Cowater International Inc.

Published purpose

The Canadian Trade and Investment Facility (CTIF) provides technical assistance to support more inclusive, sustainable and poverty-reducing trade and investment in official development assistance (ODA) eligible Asia-Pacific countries. CTIF technical assistance providers work with national and regional authorities to improve policy-making practices among regional and national institutions, and with public, private and non-governmental stakeholders to increase access to markets and finance by Asia-Pacific-based SMEs, particularly those led by women. CTIF provides technical assistance by external contractors following the approval of technical assistance requests from eligible beneficiaries. These include regional institutions, governments, civil society organisations, and individual firms in ODA-eligible countries in the region.