Grants and Contributions

This grant represents Canada's long-term institutional support to the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF). The OIF uses these funds and other donors’ funding to achieve its mandate and implement programming aimed at improving the well-being of populations across the Francophone world, particularly young people and women. Through this funding, Canada supports the OIF’s efforts to promote the French language and Francophone cultural products; strengthen peace, democratic governance, human rights, and gender equality; improve access to quality education and training for young people; promote trade within the Francophone world; and increase resilience and empowerment in response to economic, environmental and social challenges.

Since 1970, the OIF has conducted its work in partnership with all Francophonie institutions, civil society, Francophone institutional networks, the private sector, and international and regional organisations across all five continents. It pursues its objectives through advocacy, the development and sharing of tools, the dissemination of best practices, support for public policies, capacity building, and the financing of development projects. The organisation integrates the cross-cutting priorities of gender equality and youth into the achievement of its strategic objectives. The OIF aligns its efforts with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and implements its activities in accordance with the principles of aid effectiveness and international standards for results-based management.

February 2026 - Food insecurity remains at alarming level in many countries, driven by conflicts, climate change, and economic shocks. The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’ frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies and saves lives by quickly getting food assistance to crisis-affected populations. WFP also provides common services to humanitarian agencies by transporting humanitarian workers and light cargo and conducting emergency medical and security evacuations.

With the support of Global Affairs Canada (GAC), WFP provides targeted emergency food assistance to crisis-affected populations to reduce acute food insecurity and malnutrition and protect livelihoods. Project activities include: (1) distributing food and cash-based transfers; (2) providing supplementary feeding for children under the age of 5 years, as well as pregnant and lactating women and girls; and (3) providing logistical support to humanitarian agencies and enabling access to the most remote and hard-to-reach locations. This project operates in multiple countries, including Bangladesh, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen and Globally.

This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Gavi uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding, to achieve its mandate. Gavi’s long-term mission is saving lives and protecting people’s health by increasing equitable and sustainable vaccine use. This project supports Gavi's four strategic goals for the 2026-2030 period. Project activities include: introducing and scaling up vaccines against infectious disease, including human papillomavirus and malaria, through procurement and delivery support; (2) supporting and strengthening health systems to increase immunization equity, including dedicated support to extend immunization services to under-immunized and zero-dose children; (3) improving the sustainability of national immunizations programs; and (4) ensuring healthy markets for vaccines and related products.

Canada's assessed contribution to European Commission

This grant represents Canada’s long-term institutional support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria uses these funds and other donors’ funding, to achieve its mandate. Created in 2002, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a unique, public-private partnership and leading international financing institution dedicated to mobilizing additional resources to prevent and treat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. It is a partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector, and affected communities that represents an innovative approach to international health financing. This grant supports the Global Fund’s 2023-2028 Strategic Plan, the primary objective of which is to end AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, with a focus on making catalytic investments and leveraging innovations for faster progress in reducing new infections in 126 low and middle-income countries. The Global Fund’s model centers on the concepts of country ownership and performance-based funding, which means that organizations and institutions in developing countries implement their programs based on their priorities and must be able to show achieved results. This grant contributes towards meeting the Sustainable development goal target of eliminating HIV, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics by 2030 by supporting countries to scale up treatment and prevention services. This grant also contributes to improving the health and rights of women, adolescents and children by breaking down barriers to access to life-saving prevention and treatment services. It also focuses on international assistance efforts on helping the poorest and most vulnerable. To date, the Global fund has saved over 70 million lives.

The Canada–Vietnam Academic Mobility Project: Toward Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Governance in the Indo-Pacific aims to strengthen university cooperation between the two countries by supporting research and training in the areas of inclusive and sustainable economic governance in the Indo-Pacific. Led by the NEME Chair, the initiative will award ten research grants (five for graduate students and five for professors/researchers) for 3–4-month stays in Vietnam, in partnership with two institutions: the Foreign Trade University in Hanoi and the University of Law in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam is a key actor in the Indo-Pacific and a party to several free trade agreements. It shares strategic priorities with Canada, such as economic diversification and sustainable governance. This strategic project aligns with Canada’s priorities related to open and rules-based trade, inclusive and sustainable governance, and the strengthening of regional resilience and local capacities, while fostering the development of lasting academic and diplomatic networks.

