Grants and Contributions

The project aims to strengthen public service governance with a focus on ethics and human rights, transparency, accountability, civic engagement, and equitable participation, especially for women. Activities include: (1) Technical assistance to support the mainstreaming of gender equality in policymaking; (2) Organize workshops among the public and private sectors on leading practice in ethics and human rights; (3) Provide technical assistance to targeted civil society organizations in monitoring of the implementation of development policies; (4) Mentor select civil servants in community engagement and women’s empowerment.

This project seeks to improve equality and enjoyment of human rights, particularly women and marginalized populations in Vietnam, the Philippines and Mongolia. Project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance to government institutions on the development and operationalization of inclusive governance frameworks, particularly for women and marginalized populations; (2) providing technical assistance to government institutions on monitoring and evaluation; (3) supporting knowledge exchange among institutions to strengthen interagency consultation in support of effective and inclusive decision-making and implementation of governance initiatives; (4) providing technical assistance and advisory services to government institutions on inclusive communications strategies to improve inter-agency linkages; and (5) providing technical assistance to public institutions in organizing public consultations for direct engagement of citizens in government decision-making, particularly for women and marginalized

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

This project aims to address priority needs identified by national government entities by providing Canadian technical assistance to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states over a period of four years. The ultimate goal is to support Caribbean countries in their efforts to diversify and strengthen local economies, build strong and climate resilient communities, and reduce gender and economic inequalities. As such, the Canada-CARICOM Expert Deployment Mechanism builds the capacity of local government organizations in the area of good governance. Project activities include: (1) enhancing effectiveness, transparency and accountability; (2) strengthening equitability and sustainability in policies; (3) enhancing the digitalization of government services and goods; and (4) improving the management of financial and human resources. The coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a devastating impact on Caribbean economies, many of which are highly dependent on tourism. This has heightened the need to diversify economies an

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

This project aims to increase sustainable national and regional economic growth by supporting Ethiopia’s Ministry of Mines in strengthening the governance and management of the mining sector. The project seeks to enable the Ministry of Mines to effectively develop, supervise and monitor regulations and policies for the sector that secure greater economic and social benefits for all Ethiopians and mitigate negative environmental impacts.

Project activities include: (1) improving the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the mining licensing management and geo-data systems, including related social and environmental standards; (2) strengthening the Ministry of Mines’ human resource management to create opportunities for gender sensitive professional development and employment; and (3) improving the Ministry of Mines’ ability to promote domestic and foreign investments in its sector.

A feasibility study to develop an in-depth understanding of the resource supply chain and remediation sector ecosystem, current practices, resources available, constraints and opportunities in procurement across Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The project will develop a toolkit for the resource supply chain and remediation procurement sector that will enable government and private sector to engage more Indigenous entrepreneurs in the resource supply chain and remediation sector in the North.

This project supports 2,905 volunteer placements, and aims to improve the economic and/or social wellbeing of the poorest, most marginalized and vulnerable people, particularly women and girls, with a view to contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals.

In addition to increasing the participation of Canadians in international development and key global issues, this project aims to increase the performance of developing country partners to deliver more inclusive, innovative, and environmentally sustainable development initiatives that advance gender equality. This project also works to deliver capacity building through volunteer advisors who act as mentors, advisors or coaches, and become catalysts for partners in the agriculture and tourism sectors of the project countries to realize their full potential.

Project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance in strategic planning and leadership to promote innovative practices that advance inclusiveness, gender equality, and women’s economic empowerment; (2) providing technical assistance in production, operations, quality control, financial procedures, human resources management procedures, customer service, and marketing to promote gender equality and women’s economic empowerment; (3) providing technical assistance to create and/or improve gender-sensitive processes, policies, tools and practices; (4) delivering events and campaigns to inform Canadians about international development issues and opportunities to get involved with these issues; and (5) establishing a fund for partners to procure equipment and supplies necessary to implement an innovation meant to accelerate results through improved productivity, efficiency, sales and income for marginalized and vulnerable groups, particularly women.

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)