Articles

• How Canada Doubles International Climate Finance in a Net Zero World

  31 juillet 2021, par Aniket Bhushan
  At the G7 Leaders Summit (June 2021) Canada announced “a doubling of its international climate finance (ICF) commitment to $5.3billion over the next five years”. We argue how Canada doubles ICF matters more than the fact that it is doubling.

• Budget 2021 : Implications for Canada’s Support for Global Development

  11 mai 2021, par Aniket Bhushan
  On April 19, 2021, the Government of Canada (GoC) tabled its first Federal Budget in over 2 years. This analysis looks at the implications of Budget 2021-22 for Canada’s support for development spending.

• Analysis of Canada’s 2019-20 Development Spending

  28 avril 2021, par Aniket Bhushan
  Analysis of 2019-20 actual development spending, based on the Statistical Report released in March 2021.

• Canada and the 2020 OECD-DAC Aid Statistics

  27 avril 2021, par Aniket Bhushan
  Quick overview of recently updated comparative aid statistics from the OECD-DAC.

• Submission to Department of Finance Pre-Budget Consultation on Budget 2021

  25 février 2021, par Aniket Bhushan
  CIDP presents its submission to the Department of Finance Pre-Budget Consultation on Budget 2021. We make three recommendations: more thoughtful messaging and meaningful transparency; commit to sustainable increases in development spending that are maintained beyond crisis mode; and, review (…)

• Canada’s Covax Dilemma : A lesson in the need for more thoughtful messaging and meaningful transparency

  11 février 2021, par Aniket Bhushan
  Key data and analysis on Canada's global COVID-19 response and Covax dilemma.

• Stepping Up to the Plate or Plugging Holes in a Dam ? OECD-DAC Donors and Global COVID19 Response

  11 février 2021, par Aniket Bhushan
  In early April, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) will release preliminary official development assistance (ODA) figures for 2020. This release is expected to include the OECD-DAC’s estimate of donor contributions to the (…)

• Submission to Department of Finance Consultation on Official Development Assistance, 2020

  23 décembre 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  This submission to Canada's Department of Finance Consultation on Official Development Assistance addresses both: Canada’s presence in multilateral institutions, and improvements in transparency and reporting

• 2020 Fall Economic Statement and IAE Scenarios for Canada

  7 décembre 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  The 2020 Fall Economic Statement (FES) did not allocate any additional resources to Canada’s International Assistance Envelope (IAE), the main instrument that funds foreign aid and Canada’s contribution to global COVID response. The aim of this analysis is to discuss long-term scenarios for the (…)

• Building Back Better : COVID, Deglobalization, and Canada’s Trade

  27 novembre 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  How have Canadian exports performed during COVID19 and what is needed to ‘build back better’? We discuss recommendations to address two structural vulnerabilities apparent in Canada’s export performance during COVID: poor diversification and risks from deglobalization.

• Building Back Better : Migration and Remittances

  19 octobre 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  Risks from deglobalization are greater for Canada than its peers. Building Back Better with a focus on Countering Deglobalization presents opportunities for Canada. This analysis provides a situational overview and offers 4 policy ideas on migration and (...)

• Building Back Better : Four Commitments Canada Should Make on International Development

  16 octobre 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  Canada should make four commitments on international development immediately. This analysis provides an updated state-of-play, and makes the case for Canada to: Preserve and codify recent additions in the IAE base; Lead support for the IMF’s Mobilizing with Africa 2 deliverables; Enhance (...)

• Throne Speech : Opportunity to Stimulate Canada’s Support for Development

  25 septembre 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  The recent, September 23, Throne Speech, offers a significant opportunity to meaningfully stimulate Canada’s support for development. It is incumbent on the sector, especially in the period out to the Fall fiscal update, to push the government to follow up its words with action in the form of a (...)

• Reset Canada’s Approach to International Climate Finance

  31 août 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  This report presents Canadian International Development Platform and Engineers Without Borders Canada submission to Global Affairs Canada's international climate finance consultations.

• Improving climate-specific development finance data : A complementary method to DAC climate markers

  17 juillet 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  The aim of this analysis is to suggest and test an improved method for the valuation of DAC climate-related development financing (CRDF). We compare this new method against the OECD DAC’s climate-related development finance dataset to validate (...)

