Establishing an enabling environment for civil society organizations in Canada, key issues affecting Canadian international development and humanitarian organizations /

The analysis of this 2014 survey shows that the lack of any significant and predictable funding for the sector from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)/Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) since 2011 is having a profound and detrimental impact on Canadian CSOs’ capacity to deliver their programs on the ground – in terms of reduced staff, partnerships and ac [...] This is evident in the general decline in the overall number of organizations receiving DFATD funding, the unpredictability of funding opportunities, and the expiry of existing contribution agreements secured by organizations under the old funding window, with no alternative funding sources in DFATD. [...] The report was released on the heels of an announcement by the Partnership with Canadians Branch (PwCB) of the winners of the first set of major calls-for-proposals, a new funding mechanism for civil society organizations (CSOs). [...] The 2012 report assessed the experience of Canadian CSOs with the new calls-for-proposals funding mechanism, provided a very detailed analysis of the experience of organizations with each of eight calls, identified a number of actual and emerging impacts on organizations, and made 12 recommendations to address these impacts. [...] Use of the organizational identifiers, CIDA and DFATD In June 2013 the government passed legislation for the abolition of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and its integration into a new department, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD).