Department of Finance Consultation on Official Development Assistance, 2025

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Today, the Department of Finance launched consultations on its Official Development Assistance disbursements. This consultation gives stakeholders an opportunity to comment on whether the Department of Finance's current international assistance payments meet the criteria stated under the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act.

The Official Development Assistance Accountability Act came into force in 2008. Its purpose is to ensure that Canadian Official Development Assistance is provided in a manner that:

Relevant payments from the Department of Finance consist of disbursements to the World Bank Group's International Development Association, the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Monetary Fund, as well as financial assistance to Ukraine that is provided both bilaterally and through the International Monetary Fund Administered Account for Ukraine.    

Specifically, we want to hear from you on the following three questions:

We also invite you to submit any additional comments or feedback relevant to the scope of this consultation.

Who is the focus of this consultation?

Through this consultation, we want to hear from the general public, Canadian civil society organizations, governments, academics, and international agencies.

Send us an email

Submissions for this consultation will be open from January 27, 2025 to March 7, 2025.

Submissions should be emailed to fin.apdconsultation-consultationoda.fin@canada.ca with "Input: 2025 ODAAA Consultation" as the subject line.

Participants in this consultation should provide the following information when submitting their comments:

In order to respect privacy and confidentiality, please advise when providing your comments whether you:

Information received through this comment process is subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act. Should you indicate that your comments, or any portions thereof, be considered confidential, the Department of Finance will make all reasonable efforts to protect this information.

What's next?

Our conversation doesn't end here.

We'll be collecting your feedback into a report that summarizes what we heard. This report will be provided to the Minister of Finance. Your input will be considered alongside the research our economists have been doing to improve the effectiveness of the Department of Finance's international assistance contributions.

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fin.apdconsultation-consultationoda.fin@canada.ca

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