G/AG/N/CAN/165  
 
14 February  2024 
(24-1312) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English/French  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 13 February  2024, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Canada . The notification concerns actions taken within the framework of the Decision 
on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on Least -Developed 
and Net Food -Importing Developing Countries ( Table NF:1 ) during the Calendar  Year 2022 . 
 
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Note that with the entering into force of the Food Assistance Convention on 1  January  2013, Canada 
reports Food Assistance Operations relevant to the NFIDC decision based on a calendar year basis. 
Data from the IDRC are reported on a fiscal -year basis.  
 
 
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  Table NF:1  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16.2 OF THE AGREEMENT: MONITORING OF THE  
FOLLOW -UP TO THE DECISION ON MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE  
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE REFORM PROGRAMME ON LEAST -DEVELOPED  
AND NET FOOD -IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:  
CANADA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2022  
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1  QUANTITY  OF FOOD AID PROVIDED TO LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET FOOD -IMPORTING 
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
As a signatory to the 2013 Food Assistance Convention  (FAC), Canada established a m inimum annual 
food assistance level of CAD  250 million. In 2022, Canada 's total food assistance reported under the 
FAC exceeded that target, with more than CAD  784.8  million disbursed. Approximately 
CAD 604.7  million went to LDCs and NFIDCs.  
Food assistance is delivered by Canada 's partners using a mix of tools, including provision of eligible 
products, cash, vouchers, nutritional interventions, and livelihood protection in emergency and early 
recovery situati ons. Consistent with FAC Requirements, all of Canada 's food assistance is expressed 
in value terms.  
Table A - Canadian Food Assistance to LDCs and NFIDCs 20221 
Country  Value Disbursed 
CAD Food Assistance Partner(s)2  
Africa LDCs      
Burkina Faso  16,523,873.96  WFP, UNICEF, ICRC, OCHA -CBPF3 
Burundi  1,000,000.00  WFP  
Central African Republic  9,523,088.39  WFP, Humanitarian Coalition, ICRC, OCHA -CBPF3 
Chad  4,274,270.46  WFP, ACF, UNICEF, ICRC  
Democratic Republic of the Congo   25,702,955.75  WFP, ACF, CARE, Humanitarian Coalition, Save 
the Children, ICRC, OCHA -CBPF3 
Ethiopia   42,456,845.45  WFP, ACF, CFGB, Humanitarian Coalition, Save 
the Children, UNICEF, ICRC, OCHA -CBPF3 
Madagascar   2,575,000.00  WFP, ACF  
Mali  44,531,607.65  WFP, UNICEF, ICRC  
Mauritania   182,565.38  ICRC  
Mozambique   5,563,489.83  WFP, ICRC  
Niger   23,871,824.55  WFP, ACF, Humanitarian Coalition, ICRC  
Somalia   31,107,631.26  WFP, ACF, CARE, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, 
Humanitarian Coalition, UNICEF, ICRC, OCHA -
CBPF3 
South Sudan   43,634,594.09  WFP, ACF, CARE, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, 
Humanitarian Coalition, UNICEF, ICRC, 
OCHA -CBPF3 
Sudan   66,043,533.63  WFP, ACF, CARE, Save the Children, UNICEF, 
ICRC, OCHA -CBPF3 
Tanzania   300,000.00  WFP  
Uganda   2,164,728.66  WFP, ICRC  
 
1 Data for the purposes of this notification were gathered for Least Developed Countries  (LDCs) as 
recognised by the United Nations and published by the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the 
Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States 
(https://unctad.org/topic/least -developed -countries/list ) and the Development Assistance Committee of the 
OECD plus the Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs out lined in G/AG/5/Rev.12  (available at: 
http://docsonline.wto.org ). 
2 Acronyms: Action Contre la Faim  (ACF), Canadian Foodgrains Bank  (CFGB), Cooperative for Assistance 
and Relief Everywhere  (CARE), International Committee of the Red Cross  (ICRC), United Nations Office for the 
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs —Country -Based Pooled Funds  (OCHA -CBPF), the United Nations 
Children 's Fund  (UNICEF), World Food Program  (WFP).  
3 All OCHA  Country -Based Pooled Fund allocations are calculated according to the share of contributions 
eligible as food and nutrition assistance under the FAC guidelines.  G/AG/N/CAN/165  
 
