Global Affairs Canada overhauling approximately $6 billion grants and contributions system
Why It Matters
Global Affairs distributes billions of dollars each year in the name of international advocacy and diplomacy, from small grants supporting overseas Pride events to Canadaโs budgetary contribution to the United Nations. A faster, simpler process would allow global cooperation and international aid organizations to focus on the people and communities they serve, instead of paperwork.
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Global Affairs Canada will drastically change how it manages grants and contributions over the next half decade, working to move away from processes many in the global cooperation and aidย sector have described as โtoo complex, too time consuming and too costly.โ
Speaking at the International Cooperation Futures Festival in Ottawa, Global Affairs Canada director general, Brandon Lee, told attendees heโd turn to the same
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