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Canada’s Covax Dilemma: Lessons in rhetoric and transparency

Canada’s global response to COVID-19 has been among the fastest and strongest. Even so, Canada is an outlier in many respects and its experience is a lesson to donors in the importance of measured rhetoric and meaningful transparency.

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Stepping Up to the Plate or Plugging Holes in a Dam?

In April, the OECD-DAC will release estimates of donor contributions to the global COVID-19 response. It is likely to show an increase in ODA for many donors. Our analysis suggests that these figures should be analyzed cautiously.

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Submission to Department of Finance Consultation on ODA, 2020

This submission to Canada's Department of Finance Consultation on Official Development Assistance addresses both: Canada’s presence in multilateral institutions, and improvements in transparency and reporting

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2020 Fall Economic Statement and IAE Scenarios for Canada

The 2020 Fall Economic Statement did not allocate any additional resources to Canada’s International Assistance Envelope (IAE), the main instrument that funds foreign aid. We present three scenarios for the long-term future of the IAE.

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Building Back Better: COVID, Deglobalization, and Canada’s Trade

How have Canadian exports performed during COVID19 and what is needed to ‘build back better’?

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Building Back Better: Migration and Remittances

Risks from deglobalization are greater for Canada than its peers. This analysis provides a situational overview and offers four policy ideas on migration and remittances.

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Building back better: Four commitments Canada should make on international development

Canada should make four commitments on international development immediately. This analysis provides an updated state-of-play, and makes the case for Canada to take action to build back better from the global COVID crisis.

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Throne Speech: Opportunity to Stimulate Canada’s Support for Development

The September 23 Throne Speech offers a significant opportunity to meaningfully stimulate Canada’s support for development. It is incumbent on the sector to push the government to follow up its words with action in the form of a sustainable, transparent and accountable financial commitment to increasing development spending.

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Submission to Department of Finance Pre-Budget Consultation on Budget 2021

CIDP presents its submission to the Department of Finance Pre-Budget Consultation on Budget 2021[...]

Canada’s Covax Dilemma: A lesson in the need for more thoughtful messaging and meaningful transparency

Key data and analysis on Canada's global COVID-19 response and Covax dilemma[...]

Stepping Up to the Plate or Plugging Holes in a Dam? OECD-DAC Donors and Global COVID19 Response

In early April, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) will release preliminary official development[...]

Submission to Department of Finance Consultation on Official Development Assistance, 2020

This submission to Canada's Department of Finance Consultation on Official Development Assistance addresses both: Canada’s presence in multilateral institutions,[...]

Aniket Bhushan Data Opinion

2020 Fall Economic Statement and IAE Scenarios for Canada

The 2020 Fall Economic Statement (FES) did not allocate any additional resources to Canada’s International Assistance Envelope (IAE), the[...]

Building Back Better: COVID, Deglobalization, and Canada’s Trade

How have Canadian exports performed during COVID19 and what is needed to ‘build back better’? We discuss recommendations to[...]

Building Back Better: Migration and Remittances

Risks from deglobalization are greater for Canada than its peers[...]

Aniket Bhushan Data Opinion

Building Back Better: Four Commitments Canada Should Make on International Development

Canada should make four commitments on international development immediately[...]

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Canada’s Covax Dilemma: Lessons in rhetoric and transparency

Stepping Up to the Plate or Plugging Holes in a Dam?

Submission to Department of Finance Consultation on ODA, 2020

2020 Fall Economic Statement and IAE Scenarios for Canada

Building Back Better: COVID, Deglobalization, and Canada’s Trade

Building Back Better: Migration and Remittances

Building back better: Four commitments Canada should make on international development

Throne Speech: Opportunity to Stimulate Canada’s Support for Development

Explore our Data and Analysis

Foreign Aid Portal

Trade Portal

Investment Portal

Migration and Remittances Portal

Development Analysis

Opinion

Submission to Department of Finance Pre-Budget Consultation on Budget 2021

Canada’s Covax Dilemma: A lesson in the need for more thoughtful messaging and meaningful transparency

Stepping Up to the Plate or Plugging Holes in a Dam? OECD-DAC Donors and Global COVID19 Response

Submission to Department of Finance Consultation on Official Development Assistance, 2020

2020 Fall Economic Statement and IAE Scenarios for Canada

Building Back Better: COVID, Deglobalization, and Canada’s Trade

Building Back Better: Migration and Remittances

Building Back Better: Four Commitments Canada Should Make on International Development