelope for biodiversity by delivering better on every dollar spent. Proposed solutions in Biodiversity Finance Plans could include reallocating existing expenditures to reduce negative effects on biodiversity, e.g. greening harmful subsidies to biodiversity, or reducing future costs by investing in preventive actions, e.g. stopping alien species and saving the eradication costs. BIOFIN’s planning process provides tailored financial solutions to implement NBSAPs. BIOFIN and its country partners make use of three detailed country-level assessments to develop a Biodiversity Finance Plan, drawing on qualitative and quantitative data, innovative methodologies, and global and national expert input.

BIOFIN is being funded multilaterally by the Global Environment Facility. With this broad-based support, BIOFIN will scale up the work to design national Biodiversity Finance Plans significantly, adding up to 98 countries to the global network.

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is the main mechanism by which the Canadian government fulfills its commitments to help developing countries implement key multilateral environmental agreements. Canada has contributed to the GEF Trust Fund since its inception and is the sixth largest contributor overall.

Canada’s policy priorities throughout negotiations for the GEF-8 replenishment cycle have been to increase the focus on gender in GEF programming and enhancing private sector engagement; encourage a well-designed programming strategy, in line with GEF’s core mandate to support multilateral environment agreement obligations; and promote operational improvements, such as expanding the use innovative finance, including non-grant instruments.

Canada currently provides 54.75 million per year to the GEF for a four-year total of 219 million. To contribute to this historic 5.33 billion GEF-8 replenishment and support urgent action for climate and nature, Canada will contribute an additional 22.8 million from the 5.3 billion climate finance program, which will bring Canada’s GEF-8 contribution from 219 million to 241.8 million. It also includes the front-loading of 55.44 million from the next three years of climate finance for the GEF to support urgent climate action, including for Small Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries.

Canada is committed to reducing threats and to facilitating stability and development in fragile states and states affected by armed conflict. Canadian efforts seek to engage women and girls, as well as men and boys, as agents of change in peace and security efforts since supporting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls is the best way to build a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world.”

The "Diyala Youth as Leaders for Peace" project aims to improve social and economic resilience among conflict-affected young women and men in Iraq's Diyala Governorate. The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) will implement activities under two integrated components: (1) training and supporting youth to actively engage in conflict prevention and the promotion of social cohesion; and (2) investing in livelihoods opportunities for youth, engaging local youth centres, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, and local businesses to help youth gain market-relevant skills to become economically resilient actors. Expected results include: increased skills among women and men youth to identify and analyze conflicts, facilitate dialogues, mobilize community members, and engage in collaborative conflict resolution; increased entrepreneurial and employment capacities among socio-economically vulnerable and/or at-risk men and women youth. Total value: 2.5 million over two years.

Principles for Improved Impact in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Canada, the UK, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), the OECD, and several UN agencies worked closely together to develop guidance for Improving Development Impact in SIDS: Implementing Effectiveness Principles, which were launched at the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) Summit in December 2022.

This multi-stakeholder process served to mobilize and share knowledge and expertise to improve aid impact in SIDS, and to help donors align their support to SIDS’ sustainable development priorities.

Canada played a significant role in bringing these principles to fruition and completion, including co-chairing, with the UK, the Technical Advisory Group driving the work, as well as funding and coordinating the graphic design of the final document.

Next steps for FY 2023/2024 include socializing the principles internally at Global Affairs Canada, within other government departments working on SIDS-related issues, and with other development partners.

Canada will seek to draw on the guidance in the SIDS principles to inform related programming in the Caribbean, and in the development of its new bilateral international assistance program in the Pacific as part of Canada’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy.

Canada will draw on the SIDS principles to inform the Minister of International Development’s advocacy in support of SIDS in his role as UN/Commonwealth Small States Champion.

Canada will be working closely with AOSIS, the UK and other partners to promote uptake of the principles in international assistance efforts in support of SIDS.