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Name of Recipient: Centre for International Governance (CIG)

Start Date: January 30, 2003

End Date: n/a

Total Funding: $30 million

Description: CIGI supports world-leading research in the area of global governance, particularly in the area of global economic and financial governance, and furthers Canada's interest in having a stable and well-governed global economic system by bringing together academics, policy analysts and researchers from around the world to discuss and carry out research on current topics and trends.

Strategic Outcome: CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL AGENDA-The international agenda is shaped to Canada's benefit and advantage in accordance with Canadian interests and values.

Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient(from Annual Report 2009)

• Published 55 papers and reports and 6 books, and hosted 101 public events, workshops and conferences.
• Focused efforts on the food crisis, emerging powers such as China and India, the G-8 and G-20 summits and their reform, and climate change.
• Further developed strategic global networks to raise the quality of CIGI policy research.

Program Activity: Diplomacy and Advocacy

($ millions)

Actual Spending 2007-08	Actual Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Total Authorities 2009-10	Actual Spending 2009-10	Variance(s)
0	0	0	0	0	0

Comments on Variance: n/a

Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans: A positive evaluation was made in 2008, with main recommendations focused on the need for a strategic plan and improved management for results. This CIGI-funded evaluation is not posted online. The next evaluation will take place for 2013.

Significant Audit Findings by the Recipient During the Reporting Year and Future Plan: n/a

Name of Recipient: Forum of Federations

Start Date: March 29, 2001

End Date: March 31, 2011

Total Funding: $30 million¹

Description: Canada's support of the Forum of Federations aims to enhance Canada's influence internationally by enabling dialogue on the principles and practice of federalism among key opinion leaders and decision makers. The Forum's focus complements Canada's foreign policy priorities by utilizing Canadian expertise to promote good governance and provide assistance to vulnerable states, thereby predisposing other countries toward Canadian values and interests. The Government of Canada also seeks the participation of provinces and territories in Strategic Council meetings, demonstrating Canada's flexible approach to federalism and promoting a federalism of openness that further enhances the Canadian model abroad.

Strategic Outcome: CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL AGENDA-The international agenda is shaped to Canada's benefit and advantage in accordance with Canadian interests and values.

Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:

Governance Programs
In 2009-2010, the Forum of Federations hosted a broad range of activities in the areas of thematic programs, conferences, country-specific events and Global Dialogue workshops. The themes of the Global Dialogue Program in 2009-2010 were "Intergovernmental Relations" and "Political Parties and Civil Society."
Forum events contributed to improving governance through cross-cutting themes such as public security, national capitals, oil and gas, internal markets, environmental assessment, benchmarking, immigrant integration, fragmented metropolitan regions, diversity, intergovernmental relations, political parties, fiscal federalism, and indigenous land tenure. Highlights included:

• The Forum organized or contributed to 47 governance events: 13 conferences, 17 roundtables, seven workshops, seven seminars and three consultations.
• Supporting the Forum's work were 51 partner organizations and 12 governments of all levels.
• More than 2,100 participants from 17 countries participated in events.
• Two new books were published: Finance and Governance of Capital Cities and Local Government and Metropolitan Regions in Federal Systems.
• Agreement was reached to have the Government of Ethiopia host the Fifth International Conference on Federalism. The event, the first such conference in Africa, is scheduled for December 14-15, 2010.

Development Assistance
The Forum organized or contributed to 35 development assistance events that involved over 1,700 participants, 16 partner organizations and six governments. Large-scale grants for programming were received from the German Federal Foreign Office, German Technical Cooperation, U.K. Department for International Development and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

Public Information and Education
Two issues of Federations magazine were published in four languages, focusing on federations and the economic crisis (Volume 8, No. 2) and climate change (Volume 9, No. 1). Publication of Chinese, Hindi and Portuguese editions of Federalism: An Introduction and of English, Arabic and Nepali versions of Fiscal Federalism: A Comparative Introduction was arranged.

Operations
Secondments of two Foreign Affairs officials from Switzerland and Germany have been extended through partnership agreement negotiations.

Program Activity: Diplomacy and Advocacy

($ millions)

Actual Spending 2007-08	Actual Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Total Authorities 2009-10	Actual Spending 2009-10	Variance(s)
$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Comment on Variance: n/a

Significant Evaluation Findings by the Recipient During the Reporting Year and Future Plan: No evaluations were required by the grant agreement in 2009-2010.

Significant Audit Findings by the Recipient During the Reporting Year and Future Plan: In consultation with the Office of the Inspector General, the Intergovernmental Relations and Domestic Outreach Bureau determined that an audit of the conditional grant provided to the Forum was not required in 2009-2010.

However, an independent performance (value for money) audit, required to ensure the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the Forum's activities, was undertaken by the organization in 2009-2010. The report is available on the Forum's website (www.forumfed.org) and a copy was provided to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Name of Recipient: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

Start Date: April 1, 2009

End Date: March 31, 2010

Total Funding: $50 million. In 2005, the Government of Canada agreed to a $50 million conditional agreement for the establishment of an endowment fund to support the Foundation. The Foundation does not receive an annual budget from the federal government.

Description: The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, created by an Act of Parliament in 1984, is an independent, not-for-profit think tank concerned with Canada's relations with Asia. The Foundation provides current and comprehensive research, analysis and information on Canada's trans-Pacific relations and brings people together to advance understanding of Canada's role in the Asia-Pacific region. It promotes dialogue on economic, security, political and social issues, fostering informed decision making in the Canadian public, private and non-governmental sectors. The Foundation also provides grants to support policy research on Canada's relations with Asia Pacific.

Strategic Outcome: CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL AGENDA-The international agenda is shaped to Canada's benefit and advantage in accordance with Canadian interests and values.

Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:

• Launched plan for establishing an interdisciplinary, inter-university centre on contemporary Asia-Pacific research.
• Advanced policy issues related to the Asia-Pacific Gateway through a number of research activities, publications and meetings.
• Produced surveys and publications on Canadians living overseas.
• Issued a variety of publications on the Global Asia theme, focused in particular on bilateral educational partnerships with India and two-way economic ties with China.
• Issued public opinion survey on Canadians' perception of the importance of Asia Pacific to Canada.
• Disseminated research and analysis through a wide range of publications, roundtables and briefings.

Program Activity: Diplomacy and Advocacy

($ millions)

Actual Spending 2007-08	Actual Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Total Authorities 2009-10	Actual Spending 2009-10	Variance(s)
0	0	0	0	0	0

Comment on Variance: n/a

Significant Evaluation Findings by the Recipient During the Reporting Year and Future Plan: n/a

Significant Audit Findings by the Recipient During the Reporting Year and Future Plan: n/a