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Name of Transfer Payment Program: International Development Assistance
Start Date: April 1, 2012
End Date: N/A
Fiscal Year for Ts & Cs: 2011-2012
Strategic Outcome: Reduction in poverty for those living in countries where the Canadian International Development Agency engages in international development.
Program Activities:
Description:
The objective of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) transfer payment program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where CIDA engages in international development.
This objective is in line with the intent of the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act, which states that expenditures reported to Parliament as Official Development Assistance (ODA) must contribute to poverty reduction, take into account the perspectives of the poor, and be consistent with international human rights standards. Furthermore, ODA may be provided for the purposes of alleviating the effects of a natural or man-made disaster or other emergency occurring outside Canada. CIDA is the lead department responsible for Canada’s Official Development Assistance. The majority of the Agency’s activities are consistent with the Act. However, CIDA’s transfer payment program does not preclude activities falling outside the scope of the Act given stated limitations.
The Programming Classes described in the financial table below constitute the means for attainment of CIDA’s results. More precisely, in order to meet its program objectives, the Agency has developed three specialized classes of grants and contributions: bilateral, multilateral and partnerships with Canadians programming.
Expected results by program activity:
Program activity: Fragile states and crisis-affected communities
Expected result:
Increased access to essential health services and education by vulnerable female and male children and youth in crisis-affected communities.
Performance indicators:
Expected result:
Increased access to income opportunities including jobs and development of micro, small enterprises, particularly for vulnerable and marginalized women, men and youth.
Performance indicator:
Expected result:
Enhanced responsiveness of humanitarian assistance to address the immediate needs of crises-affected populations.
Performance indicator:
Program activity: Low-income countries
Expected result:
Increased sustainable agricultural production by rural poor women, men and youth.
Performance indicators:
Expected result:
Increased health services to mothers, newborns and children under five.
Performance indicator:
Expected result:
Increased accountability of public and civil institutions to respond to the needs of women, men and children.
Performance indicator:
Program activity: Middle-income countries
Expected result:
More competitive local economies, especially for micro, small and medium-sized, and women-led enterprises in poorer areas.
Performance Indicator:
Expected result:
Increased access to quality education for marginalized female and male children and youth, in particular those living in remote communities.
Performance indicator:
Expected result:
Strengthened citizen participation to sustain social and economic progress.
Performance indicator:
Program activity: Global engagement and strategic policy
Expected result:
Increased effectiveness of Canadian development cooperation through engagement with, and investment in, multilateral and global organizations, to address humanitarian and development challenges.
Performance indicator:
Expected result:
Increased ability to advance Canada’s development priorities in Canada and globally.
Performance indicators:
Program activity: Canadian engagement for development
Expected result:
Improved health and education services for marginalized women, men, girls and boys.
Performance indicator:
Expected result:
Enhanced income opportunities, including rural livelihoods for poor women, men and youth.
Performance indicator:
Expected result:
Increased engagement of Canadians as global citizens in international development initiatives.
Performance indicator:
($ thousands) | ||||
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Forecast Spending 2011-12 |
Planned Spending 2012-13 |
Planned Spending 2013-14 |
Planned Spending 2014-15 |
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Grants | ||||
Bilateral programming - Grants for cooperation with other donor countries for the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition. | 8,700 | 9,900 | 3,995 | 3,995 |
Multilateral programming - Grants in support of development assistance, humanitarian assistance or disaster preparedness, for global operations, programs, projects, activities and appeals for the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition. | 1,840,456 | 1,811,600 | 1,624,307 | 1,627,307 |
Partnership with Canadians programming - Grants for development assistance programs, projects and activities intended to support development for the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition or to enhance the awareness, understanding, and engagement of Canadians with respect to development. | 23,900 | 43,900 | 23,900 | 23,900 |
Sub-total grants | 1,873,056 | 1,865,400 | 1,652,202 | 1,655,202 |
Contributions | ||||
Bilateral programming - Contributions in support of development assistance, contributions for cooperation with countries in transition and contributions in support of regional or country specific development assistance programs, projects and activities for the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition. | 875,665 | 845,432 | 897,972 | 900,332 |
Multilateral programming - Contributions in support of development assistance, humanitarian assistance or disaster preparedness, for global operations, programs, projects, activities and appeals for the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition. | 303,243 | 156,793 | 6,793 | 7,230 |
Partnership with Canadians programming - Contributions for development assistance programs, projects and activities intended to support development for the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition or to enhance the awareness, understanding, and engagement of Canadians with respect to development. | 267,192 | 256,979 | 252,056 | 250,693 |
Sub-total contributions | 1,446,100 | 1,259,204 | 1,156,821 | 1,158,255 |
Total for this transfer payment | 3,319,156 | 3,124,604 | 2,809,023 | 2,813,457 |
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation: 2011-2012
Decision following the Results of Last Evaluation: Continuing
Fiscal Year of Planned Completion of Next Evaluation: 2016-2017
General Targeted Recipient Group by Programming Class:
Bilateral programming: Non-profit and for-profit organizations; other levels of, and foreign, governments; Aboriginals; and others (see below for details)
Multilateral programming: Non-profit, for-profit and international organizations; foreign governments; Aboriginals; and others (see below for details)
Multilateral institutional funding sub-class:
International humanitarian assistance sub-class:
Partnerships with Canadians programming: Non-profit and for-profit organizations; other levels of, and foreign, governments; Aboriginals; and others (see below for details)
Partners for development sub-class:
Global citizens sub-class:
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients:
Name of Transfer Payment Program: International Financial Institutions (IFIs), as per the International Development (Financial Institutions) Assistance Act
Start Date: N/A
End Date: N/A
Fiscal Year for Ts & Cs: N/A
Strategic Outcome: Reduction in poverty for those living in countries in which CIDA engages in international development.
