Canada’s new feminist international assistance policy and Africa trade and development cooperation

Abstract

The purpose of the present policy brief is to analyze Canada’s new feminist international assistance policy in the context of trade and development cooperation with Africa and explore the areas in which policy and programming synergies may offer opportunities for increased African-Canadian engagement. The primary focus of Canada’s international development assistance programming will be on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. Within this overall programming objective, Canada will challenge poverty and inequality by focusing its development assistance on five themes: human dignity; growth that works for everyone; environment and climate action; inclusive governance; and peace and security.