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  Country  Value Disbursed 
CAD Food Assistance Partner(s)2  
Total Africa LDCs   319,456,009.06    
Africa NFIDCs      
Kenya   7,150,964.34  WFP, ACF, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, 
Humanitarian Coalition, UNICEF, ICRC  
Total Africa NFIDCs   7,150,964.34    
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs   326,606,973.40    
Americas LDCs      
Haiti  18,050,000.00  WFP, UNICEF  
Total Americas LDCs   18,050,000.00    
Americas NFIDCs      
El Salvador   800,000.00  WFP  
Honduras   4,800,000.00  WFP  
Peru  325,000.00  WFP  
Venezuela , Bolivarian Republic of   3,682,270.06  Undisclosed4 
Total Americas NFIDCs   9,607,270.06    
Total Americas LDCs and 
NFIDCs   27,657,270.06    
Asia and Pacific LDCs      
Afghanistan   119,045,236.90  WFP, UNICEF, ICRC, OCHA -CBPF3 
Bangladesh   4,450,000.00  WFP, ACF  
Myanmar   3,195,734.56  WFP, ICRC, OCHA -CBPF3 
Total Asia and Pacific LDCs   126,690,971.45    
Asia and Pacific NFIDCs      
Sri Lanka   1,200,000.00  UNICEF  
Pakistan   9,400,000.00  WFP  
Total Asia and Pacific NFIDCs   10,600,000.00    
Total Asia and Pacific LDCs 
and NFIDCs   137,290,971.45    
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs      
Yemen   44,015,463.08  WFP; ACF; CARE; Save the Children; UNICEF; 
ICRC; OCHA -CBPF3 
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs   44,015,463.08    
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb NFIDCs      
Egypt   93,204.87  ICRC  
Jordan   3,000,000.00  WFP  
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb NFIDCs   3,093,204.87    
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs and NFIDCs   47,108,667.95    
Global Support5  66,046,512  WFP, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, FAO, 
Humanitarian Coalition  
Total  604,710,395    
 
2  INDICATION  OF THE PROPORTION IN FULLY GRANT FORM OR APPROPRIATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS  
All Canadian food assistance is provided to Canada 's partners in fully grant form. In 2008, Canada 
fully untied its food assistance budget, opening up 100% of its food assistance budg et to 
international procurement and supporting the purchase of food in developing countries.  
3  TECHNICAL  AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE DECISION  
Canada continued to provide much needed assistance in 2022 in response to an all -time hig h food 
insecurity, driven by conflicts, forced displacement and severe weather extremes, exacerbated by 
the impacts of COVID -19, Russia 's invasion of Ukraine and widespread increases in the cost of living. 
 
4 Partners in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela remain undisclosed for protection reasons.  
5 This value represents the unearmarked long -term institutional support provided to WFP, the Canadian 
Foodgrains Bank, the Humanitarian Coalition and FAO for activities including voucher transfers, cash transfers 
and provision of in -kind food assistance. R egional and country specific recipient information is not available.  G/AG/N/CAN/165  
 
