Key Findings The Government of Canada’s CSR-related efforts have contributed to
In December 2023 Canada’s Embassy in Nepal hosted two capacity building workshops for journalists and students of mass communications in Kathmandu. The Embassy partnered with Kathmandu University – a prominent autonomous university in Nepal that is dedicated to maintaining academic excellence, and with Social Media Matters, a well-known organization which promotes online safety.
are an obligatory exercise in which they decide how to allocate the funds they have
April 2020 Recommendation 4: For future health programming, ensure that projects have
Since then they have been refugees at the Lusenda camp in DRC.
August 1, 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Lester B. Pearson Building, a symbol of Canada’s involvement on the international scene. Located at 125 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, it serves as the headquarters of Global Affairs Canada, hosting approximately 3,300 employees.
Its halls have borne witness to historic events, state visits and significant diplomatic
DFAIT represents Canada world-wide through a global network of embassies, High Commissions, consulates and diplomatic offices. These sites are supported by DFAIT Headquarters (HQ) located in Ottawa, Lester B. Pearson Building, 125 Sussex Drive which is the primary site for the Intrusion Detection and Access Control (IDAC) system’s operation. DFAIT has a total of 11 satellite offices within the National Capital Area (NCA). All of these NCA offices are serviced by the IDAC system at HQ, in one way or another, making it the largest operational IDAC system in DFAIT. DFAIT also has 11 Regional Offices, in every province and territory across Canada, but none were connected to the IDAC system at the time the PIA was completed, therefore these offices were out of scope for the PIA. Specifically, the Halifax Regional Office has since been added to the system and the Moncton and Toronto Regional Offices will be added in the near future.
Since the completion of the PIA, these schedules have been developed and implemented
Did you know that May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada? This annual celebration honours the contributions of Canadians of Asian descent to our country socially, culturally and economically. In the spirit of recognition and appreciation, let’s take a closer look at the remarkable experiences of Asian Canadian leaders at Global Affairs Canada (GAC).
“I find that my heritage and my family history have contributed to an enhanced understanding
Co-funding development projects with the extractive sector and civil society constitutes a new approach for GAC. The main purpose of this review was to assess the experience of partnerships established between non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and extractive firms on specific development initiatives.
As well, some of the projects may not have proceeded without the DFATD funding.
The Mission Cultural Fund (MCF) is an operational fund administered by the Cultural Diplomacy Unit and supported by mission liaison officers in the Mission Support Division (NMS) at Global Affairs Canada (GAC). Intended to be a tool dedicated to restoring the foundations of cultural diplomacy at GAC, available to missions abroad, the MCF was created and funded as part of two Canadian Heritage-led initiatives: Showcasing Canada’s Cultural Industries to the World (FY 2016/17 to FY 2017/18) and the Creative Export Strategy (FY 2018/19 to FY 2022/23).
Examples of initiatives that have effectively created increased opportunities for
Both countries have decentralized political structures and share the fundamental