• Unpacking climate-related development finance : An update

  15 juillet 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  This analysis updates our past work on climate-related development finance (CRDF). First, we outline the broad contours of the CRDF space. Second, we analyze Canada’s CRDF portfolio in greater depth, focusing on two key areas: the increasing use of debt instruments; and the overlap between (...)

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  1er juillet 2020

• Canada and the United Nations Security Council : A primer on the upcoming election

  14 juin 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  Canada is competing to win one of the two available seats in the Western Europe and Others Group of states at the United Nations Security Council. This article provides a contextual primer for the election.

• Quantifying COVID-19’s slowdown in development spending : New project starts and contracts

  8 juin 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  This analysis aims to quantify the slowdown in international development project starts and GAC contracting.

• Quantifying COVID-19’s slowdown in development spending : New project starts and contracts

  8 juin 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  COVID-19 has had widespread impacts in terms of slowdowns across a range of sectors. This analysis aims to quantify the slowdown in international development project starts and GAC contracting.

• Development spending and UNSC : How does Canada compare with Ireland and Norway ?

  5 juin 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  This analysis compares development spending for three countries – Canada, Ireland, and Norway – that are competing for the two available rotational UN Security Council (UNSC) seats, the outcome of which will start to emerge after June (...)

• ODA in response to crises : Portfolio risks and fragmentation

  28 avril 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  This analysis is the third in a series on risks to development outcomes stemming from donor response to the COVID-19 crisis. We argue that there is a high probability that the crisis will cause a fragmentation of donor programming portfolios and that this fragmentation typically favors (...)

• ODA is “recession proof” : a reality check

  27 avril 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  In this analysis we outline second and third-order risks to development stemming from donor's response to the crisis. We hypothesize that the risks to development spending are longer term and independent of the significant temporal uncertainty, because the crisis is already long and deep enough (...)

• Development amid COVID lockdown recession-depression : Economic scenarios, key data and associated uncertainty

  22 avril 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  A guide for civil society and advocacy groups on upcoming new GAC reporting on the international assistance envelope (IAE).

• Economic development and poverty reduction amid COVID-19 : Projections, scenarios, and associated uncertainties

  22 avril 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  This analysis, the first in a series, outlines projected effects of COVID-19 on global economic growth, trade, investment, and remittances, and global poverty reduction, before providing a specific outlook on Canadian economic (...)

• Analysis of Canada’s 2018-19 Development Spending

  17 avril 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  Analysis of 2018-19 actual development spending, based on the Statistical Report released in March 2020.

• IAE Transparency : A Guide for Civil Society and Advocacy

  3 février 2020, par Aniket Bhushan
  A guide for civil society and advocacy groups on upcoming new GAC reporting on the international assistance envelope (IAE).

• Where do the major political parties stand on development going into the election ?

  10 octobre 2019, par Aniket Bhushan
  This analysis provides a quick overview of major party platforms and policy ideas related to development going into the 2019 Canadian federal election.

• Canadian Aid and the SDGs – Prioritization, Resourcing, and Influence

  7 octobre 2019, par lhadley91
  Canada on the Global Stage: Where to Next?, a data-driven guide to evaluating political promises as we head into the 2019 federal election season.

• 25% cut to foreign aid : Common sense check

  2 octobre 2019, par Aniket Bhushan
  This analysis checks some of the assumptions and claims made surrounding a proposed 25% cut to foreign aid.

• Canada’s Commitment to Global Climate-related Development Finance

  26 septembre 2019, par Aniket Bhushan
  This analysis, which complements our analysis of climate-friendly export competitiveness, discusses and evaluates Canada's commitment to global climate-related development finance

• Climate-friendly Exports : Canadian Comparative Advantage

  24 septembre 2019, par Aniket Bhushan
  This analysis looks at whether Canada has a revealed comparative advantage (RCA) when it comes to climate-friendly exports.

• Canada’s historic $1.4billion annual commitment to women and girls’ health

  12 juin 2019, par Aniket Bhushan
  This analysis looks at prospects to increase Canada's development spending at little to no cost to the taxpayer, based on new ODA rules related to private sector instruments and Canada's new DFI.

