Feminist International Assistance Policy Guidance Notes

Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy seeks to eradicate poverty and build a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world. To support the Policy’s implementation, Global Affairs Canada has developed a suite of how-to guidance notes. The guidance notes below outline how Canada will shift its international assistance processes and practices to be more effective, integrated, responsive and innovative. In transforming our approach, we seek to increase the effectiveness of our international assistance to achieve sustainable development results that benefit the poorest and most vulnerable, including women and girls.

Canada's feminist approach to addressing unpaid and paid care work through international assistance

This guidance aims to provide implementing partners with a better understanding of the Government of Canada's approach to addressing unpaid and paid care work through international assistance.

A Canadian approach to innovative financing for sustainable development

This guidance outlines Canada’s approach to using innovative financing to achieve sustainable development.

Canada’s approach to innovation in international assistance

This guidance note outlines Canada’s approach to innovation in international assistance.

Canada’s approach to transparency and open dialogue in Canadian international assistance - Guidance note

This guidance outlines Canada’s approach to transparency and open dialogue in Canadian international assistance.

Feminist approach - Innovation and effectiveness guidance note

This note on the feminist approach provides guidance for developing and institutionalizing processes and practices to support the implementation of the Feminist International Assistance Policy and deliver on Canada’s feminist foreign policy.

Productive Partnerships for Transition: An Innovation and Effectiveness Guidance Note

This note explains why Canada delivers international assistance in middle-income countries (MICs). It provides guidance on how to advance partnerships that support MICs in becoming fuller, more self-sustaining economic partners for Canada.

Private Sector Engagement for Sustainable Development strategy

This strategy guides Global Affairs Canada’s approach to working with the private sector in international assistance to achieve sustainable development.