Canadian Aid Policy and Practice

The elusive quest for pro-poor growth? An analysis of CIDA’s Sustainable Economic Growth Strategy
A CCIC discussion paper by Brian Tomlinson (AidWatch Canada) and Fraser Reilly-King (CCIC)
December 2011

CCIC held a learning conference on CIDA's Sustainable Economic Growth Strategy on Monday, January 23, 2011, (9:00 am – 4:45 pm), at the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa.

Agenda and concept note (PDF)

Event Flyer (PDF)

Renewing Canadian Aid Policy and Practice

CCIC called for a new Cooperation Agreement between CIDA and Canadian NGO's which would set out shared principles and commitments to support each other's work. (March 2011)

CCIC’s Analysis of CIDA’s Partnerships with Canadians
Renewing the Mandate of Canadian Partnership Branch
An Addendum on the Future of Institutional Program Funding Modalities
(August 2010) (PDF 68Kb)

Partnerships with Canadians
A Renewal of the Mandate of Canadian Partnership Branch
A Review by the Canadian Council for International Co-operation (August 2010) (PDF 89Kb)

Strengthening Canada's International Leadership in the Promotion of Gender Equality: A Civil Society Response to the Evaluation of the Implementation of CIDA's 1999 Policy on Gender Equality, authored by the members of the Informal CSO Working Group on Women's Rights (September 2009) (PDF 664 Kb)

OECD Development Assistant Committee – Peer Review Highlights (October 2007) (PDF 31 Kb)

Official Development Assistance and Security – Should the criteria be expanded? (May 2006) (PDF 29 Kb)

Official Development Assistance and Security-Related Expenditures -- Myths and Realities (May 2006) (PDF 39 kB)

Developing a CIDA Policy on Civil Society and Development

A CCIC Response and Proposals for a CIDA Policy on Civil Society and Development (June 2008) (PDF 99 Kb)

CIDA, Civil Society and Development -- A Discussion Paper.  Assembled by Réal Lavergne and Jacqueline Wood with inputs from CIDA's Expert Group on Civil Society (February 26, 2008) (PDF 96 Kb)

CIDA, Civil Society and Development -- A Summary of the Discussion Paper by the Africa-Canada Forum (April 2008) (PDF 57 Kb)

Strengthening Civil Society Partnerships in CIDA

The Expert Panel on Partnership Programming in CIDA, convened by Aileen Carroll Minister for International Cooperation, had its first meeting October 23 to 25, 2006. The Panel will be providing advice as CIDA develops a renewed Framework for Effective Partnerships over the next year. As a contribution to a discussion of these issues, CCIC prepared four Briefing Papers on strengthening civil society partnerships.

An Overview of Issues for Canada's International Cooperation Program (February 2006) (PDF 97 Kb)

The Marginalization of CSOs in Canada's International Cooperation Program(January 2006) (PDF 71 Kb)

CIDA's Operational Requirements and the Foundation of Partnerships (February 2006) (PDF 49 Kb)

Public Engagement and Global Citizenship (February 2006) (PDF 45 Kb)

The Politics of the Millennium Development Goals:  Contributing to Strategies for Ending Poverty?

Summary Report of the CCIC/NSI Conference – May 26-28, 2005 (August 2005) (PDF 108 Kb)

A Summary of the Main Arguments and Conclusions (May 2005) (PDF 109 Kb)

Part One:  The Politics of the MDGs and Poverty Eradication (May 2005) (PDF 160 Kb)

Part Two:  Financing the MDGs Through a Global Partnership for Development (May 2005) (PDF 152 Kb)

Part Three:  Canada and the Global Partnership for Development (Goal Eight) (May 2005) (PDF 139 Kb)