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Q-554
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
With regard to Canadian government funding of the HAYA Joint Programme and its association with the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, a Gaza-based organization with reported links to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, designated by Canada as a terrorist entity: (a) what is the total amount of Canadian funding provided to the HAYA Joint Programme since its inception, broken down by fiscal year; (b) what portion of Canadian funding was allocated or subcontracted to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, directly or indirectly, through implementing partners or United Nations agencies; (c) what are the names of all implementing partners and subcontracted non-governmental organizations that received Canadian funds as part of the HAYA Programme, and what amounts did each receive, broken down by year; (d) what oversight or due diligence measures were undertaken by Global Affairs Canada to ensure that no funds provided through the HAYA Programme were allocated to organizations with links to terrorist groups or engaged in political propaganda; (e) was the government of Canada aware of the January 15, 2025, Facebook post by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights in which Canada was tagged and accused of complicity in "starvation as a weapon of war" by Israel, and, if so, what steps were taken in response; (f) has the government of Canada, Global Affairs Canada, or any Canadian official formally raised concerns with the United Nations agencies involved in HAYA, including UN Women and United Nations Population Fund, regarding the participation of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights in the program; (g) has the government of Canada taken any action to investigate whether its funding has contributed to materials or training programs developed or delivered by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, including programs in United Nations Relief and Works Agency schools, and, if so, what were the findings; and (h) will the government of Canada provide a complete accounting of the HAYA Programme’s disbursements, including financial breakdowns, project reports, and evaluations, and if not, why not? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-329
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025 |
With regard to Global Affairs Canada's operational expenditures for international development programming from fiscal year 2023–24 through 2024–25: (a) what is the total amount spent annually on travel, hospitality, and administrative overhead related to development programs, broken down by (i) region, (ii) project, (iii) division; (b) how many Global Affairs Canada employees travelled abroad for development-related purposes in each year, in total and broken down by destination; (c) what internal assessments, if any, have been completed to measure whether these expenditures produced a measurable impact on project success or delivery; and (d) what recommendations were made in any such assessments regarding cost savings or reducing duplication of roles with multilateral partners? |
Answered |
Monday, November 3, 2025 |
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Q-328
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025 |
With regard to all Canadian international development funding distributed via multilateral institutions, since January 1, 2020, including, but not limited to, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and the Global Fund: (a) what is the total amount of government funding transferred annually to each institution; (b) what portion of these funds was earmarked versus unearmarked, and what were the earmarks for; (c) what mechanisms are in place to ensure accountability for outcomes associated with Canadian funding; and (d) what portion of Canadian funding was reallocated by these institutions to projects or regions under sanctions or with Tier 3 human rights designations, and what was the government’s response to these reallocations? |
Answered |
Monday, November 3, 2025 |
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Q-327
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025 |
With regard to funding provided by Global Affairs Canada for international development projects which include gender identity, anti-racism, or decolonization as thematic priorities, since January 1, 2020, and broken down by year: (a) what are the total funds allocated to such projects; (b) what are the details of each such project, including the (i) amount of funding provided by Global Affairs Canada, (ii) implementing partner, (iii) location, (iv) total project budget, (v) project's title and description; (c) for each project, what portion of the funds were used for (i) administration, (ii) advocacy, (iii) communications, (iv) training; (d) what measurable development outcomes were delivered by each project and how were these outcomes evaluated; and (e) which of these projects, if any, were audited or reviewed for cost-effectiveness or value-for-money by the Office of the Auditor General, Global Affairs Canada, or an external evaluator, and what are the details of each audit or review? |
Answered |
Monday, November 3, 2025 |
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Q-313
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
With regard to the government’s provision of goods and services to irregular border crossers seeking asylum: (a) what items are provided to
entrants at the time of their crossing; (b) what items are provided to entrants once they are relocated to accommodations; and (c) what is the cost of provisions to entrants, broken down by each item, with its associated per-unit cost?
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Answered |
Monday, November 3, 2025 |
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Q-51
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |
With regard to all international development projects funded by the government that include language related to "climate justice", "intersectionality", "anti-racism" or "decolonization" since January 1, 2018:
(a) what are the details of each such project, including the (i) project name, (ii) recipient organization, (iii) country or region, (iv) funding amount, (v) project description, (vi) date of the funding;
(b) what were the measurable humanitarian outcomes produced by each project, as assessed by (i) Global Affairs Canada, (ii) third-party evaluations, broken down by evaluator;
and (c) which projects underwent formal audits for cost-effectiveness or ideological bias, and what were the details, including the results of each audit? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
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Q-50
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |
With regard to projects funded under Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy, since its inception in 2017, and broken down by year:
(a) what are the details of all projects funded, including the (i) project name, (ii) implementing partner, (iii) country, (iv) total funding amount, (v) project description, (vi) date of the funding;
(b) for each project, what was the proportion of funding allocated toward activities related to gender-based ideology versus measurable humanitarian outcomes such as clean water, food, health care and education;
(c) which projects were flagged for ideological risk, redundancy with multilateral efforts or weak accountability measures in internal departmental risk assessments, and what specific actions were taken in response to each flag;
(d) what indicators does the government use to measure its effectiveness;
(e) what performance metrics have been met since 2017; and
(f) what are the total expenditures under the Feminist International Assistance Policy, broken down by year and region? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
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Q-49
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |
With regard to Canadian funding for education in developing countries: (a) how much was spent annually for each of the last five fiscal years; (b) what was the breakdown by country and by education level (primary, secondary, post-secondary); and (c) how many girls and women were direct beneficiaries of these education programs in total and broken down by country and education level? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
