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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
Canada should make four commitments on international development immediately. This analysis provides an updated state-of-play, and makes the case for Canada to: Preserve and codify recent additions in the IAE base; Lead[...]
The recent, September 23, Throne Speech, offers a significant opportunity to meaningfully stimulate Canada’s support for development. It is incumbent on the sector, especially in the period out to the Fall fiscal[...]
Canada is competing to win one of the two available seats in the Western Europe and Others Group of states at the United Nations Security Council. This article provides a contextual primer for[...]
COVID-19 has had widespread impacts in terms of slowdowns across a range of sectors. This analysis aims to quantify the slowdown in international development project starts and GAC contracting[...]
This analysis compares development spending for three countries – Canada, Ireland, and Norway – that are competing for the two available rotational UN Security Council (UNSC) seats, the outcome of which will start[...]
This analysis is the third in a series on risks to development outcomes stemming from donor response to the COVID-19 crisis. We argue that there is a high probability that the crisis will[...]
In this analysis we outline second and third-order risks to development stemming from donor's response to the crisis. We hypothesize that the risks to development spending are longer term and independent of the significant[...]
This analysis, the first in a series, outlines projected effects of COVID-19 on global economic growth, trade, investment, and remittances, and global poverty reduction, before providing a specific outlook on Canadian economic growth[...]
This analysis provides a quick overview of major party platforms and policy ideas related to development going into the 2019 Canadian federal election[...]
This analysis, which complements our analysis of climate-friendly export competitiveness, discusses and evaluates Canada's commitment to global climate-related development finance[...]
This analysis looks at prospects to increase Canada's development spending at little to no cost to the taxpayer, based on new ODA rules related to private sector instruments and Canada's new DFI[...]
Canadian ODA towards sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) prevention and response from 2010-2016 amounts to USD545 million. Since 2010 the value of these disbursements have increased 3 fold[...]
Violence against women and girls is a “global pandemic and a serious obstacle to sustainable development and economic prosperity for families, communities and states.” CIDP is proposing a data project to explore the[...]
The nature and scale of humanitarian crises is changing. The protracted conflict in Syria, the forced exodus of the Rohingya in Myanmar, the shocking intensity of weather events – these are data points[...]
It could be worse. From the Arms Trade Treaty to commitments to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights programs, Aniket Bhushan assesses the budget’s international elements[...]
Spending 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) on official development assistance (ODA), or aid, is a long-standing target among OECD-DAC donor countries. Six (6) out of 28 OECD-DAC donors achieved this target in[...]
This year marks the 15th anniversary of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1235) on Women, Peace and Security, which makes this an appropriate time to reflect on the challenges and lessons[...]
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