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  Canada provided CAD  784.8  million in FAC eligible contributions in 2022, substantially exceeding its 
commitment of CAD  250 million.  
Canada 's food and nutrition assistance is provided to key humanitarian food and nutrition United 
Nations  (UN) and non -governmental organization  (NGO) partners to help provid e life-saving services 
such as food assistance, emergency cash and vouchers, ready -to-use therapeutic food used for 
emergency feeding of acutely malnourished children, antenatal care, micronutrient supplementation, 
and fortification programmes, support for  breastfeeding as well as complementary services in the 
water and sanitation sector and health sector  that support food security and nutrition outcomes.  
Canada has made the provision of food and nutrition assistance a key component of its humanitarian 
assistance portfolio and steadily increased share of its humanitarian funding to these sectors 
from 30% of Canada 's total humanitarian budget in 2017 to nearly 48% in 2022, using 
evidence -based and impartial needs assessments provided through well -established  and coordinated 
humanitarian mechanisms. This was achieved in part through the allocation of significant extra 
budgetary resources for humanitarian food and nutrition assistance during the year. This funding 
allowed experienced UN, Red Cross and Canadian NGOs to respond to critical food and nutrition 
needs around the world, and to support complementary multi -sectoral services that bolster food 
security and nutrition outcomes.  
As part of response to food needs across the globe, Canada continued to support experienced 
partners to provide immediate food and nutrition assistance, including allocating additional 
humanitarian resources to help prevent famine in several hotspots, such as Somalia and Yemen. As 
a result, Canada provided significant funding to respo nd to major food crises including in the 
Middle  East (CAD  115.8  million), Afghanistan (CAD  119 million), the Horn of Africa 
(CAD 80.7 million), the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin (CAD  63.4 million), South  Sudan 
(CAD 43.6 million), the Democratic Republic of Congo (CAD  25.7 million), and Haiti 
(CAD 18.05  million) . 
In response to growing acute malnutrition, Canada provided CAD  36 million to support UNICEF 's 
emergency nutrition response efforts through a focused program to procure and distribute Read y to 
use Therapeutic feeding  (RuTF) in key humanitarian contexts across Central Asia, the Middle East 
and Sub -Saharan Africa.  In line with its Feminist International Assistance Policy, Canada continued 
its efforts in 2022 to strengthen gender responsive fo od and nutrition assistance through innovative 
efforts.  
THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC) – FY 2022 -2023 
Part of Canada 's foreign affairs and development efforts, the International Development Research 
Centre  (IDRC) invests in knowledge, innovation, and solutions to improve lives of people in 
developing world. Bringing together the right partners around opportunities for impact, 
IDRC supports leaders for today and tomorrow and helps drive change for those who need it most.   
In FY2022 its total budget (including administrative costs) was CAD  234 million. In FY2022, 
IDRC undertook disbursements in the agriculture sector (including agriculture, fishery and forestry) 
totalling CAD  8.02 million, which represented about 3.4 % of its tot al allocation.  
A review for FY2022 of IDRC identified 46  projects in agriculture and related sectors, in LDCs 
and NFIDCs with a value of CAD  4.32 million and a grand total of CAD  3.3 million disbursed; See 
Table B . 
TABLE B - IDRC Bilateral Programming Disb ursements (by Region and Country), for 
Agriculture and Related Sectors (including agriculture, fishery and forestry), to LDCs 
and NFIDCs, FY2022 -23 
Country  Value Disbursed CAN  
AFRICA   
Benin  (23.96)  
Burkina Faso   113,272  
Ethiopia   126,174  
Guinea   38,565  
Madagascar   84,188  
Malawi   366,423  G/AG/N/CAN/165  
 
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  Country  Value Disbursed CAN  
Mali  2,465  
Mozambique   44,782  
Niger   2,441  
Rwanda   23,330  
Senegal   265,949  
Togo  71,072  
Uganda   28,062  
Zambia   6,951  
  
Africa LDCs*   1,173,650  
  
Kenya  890,203  
  
Africa NFIDCs*  890,203  
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs*  2,063,853  
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA   
Morocco   128,050  
Tunisia  38,291  
Middle East & North Africa NFIDCs  166,341  
Total Middle East & North Africa LDCs and 
NFIDCs  166,341  
  
AMERICAS   
Cuba 89,011  
El Salvador  71,360  
Honduras  428,200  
Americas NFIDCs  588,571  
Total Americas LDCs and NFIDCs  588,571  
   
ASIA   
Bangladesh  17,441  
Bhutan  17,441  
Nepal  297,992  
Total Asia LDCs  332,874  
   
Pakistan  185,652  
Total Asia NFIDCs  185,652  
Total Asia LDCs and NFIDCs   518,527  
   
IDRC   
Total IDRC to LDCs*  1,506,524  
Total IDRC to NFIDCs*  1,830,767  
GRAND TOTAL IDRC TO LDCs/NFIDCs*  3,337,290  
* Total project counts are "distinct" counts as one project may be active in more than one 
country.  
 
4  OTHER RELEVANT  INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION  
Canada provided its food assistance in 2022 through 11  partners from  UN agencies, ICRC and 
NGOs6. The WFP continued to receive the majority of Canada 's food assistance funding, amounting 
to 71.8% of Canada 's total food assistance allocations in 2022. UNICEF, the Canadian Foodgrains 
Bank and the FAO received respectively 6 .5%, 4% and 6.8% of Canada 's contribution. The 
remainder was provided to the ICRC, other Canadian and international NGOs and through the CERF 
and OCHA -CBPFs.  
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6 Action Against Hunger, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, CARE Canada, The Food and Agriculture 
Organization of the UN  (FAO), The Humanitarian Coalition, World Food Program  (WFP), The International 
Committee of the Red Cross  (ICRC), the International Rescue Committee  (IRC), The Mennonite Economic 
Development Associates, Save the Children Canada, and The United Nations International Children's 
Emergency Fund  (UNICEF).