• Canada’s historic $1.4billion annual commitment to women and girls’ health

  12 juin 2019, par Aniket Bhushan
  Analysis of Canada's $1.4bn annual commitment to women and girls' health made at the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

• Canadian Gender Targeted Spending

  5 juin 2019, par Aniket Bhushan
  In the 2017/2018 fiscal year, Canada's gender targeted spending totaled CAD $3.6 billion. This dashboard breaksdown Canada's historical spending in gender targeted projects

• Canada’s Gender Targeted ODA

  3 juin 2019, par Aniket Bhushan
  Canada’s international assistance spending increased by 3.7% to CAD$5.6 billion in 2017, up from CAD$5.4 billion in 2016.

• Gender Targeted ODA – Comparative DAC Donor Analysis

  3 juin 2019, par Aniket Bhushan
  Canada’s international assistance spending increased by 3.7% to CAD$5.6 billion in 2017, up from CAD$5.4 billion in 2016.

• Canadian FDI by Sector

  8 mai 2019, par Aniket Bhushan
  Use this dashboard to compare foreign direct investment stocks in Canada and abroad, by sector. <a href=’#’><img alt=’Comparative FDI flows ‘ src=’https:&#47;&#47;public.tableau.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;Co&#47;ComparativeFDI&#47;ComparativeFDIflows&#47;1_rss.p

• April 2019

  24 avril 2019, par Queena Li
  New ODA rules on private sector instruments, Canada's 2017-18 development spending, and GAC's project-level development aid.

• Increasing Development Spending at No Fiscal Cost

  23 avril 2019, par Aniket Bhushan
  This analysis looks at prospects to increase Canada's development spending at little to no cost to the taxpayer, based on new ODA rules related to private sector instruments and Canada's new DFI.

• Analysis of Canada’s 2017-18 Development Spending

  16 avril 2019, par Aniket Bhushan
  Analysis of 2017-18 actual development spending, based on the Statistical Report released in March 2019.

• Canada and the 2018 OECD-DAC Aid Statistics

  10 avril 2019, par Aniket Bhushan
  Quick overview of recently updated comparative aid statistics from the OECD-DAC.

• Budget Implementation Act, Bill C-86 (Part 4, Division 17) – Official Development Assistance

  10 décembre 2018, par Aniket Bhushan
  Submission and remarks on Budget Implementation Act, Bill C-86 (Part 4, Division 17) – Official Development Assistance prepared for the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance (NFFN).

• Key Takeaways from Eric Werker’s Talk on Deals and Development : The Political Dynamics of Growth Episodes

  24 novembre 2018, par Queena Li
  Takeaways from Nov 19 presentation and discussion by Eric Werker on Deals and Development: The Political Dynamics of Growth Episodes.

• Canada on the Global Stage : Where to Next ?

  15 novembre 2018, par lhadley91
  Canada on the Global Stage: Where to Next?, a data-driven guide to evaluating political promises as we head into the 2019 federal election season.

• Are Trump’s Iron and Steel, and Aluminum Tariffs Hurting Canadian Exports ?

  24 août 2018, par lhadley91
  In this report we analyze recently released monthly Canadian International Merchandise Trade data to identify the impact of President Trump's tariffs on the month-on-month change of Canadian iron and steel, and aluminum exports to the United (...)

• Are Trump’s Iron and Steel, and Aluminum Tariffs Hurting Canadian Exports ?

  24 août 2018, par lhadley91
  Published 2018-09-06 By Lance Hadley and Bridget Steele On May 31, 2018, President Trump issued two Presidential Proclamations placing iron and steel, and aluminum tariffs on Canadian exports. A 25% import tariff was applied to Canadian iron and steel and a 10% import tariff was applied to (...)

• Canadian Official Development Assistance Addressing Sexual and Gender Based Violence

  7 août 2018, par lhadley91
  Canadian ODA towards sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) prevention and response from 2010-2016 amounts to USD545 million. Since 2010 the value of these disbursements have increased 3 fold. This analysis explores Canada's development projects which address (...)

• Canadian Official Development Assistance Addressing Sexual and Gender Based Violence

  7 août 2018, par lhadley91
  Canadian ODA towards sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) prevention and response from 2010-2016 amounts to USD545 million. Since 2010 the value of these disbursements have increased 3 fold. This analysis explores Canada's development projects which address (...)

• How Does Gender-based Violence Impact Women’s Economic Empowerment ?

  16 juillet 2018, par Queena Li
  Violence against women and girls is a “global pandemic and a serious obstacle to sustainable development and economic prosperity for families, communities and states.” CIDP is proposing a data project to explore the economic nuances of these (...)