P017298001: The International Committee of the Red Cross’ (ICRC) primary mission is to protect the lives and dignity of people affected by armed conflicts and other situations of violence. The ICRC assists and works to prevent further suffering by promoting and strengthening international humanitarian law. The ICRC collaborates with local Red Cross and Red Crescent national society staff and volunteers to implement its protection and assistance programmes worldwide.

This project aims to provide protection, emergency relief, and other essential services to people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence. This includes in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, DRC, Ethiopia, Haiti, Lebanon, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela and Yemen.

Project activities include: (1) engaging with warring parties on the respect for international humanitarian law; (2) conducting protection activities to support those protected under international humanitarian law (people deprived of liberty, missing and separated, civilian populations); (3) assisting people affected by conflict and violence by providing medical care, income support, and food assistance; (4) working and abiding by the fundamental principles such as neutrality, impartiality, and independence, with all stakeholders; and (5) negotiating safe access to populations in need. | P017298002: The International Committee of the Red Cross’ (ICRC) primary mission is to protect the lives and dignity of people affected by armed conflicts and other situations of violence. The ICRC assists and works to prevent further suffering by promoting and strengthening international humanitarian law. The ICRC collaborates with local Red Cross and Red Crescent national society staff and volunteers to implement its protection and assistance programmes worldwide.

This project aims to provide protection, emergency relief, and other essential services to people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence. This includes in Palestine.

Project activities include: (1) engaging with warring parties on the respect for international humanitarian law; (2) conducting protection activities to support those protected under international humanitarian law (people deprived of liberty, missing and separated, civilian populations); (3) assisting people affected by conflict and violence by providing medical care, income support, and food assistance; (4) working and abiding by the fundamental principles such as neutrality, impartiality, and independence, with all stakeholders; and (5) negotiating safe access to populations in need.

P017301001: February 2026 - Palestine refugees across Syria, Lebanon and Jordan continue to endure the compounded impacts of conflict, displacement and precarious legal status. In 2026, ongoing regional instability and entrenched socioeconomic crises are expected to intensify humanitarian needs. These interconnected challenges underscore the need for a cohesive regional humanitarian and protection response, particularly as fragile stabilisation and early recovery efforts begin to take hold.

With GAC’s support, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) contributes to preserving the dignity and resilience of Palestine refugees in Lebanon and Syria amid ongoing economic, social and security crises. Project activities include providing emergency assistance, including food, healthcare, water, shelter and protection services to meet the basic needs of Palestinian refugees. | P017301002: February 2026 – The magnitude and severity of death, destruction and extreme deprivation in the Gaza Strip have generated profound human suffering and humanitarian needs. In the West Bank, demolitions, operations by Israeli forces, settler violence, and movement restrictions continue to trigger displacement and drive a range of humanitarian needs. The erosion of community resilience mechanisms has further intensified needs across all sectors. The United Nations estimates that 3.62 million people require lifesaving assistance across Palestine.

With GAC’s support, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) contributes to stabilizing conditions, restoring and scaling up the delivery of essential services, protecting the most vulnerable and providing life-saving humanitarian assistance to those in need. Project activities include providing emergency assistance, including food, healthcare, water and protection services to meet the basic needs of Palestinians.

This grant constitutes Canada’s long-term institutional support to the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF). The AUF uses these funds—along with contributions from other donors—to fulfil its mandate.

Canada’s support for the AUF’s new programming helps strengthen the capacities of member institutions, improve access to quality higher education for learners in the Global South, and reinforce teaching, vocational training, and research in fields such as environmental studies, economics and management, tropical medicine, primary education, and governance. This support also contributes to local and regional economic development by fostering the emergence of innovative university ecosystems capable of responding to labour-market needs and promoting francophone entrepreneurship.

Canada's assessed contribution to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe