Grants and Contributions

This assessed contribution represents Canada’s long-term support to the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Commonwealth Secretariat uses these funds and other members’ funding, to achieve its mandate.

This assessed contribution represents Canada’s long-term support to the Commonwealth Youth Programme, which delivers the Commonwealth Secretariat’s youth work. The Commonwealth Youth Program uses these funds and other members’ funding to achieve its mandate. The Commonwealth Youth Programme's mandate includes: (1) engaging and recognizing young people; (2) supporting member governments through technical assistance and advocacy; and (3) professionalizing youth work.

The Commonwealth Secretariat's current Strategic Plan (2021 to 2025) guides the work of the Commonwealth Youth Programme and establishes youth empowerment as a cross-cutting theme.

This assessed contribution represents Canada’s long-term support to the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Commonwealth Secretariat uses these funds and other members’ funding, to achieve its mandate.

This assessed contribution represents Canada’s long-term support to the Commonwealth Youth Programme, which delivers the Commonwealth Secretariat’s youth work. The Commonwealth Youth Program uses these funds and other members’ funding to achieve its mandate. The Commonwealth Youth Programme's mandate includes: (1) engaging and recognizing young people; (2) supporting member governments through technical assistance and advocacy; and (3) professionalizing youth work.

The Commonwealth Secretariat's current Strategic Plan (2021 to 2025) guides the work of the Commonwealth Youth Programme and establishes youth empowerment as a cross-cutting theme.

This project aims to strengthen the resilience of Commonwealth member countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change and to support sustainable development based on their national mitigation and adaptation strategies and plans. The project provides technical assistance to eight countries and one regional organization responsible for climate action through climate finance experts who build the capacity of their counterparts. Advisors assist member countries to improve the policy environment for climate action and to support the submission of project proposals to climate funds. These proposals integrate gender equality and youth inclusiveness principles, as well as health impact assessments, to ensure that they positively impact vulnerable and marginalized populations.

Project activities include: (1) training key national and regional stakeholders in climate finance, including gender mainstreaming, youth inclusiveness and the health-climate nexus; (2) strengthening climate-related policies, programmes and initiatives; (3) developing and submitting climate adaptation and mitigation project proposals for funding; and (4) developing and sharing training manuals, methodologies and approaches, good practices, and lessons learned on climate finance projects and policy development.

The project provides technical assistance to Belize, Dominica, Eswatini, Gambia, Grenada, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Uganda, and to the African Union Development Agency – New Partnership for Africa’s Development, located in South Africa.

This annual assessed contribution represents Canada’s long-term support to the Commonwealth Foundation. The Commonwealth Foundation uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding, to achieve its mandate.

The mandate of the Secretariat includes supporting the Commonwealth as a corporate secretariat, undertaking policy and advocacy work (notably in support of small and vulnerable states), and providing assistance to member countries in the form of technical and advisory services.

The current Strategic Plan (2017-2021) orients the work of the Secretariat around three goals: 1) Strong democracy, rule of law, promotion and protection of human rights and respect for diversity; 2) Inclusive growth and sustainable development; 3) A well-connected and networked Commonwealth. These in turn inform five strategic outcomes (priorities), namely: 1) Democracy (Greater adherence to Commonwealth political values and principles); 2) Public Institutions (More effective, efficient and equitable public governance); 3) Youth and Social Development (People of the Commonwealth fulfil their potential with dignity and equality in a healthy environment); 4) Economic Development (More inclusive economic growth and sustainable development); and 5) Small and Other Vulnerable States (Strengthened resilience of small and other vulnerable states, including adaptation and mitigation against climate change).

The assessed contributions to the CYP are managed by the Commonwealth Secretariat.

This annual assessed contribution represents Canada’s long-term support to the Commonwealth Foundation. The Commonwealth Foundation uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding, to achieve its mandate.

The mandate of the Secretariat includes supporting the Commonwealth as a corporate secretariat, undertaking policy and advocacy work (notably in support of small and vulnerable states), and providing assistance to member countries in the form of technical and advisory services.

The current Strategic Plan (2017-2021) orients the work of the Secretariat around three goals: 1) Strong democracy, rule of law, promotion and protection of human rights and respect for diversity; 2) Inclusive growth and sustainable development; 3) A well-connected and networked Commonwealth. These in turn inform five strategic outcomes (priorities), namely: 1) Democracy (Greater adherence to Commonwealth political values and principles); 2) Public Institutions (More effective, efficient and equitable public governance); 3) Youth and Social Development (People of the Commonwealth fulfil their potential with dignity and equality in a healthy environment); 4) Economic Development (More inclusive economic growth and sustainable development); and 5) Small and Other Vulnerable States (Strengthened resilience of small and other vulnerable states, including adaptation and mitigation against climate change).

The assessed contributions to the CYP are managed by the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Other transfer payments to non-profit institutions