Commonwealth Secretariat

$5,787,182.00 CAD

≈ 74 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
—
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2021-2022
Agreement period
September 13, 2021 – June 30, 2022
Project status
Closed
Reference
CA-3-P005160005

Published purpose

This assessed contribution represents Canada’s long-term support to the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Commonwealth Secretariat uses these funds and other members’ funding, to achieve its mandate. The Secretariat's mandate includes: (1) supporting the Commonwealth as a corporate secretariat; (2) undertaking policy and advocacy work, notably supporting small and vulnerable states; and (3) providing technical and advisory services to member countries. The current Strategic Plan (2021 to 2025) orients the work of the Secretariat around four goals: (1) democracy and governance; (2) sustainable development; (3) resilience and climate action; and (4) small and other vulnerable states.

In plain English AI-generated

Canada provides assessed funding to the Commonwealth Secretariat to support its mandate of democracy, governance, sustainable development, climate resilience, and assistance to small and vulnerable states across member countries.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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View official source record Imported August 3, 2026 from Global Affairs Canada IATI data