1. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (ODA): THE CANADIAN POSITION EWB ADVOCACY SERIES: THE ACT CAMPAIGN OTTAWA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010

2. Presentation Outline Canada’s International Obligations Canada’s International Obligations Canadian Aid Structure: How much to whom/for what Canadian Aid Structure: How much to whom/for what CIDA’s Strategic Outcomes and program structure CIDA’s Strategic Outcomes and program structure ODA Accountability Act ODA Accountability Act Canada’s Aid Effectiveness Action Plan Canada’s Aid Effectiveness Action Plan Auditor General’s evaluation Auditor General’s evaluation External Critiques External Critiques Concluding Remarks Concluding Remarks

3. Canada is subject to several international commitments The Millennium Development Goals (2001) The Millennium Development Goals (2001) The Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (2002) The Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (2002) The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2005) The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2005) The Accra Agenda for Action (2008) The Accra Agenda for Action (2008)

4. Millennium Development Goals Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment Reduction of child mortality rate Improvement of maternal health Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, other diseases Ensuring Environmental sustainability Development of a global partnership for development

5. Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development Commitments on 73 principles and actions Increasing aid foreign direct investment improving trade reducing external indebtedness enhancing the coherence of the international trade, finance, and monetary system for the promotion of development

6. Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness Ownership Ownership Alignment Alignment Harmonisation Harmonisation Managing for Results Managing for Results Mutual Accountability Mutual Accountability ACCRA Agenda for Action Strengthening country ownership Effective and inclusive partnerships Delivering and accounting for results Moving forward

7. Canadian ODA Structure: how much to whom and what for … Department2008-09%CIDA3,575.1974 Finance Canada 676.3114 DFAIT (Foreign Affairs) 277.706 INTL Dev Research Center 175.754 Citizenship and Immigration 92.051.8 RCMP19.61 National Defence 18.79 Health Canada 11.97 Environment Canada 4.04 Labour Canada 1.40 Industry Canada 0.97 Parks Canada 0.47 Total4,854.25 2008-09: CIDA supported 2863 aid projects in Africa, Asia, Americas, the Mid-east, and Eastern Europe. About $1.5b in CIDA ODA through bilateral programs to 66 countries. 79% was for CIDA’s 20 countries of focus.

10. Strategic Outcome 1 Achievement of development goals consistent with Canadian foreign policy objectives Strategic Outcome 2 Sustained support and informed action by Canadians in international development Program Activities Countries of Concentrati on Fragile States and Humanitari an crisis Selected Countries and Regions Multilateral, Internation al and Canadian Institutions CIDA STRATEGIC OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM ACTIVITY Program Activity Engaging Canadian citizens

11. Bill C-293: ODA Accountability Act The purpose of the ACT (Section 2): “The purpose of the Act is to ensure that all Canadian ODA is provided with a central focus on poverty reduction and in a manner that is consistent with Canadian values, Canadian foreign policy, the principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness of March 2, 2005, sustainable development and democracy promotion and that promotes international human rights standards” ODA: The Three part Test (Section 4, sub-section 1) ODA may be provided only if the administering minister is of the opinion that it a) contributes to poverty reduction b) takes into account the perspectives of the poor c) is consistent with international human rights standards

12. CIDA’S Aid Effectiveness Action plan (2009-2012) Focus: By 2010-11, focus 80% of bilateral aid on 20 Countries Efficiency: As of 2009 untie all food aid, and fully untie all Canadian ODA by 2012-13 Accountability: Assess in light of commitments, improve neutrality of evaluation, communicate results

13. Continued… Predictability: regular reporting of aid estimates and actual disbursements Alignment: align aid with local priorities; by 2012-13 at least 50% of funding to the public sector Partnerships: strengthen the role of civil society, parliaments, media, democratic institutions Fragile States: strategies to address peace-building, state-building, poverty reduction, ensuring women’s rights

14. CIDA SHOULD…. Clear performance targets for effectiveness Clear performance targets for effectiveness Conduct Evaluation to assess effectiveness Conduct Evaluation to assess effectiveness Clarify which programmes for which sector Clarify which programmes for which sector Define the skills and expertise for priorities Define the skills and expertise for priorities Define criteria for programme-based assistance Define criteria for programme-based assistance Comprehensive strategy for aid effectiveness Comprehensive strategy for aid effectiveness Auditor General: Assessment of the 2002 Policy Statement on Strengthening Aid Effectiveness

15. External Evaluation of Canadian Aid Mixing foreign policy/commercial interests/aid Mixing foreign policy/commercial interests/aid Changing governments/changing priorities Changing governments/changing priorities Too much focus on short-term results Too much focus on short-term results CIDA: no legislated mandate/independent minister CIDA: no legislated mandate/independent minister Too many commitments, too much paperwork Too many commitments, too much paperwork Need to integrate environmental concerns Need to integrate environmental concerns Aid responsibility dispersed Aid responsibility dispersed Centralized decision-making Centralized decision-making

16. Concluding Remarks Canada is subject to various international laws as well domestic legislations/policies Canada is subject to various international laws as well domestic legislations/policies Aid is disbursed through various priority lines Aid is disbursed through various priority lines ODA is distributed through various channels ODA is distributed through various channels Most ODA is channeled towards Africa Most ODA is channeled towards Africa Priority sectors are health, governance, private sector development Priority sectors are health, governance, private sector development Lot of work still to do ! Lot of work still to do !