Key international commitments

Over the past decade, Canada and the international community have rallied around a shared vision of development goals and aid effectiveness principles. This vision is expressed mainly through key international commitments. As a result of these commitments, Canada, in 2009, developed its aid effectiveness agenda.

• Accra Agenda for Action (2008) (PDF, 888 Kb, 7 pages)
• Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2005)
• Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (2002) (PDF, 288 Kb, 25 pages)
• Millennium Development Goals (2000)

At the 2010 G-8 Summit, Canada launched the Muskoka Initiative. This new set of commitments will improve the health of mothers, newborns and children and reduce the number of preventable deaths in developing countries.

Through CIDA's Open Data portal, an overview of the Government of Canada's International Development Assistance Commitments is available.

Key Development Challenges

Use the development challenges index to find out more about areas requiring international assistance.

Development research

• International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
  IDRC supports development research that examines important global issues, finds sustainable solutions and enriches knowledge.

Development partners

• Development partners
  CIDA works in cooperation with various stakeholders in Canada, in developing countries, and elsewhere in the world. These stakeholders include other donor countries and multilateral organizations.