At the G7 Leaders Summit (June 2021) Canada announced “a doubling of its international climate finance (ICF) commitment to $5.3billion over the next five years”. We argue how Canada doubles ICF matters more than the fact that it is doubling. [...]
On April 19, 2021, the Government of Canada (GoC) tabled its first Federal Budget in over 2 years. This analysis looks at the implications of Budget 2021-22 for Canada’s support for development [...]
Analysis of 2019-20 actual development spending, based on the Statistical Report released in March 2021. [...]
Quick overview of recently updated comparative aid statistics from the OECD-DAC. [...]
CIDP presents its submission to the Department of Finance Pre-Budget Consultation on Budget 2021. We make three recommendations: more thoughtful messaging and meaningful transparency; commit to sustainable increases in development spending that are maintained beyond crisis mode; and, review [...]
Key data and analysis on Canada's global COVID-19 response and Covax dilemma. [...]
In early April, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) will release preliminary official development assistance (ODA) figures for 2020. This release is expected to include the OECD-DAC’s estimate of donor contributions to the [...]
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 [...]
The 2020 Fall Economic Statement (FES) did not allocate any additional resources to Canada’s International Assistance Envelope (IAE), the main instrument that funds foreign aid and Canada’s contribution to global COVID response. The aim of this analysis is to discuss long-term scenarios for the [...]
How have Canadian exports performed during COVID19 and what is needed to ‘build back better’? We discuss recommendations to address two structural vulnerabilities apparent in Canada’s export performance during COVID: poor diversification and risks from [...]
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