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{{Short description|Former Canadian government agency}} {{pp-pc1}} The '''Canadian International Development Agency''' ('''CIDA'''; in [[French language|French]]: ''Agence canadienne de développement international''; ''ACDI'') was a federal [[Canadians|Canadian]] organization that administered foreign aid programs in developing countries.<ref name="UIA">{{Cite web |url=https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100000034 |url-access= |title=Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) |author1=Staff writer |year=2024 |department=UIA Global Civil Society Database |website=uia.org |publisher=[[Union of International Associations]] |agency=Yearbook of International Organizations Online |location=Brussels, Belgium |format= |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi-broken-date= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |access-date=12 January 2025 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |via= |quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}}</ref> The agency was merged into the [[Department of Foreign Affairs (Canada)|Department of Foreign Affairs]] in 2013 by the federal government under Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]]. == History == CIDA was formed in 1968 by the Canadian government under [[Lester B. Pearson]]. CIDA reported to the [[Parliament of Canada]] through the [[Minister for International Cooperation (Canada)|Minister for International Cooperation]]. Its mandate was to "support [[sustainable development]] in [[developing countries]] in order to reduce [[poverty]] and contribute to a more secure, equitable, and prosperous world."<ref>Canadian International Development Agency. [http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/JUD-829101441-JQC CIDA in Brief] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115204235/http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/JUD-829101441-JQC |date=November 15, 2007 }}</ref> CIDA had its headquarters at 200 Promenade du Portage in [[Gatineau|Gatineau, Quebec]].<ref>Canadian International Development Agency. [http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/NIC-5494720-J79 Minister of International Cooperation]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018195637/http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/NIC-5494720-J79 |date=October 18, 2008 }}</ref> CIDA funding was the subject of intense debate, and the Conservative government made major revisions to the funding process, including reductions to NGOs described as supporting "left-leaning causes", such as Montreal-based [[Alternatives]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Funding for leftist group to be cut|last=Ivison|first=John|date=December 5, 2009|work=National Post}}</ref> === Demise === In March 2013, the Conservative government announced that CIDA would be folded into the [[Department of Foreign Affairs (Canada)|Department of Foreign Affairs]], and the organizations renamed as the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development,<ref>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (March 21, 2013). [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-budget-folds-cida-into-foreign-affairs-1.1412948 Federal budget folds CIDA into Foreign Affairs]. ''CBC News.''</ref> later renamed as [[Global Affairs Canada]].<ref>Privy Council Office (November 4, 2015). [http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/index.asp?lang=eng&page=docs&doc=mog-ag-eng.htm Machinery of Government Changes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117012133/http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/index.asp?lang=eng&page=docs&doc=mog-ag-eng.htm |date=2018-01-17 }}. ''Privy Council Office.''</ref> Critics said the merger would give insufficient attention to fighting poverty, but the Conservative government, and later the Liberal government that also kept CIDA programs under the same department, said the merger would lead to a more coherent international agenda.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/ex-cida-staffers-need-10-years-to-adapt-to-department-merger-report-1.3066524|title=Ex-CIDA staffers need 10 years to adapt to department merger: report|last=Blanchfield|first=Mike|date=2016-09-10|work=Canadian Press|access-date=2016-09-12|via=CTV News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawas-elimination-of-cida-brand-signals-end-of-a-foreign-aid-era/article12878309/|title=Ottawa's elimination of CIDA brand signals end of a foreign-aid era|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=27 June 2013|access-date=2016-09-12|last1=MacKrael|first1=Kim}}</ref> An internal report by the agency said that it would take up to 10 years for ex-CIDA employees to get used to the merger.<ref name=":0" /> ==Mandate== #Social development #:CIDA has supported programs relating directly to the treatment of [[Sexually transmitted disease|STDs]] in developing countries. It also cites basic [[education]] and child protection as priorities in the social development of countries that it aids. #Economic well-being #:Promoted and funded [[Microfinance]] and [[Education for sustainable development]] programs. #[[Environmental sustainability]] #:With a focus upon issues such as climate change, [[land degradation]], and water supply, CIDA sought to help developing nations maintain healthy ecosystems.<ref>Canadian International Development Agency. [http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/JUD-111814837-QFY Environmental Sustainability]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010173546/http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/JUD-111814837-QFY |date=October 10, 2006 }}</ref> CIDA was a partner in the Canada Iraq Marshlands Initiative.<ref>University of Victoria [http://ring.uvic.ca/08jan10/marshes.html "Reseeding a way of life in Iraq’s marshlands."] ''The Ring'' (January, 2008).</ref> For example, CIDA was a major donor to the International [[LUBILOSA]] Programme: which developed a [[biological pesticide]] for [[locust]] control, in support of small-holder farmers in the [[Sahel]]. #Governance #:CIDA strove for human rights, democracy, and good governance. The agency also supported gender equality. ==See also== {{Wikinews|Canada commits $127.4 million to fighting tuberculosis}} * [[Canada Corps]] * [[Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition]] * [[Millennium Development Goals]] * [[Robert G. Greenhill|Robert Greenhill]] * [[Local Enterprise Investment Centre]] a centre funded by Canadian Government through Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and managed by [http://www.idlc.com/ IDLC of Bangladesh Ltd. (IDLC)] to develop Bangladeshi SMEs * [[United States foreign aid]] ==Notes== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.uregina.ca/sipp/documents/pdf/PPP47_Cameron_online.pdf Between Policy and Practice: Navigating CIDA's Democracy Agenda - Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy, by Geoffrey Cameron] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229223942/http://www.uregina.ca/sipp/documents/pdf/PPP47_Cameron_online.pdf |date=February 29, 2012 }} * [http://www.bangladeshinc.com/ Local Enterprise Investment Centre (LEIC) a centre funded by Canadian Government through Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040610114652/http://www.bangladeshinc.com/ |date=June 10, 2004 }} {{Government Departments of Canada}} {{International development agencies}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Former Canadian federal departments and agencies]] [[Category:International development agencies]] [[Category:History of the foreign relations of Canada]]
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