Grants and Contributions

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’ frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies, saves lives by quickly getting food assistance (cash or in-kind) to vulnerable food insecure populations and helps prevent hunger. As the global lead agency for logistics and emergency telecommunications, WFP plays a major role in providing common services for the humanitarian community. It transports humanitarian workers, carries light cargo for humanitarian agencies and carries out emergency medical and security evacuations. This project operates in the West Bank and Gaza.

With the support of Global Affairs Canada (GAC), WFP helps provide targeted food assistance to vulnerable populations to reduce acute malnutrition and food insecurity and protect livelihoods. Project activities include: (1) distributing food and cash-based transfer; (2) providing supplementary feeding for children under the age of 5 years, and pregnant and lactating women; and (3) providing logistical support and enabling access to the most remote and challenging locations.

April 2025 – In Gaza, the shelter conditions for displaced populations are critically inadequate. Satellite imaging shows that 69% of total structures have been damaged or destroyed, with the governorates of North Gaza and Rafah (located in southern Gaza) having experienced the highest rise in damage (UNOSAT, Dec 2024). Across Gaza, individuals and families are currently housed primarily in schools, other public buildings, and makeshift camps, which are now severely overcrowded and operating beyond their intended capacities. Most shelters are made from inadequate materials, leading to poor air circulation and vulnerability to weather-related issues, which in turn pose significant health risks. Moreover, the overall transparency of shelter materials further compromises privacy and safety.

With DFATD`s support, CARE will save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity through Shelter interventions for vulnerable/crisis-affected people in Gaza, in particular women and girls.
Project activities include: (1) distributing shelter non-food item (SNFI) kits to vulnerable IDP and returnee households, particularly women and girls.; (2) providing cash-for-shelter to vulnerable IDP and returnee households, particularly women and girls.

This Project supports the Canadian community’s efforts to attract, retain and expand foreign direct investment (FDI) and is ultimately designed to strengthen the economy at the community level.

Pursue short-term research and/or teaching activities in Latin America and the Caribbean as a means of exploring, creating and advancing institutional partnerships in the areas of research, student mobility, joint programming, capacity building, and others

Pursue short-term research and/or teaching activities in Latin America and the Caribbean as a means of exploring, creating and advancing institutional partnerships in the areas of research, student mobility, joint programming, capacity building, and others

The purpose of this CanExport Associations contribution agreement is to support organizations and ultimately aims to increase the competitiveness of Canadian companies, in the international marketplace, on a sectoral basis, thereby contributing to Canadian prosperity and the growth of the Canadian economy. This financial support enables the recipient to undertake new or expanded international business development promotion activities, in a given sector, for the benefit of its entire industry (member and non-member firms).

The purpose of this CanExport Associations contribution agreement is to support organizations and ultimately aims to increase the competitiveness of Canadian companies, in the international marketplace, on a sectoral basis, thereby contributing to Canadian prosperity and the growth of the Canadian economy. This financial support enables the recipient to undertake new or expanded international business development promotion activities, in a given sector, for the benefit of its entire industry (member and non-member firms).

The purpose of this CanExport Associations contribution agreement is to support organizations and ultimately aims to increase the competitiveness of Canadian companies, in the international marketplace, on a sectoral basis, thereby contributing to Canadian prosperity and the growth of the Canadian economy. This financial support enables the recipient to undertake new or expanded international business development promotion activities, in a given sector, for the benefit of its entire industry (member and non-member firms).

This grant represents Canada’s long-term institutional support to the Kimberley Process (KP) Secretariat. The KP Secretariat uses these funds and other donors’ funding to achieve its mandate, which is to break the link between rough diamonds and conflict. The KP is an international multi-stakeholder certification scheme that prevents the flow of “conflict diamonds” and helps protect the legitimate trade of rough diamonds. It is mandated by the United Nations and endorsed by multiple United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and United Nations Security Council resolutions. The KP contributes to ending diamond-fuelled armed conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in its early years. Canada, a founding member, played a key role in establishing the KP. Canada’s contribution helps the Secretariat enhance the KP’s work in a professional and dedicated administrative capacity.

March 2025 - West Bank and Gaza continue to experience deteriorating humanitarian conditions, with high levels of need in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA), nutrition and protection. In 2025, the UN estimated that 3.3 million people (1 million children) require life-saving assistance. Widespread damage to infrastructure and limited humanitarian access created critical needs for WASH and health-care services across the Gaza Strip. Food insecurity is worsening and exposes 322,000 children to the risk of malnutrition. In the West Bank, violence and economic hardship impact over 830,000 people needing health care and WASH support.

With GAC’s support, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) helps provide life-saving support in WASH, health, nutrition, child protection, social protection and cash transfers while supporting system restoration to children and their families, across the Gaza strip and the West Bank. Project activities include: (1) repairing, operating and maintaining water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and services; (2) enhancing primary-level care through mobile clinics while improving secondary care; (3) prevention, early detection and treatment of wasting, including through provision of complementary food, supplements, counselling and social and behaviour change; (4) providing vulnerable households with multi-purpose cash payments; and (5) preventing exploitation and sexual abuse and strengthening survivor assistance by enhancing grassroots initiatives and by expanding feedback mechanisms.