Program Activity: Global engagement and strategic policy
Description:
One of CIDA’s main funding instruments for the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) is the issuance and encashment of promissory notes, which are funds that are given to the organization without any capital stock or subscriptions given in return. This funding enables the IFIs to finance their concessional funding windows for assistance to developing countries. Advances are made through the issuance of non-interest bearing, non-negotiable notes payable to the institutions, which become a statutory cash requirement upon encashment by the institution.
Expected result:
Increased effectiveness of Canadian development cooperation through engagement with, and investment in, multilateral and global organizations, to address humanitarian and development challenges.
Performance indicator:
Progress in global food security, health, education, and employment rates in developing countries.
Financial forecast:
($ thousands) | ||||
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Forecast Spending 2011-12 |
Planned Spending 2012-13 |
Planned Spending 2013-14 |
Planned Spending 2014-15 |
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Total Grants | - | - | - | - |
Total Contributions | - | - | - | - |
Totals for this type of transfer payment: Encashment of notes issued to the development assistance funds of the international financial institutions in accordance with the International Development (Financial Institutions) Assistance Act |
285,613 | 248,654 | 246,114 | 246,114 |
Totals for this transfer payment | 285,613 | 248,654 | 246,114 | 246,114 |
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation: 2009 (covered by “Review of the Effectiveness of CIDA’s Multilateral Delivery Channel”)
Decision following the Results of Last Evaluation: N/A
Fiscal Year of Planned Completion of Next Evaluation: Refer to supplementary information table on “Upcoming Evaluations”
General Targeted Recipient Group: International organizations
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients: N/A
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for pneumococcal vaccine
Start Date: 2007
End Date: N/A
Fiscal Year for Ts & Cs: N/A
Strategic Outcome: Reduction in poverty for those living in countries in which CIDA engages in international development.
Program Activity: Global engagement and strategic policy
Description:
The goal of the Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for pneumococcal vaccine is to reduce the disease burden and mortality from pneumococcal disease in developing countries through a financial commitment by donors to purchase a vaccine to be developed against strains of pneumococcal disease prevalent in developing countries.
The total Canadian commitment to the AMC is US$200M as per the Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act (2007). The payments for this project will be funded from a statutory vote from the Consolidated Revenue Fund, on an annual demand basis, under the authority of Section 144 of the Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act (2007).
Expected result:
Increased effectiveness of Canadian development cooperation through engagement with, and investment in, multilateral and global organizations, to address humanitarian and development challenges.
Performance indicator:
Progress in global food security, health, education, and employment rates in developing countries.
Financial forecast:
($ thousands) | ||||
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Forecast Spending 2011-12 |
Planned Spending 2012-13 |
Planned Spending 2013-14 |
Planned Spending 2014-15 |
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Total Grants | - | - | - | - |
Total Contributions | - | - | - | - |
Total for this type of transfer payment: Payments to the World Bank for the Advance Market Commitment for Pneumococcal Vaccines in accordance with the Section 144 of the Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2007 |
22,926 | - | - | - |
Total Transfer Payments | 22,926 | - | - | - |
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation: 2009 (covered by “Review of the Effectiveness of CIDA’s Multilateral Delivery Channel”)
Decision following the Results of Last Evaluation: N/A
Fiscal Year of Planned Completion of Next Evaluation: Refer to supplementary information table on “Upcoming Evaluations”
General Targeted Recipient Group: International organizations
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients: N/A