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Title:

Advancing Canada’s Leadership in Impact

Agreement Number:

7473994 P016908001

Agreement Value:

$1,967,638.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 6, 2026 - Sep 30, 2030

Description:

The Advancing Canada’s Leadership in Impact Investing Project (ACLIIP) is a four-year initiative implemented by the Canada Forum for Impact Investment and Development (CAFIID). The initiative is in partnership with GSG Impact and National Partner organizations including in Central America, West Africa, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. The project seeks to create employment, reduce poverty and improve the well-being of low-income populations in these countries and regions by increasing the flow of Canadian impact investment into developing countries. This is done by strengthening global investment networks, improving knowledge and awareness, and reducing barriers to investment by supporting CAFIID’s Communities of Practice, developing case studies and tools, hosting in-country and virtual learning events, and facilitating direct investor-investee connections. The project aims to support National Partners’ capacity through peer exchange and technical support.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) enhanced prosperity, climate resilience and socioeconomic well-being of low-income populations (especially women and girls), in Central America, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and West Africa through private capital investments; (2) enhanced Canadian leadership, capacity and scale of gender-lens and climate-smart impact investing for emerging markets and; and (3) improved enabling environment for impact of gender-lens and climate-smart investments.

Location:

KITCHENER, Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

064-2025-2026-Q4-0172

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Other

Recipient's Legal Name:

Canada Forum For Impact Investment and Development O/A CAFIID

Program:

International Development Assistance program

Program Purpose:

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.