G/AG/N/CAN/156  
 
24 March  2023 
(23-2124) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English/French  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  22 March  2023, 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 2021 . 
 
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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  2021 
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD AID PROVIDED TO LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET FOOD -IMPORTI NG 
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
As a signatory to the 2013 Food Assistance Convention (FAC), Canada established a minimum annual 
food assistance level of CAD 250 million. Total food assistance reported under the FAC exceeded 
that target, with more than 517.6 million disbursed. Approximat ely CAD 376 million went to LDCs 
and NFIDCs.  
Food assistance incorporates a mix of tools, including provision of eligible products, cash, vouchers, 
nutritional interventions, and livelihood protection in emergency and early recovery situations. 
Consistent  with FAC Requirements, all of Canada 's food assistance is expressed in value terms.  
Table A - Canadian Food Assistance to LDCs and NFIDCs 20211 
Country  Value Disbursed 
CAD Food Assistance Partner(s)  
Africa LDCs      
Burkina Faso  10,047,964  WFP, ICRC and UNICEF  
Burundi  1,063,920  ICRC and WFP  
Central African Republic  5,293,401  ICRC,WFP and OCHA Country Based Pooled Fund  
Chad  6,500,000  UNICEF and WFP  
Democratic Republic of Congo  18,899,575  ICRC, WFP and OCHA Country Based Pooled Fund  
Ethiopia  25,316,793  Save the Children, ICRC, UNICEF, WFP and OCHA 
Country Based Pooled Fund  
Guinea  569,551  WFP  
Madagascar  1,500,000  WFP  
Mali  18,523,997  UNICEF, ICRC and WFP  
Mauritania  1,000,000  WFP  
Mozambique  8,954,962  WFP  
Niger  11,307,252  ICRC, UNICEF, WFP and OCHA Country Based 
Pooled Fund  
Rwanda  1,053,569  WFP and CCFC  
Senegal  10,091,000  UNICEF and WFP  
Somalia  21,557,169  UNICEF, ICRC and WFP  
South Sudan  28,057,523  ICRC, WFP, UNICEF, World Vision and OCHA 
Country Based Pooled Fund  
Sudan  14,962,410  ICRC, UNICEF, WFP and OCHA Country Based 
Pooled Fund  
Tanzania  1,000,000  WFP  
Uganda  2,050,000  WFP  
Total Africa LDCs  187,749,086    
Africa NFIDCs      
Côte d'Ivoire  18,283  ICRC  
Kenya  2,000,000  WFP  
Total Africa NFIDCs  2,018,283   
Total Africa LDCs and NFIDCs  189,767,369   
Americas LDCs     
Haiti  15,500,000  WFP and UNICEF  
Total Americas LDCs  15,500,000    G/AG/N/CAN/156  
 
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  Country  Value Disbursed 
CAD Food Assistance Partner(s)  
Americas NFIDCs      
Cuba 1,000,000  WFP  
El Salvador  1,700,000  WFP  
Honduras  2,500,000  WFP  
Peru  500,000  WFP  
St. Vincent and Grenadines  250,000  WFP  
Venezuela , Bolivarian Republic of2 5,028,000  -  
Total Americas NFIDCs  10,978,000    
Total Americas LDCs and NFIDCs  26,478,000    
Asia and Pacific LDCs      
Afghanistan  24,380,771  ICRC, UNICEF, WFP and OCHA Country Based 
Pooled Fund  
Bangladesh  5,660,347  UNICEF and WFP  
Myanmar  1,745,955  ICRC, WFP and OCHA Country Based Pooled Fund  
Total Asia and Pacific LDCs  31,787,073    
Asia and Pacific NFIDCs      
Pakistan  2,600,000  WFP  
Sri Lanka  1,000,000  WFP  
Total Asia and Pacific NFIDCs  3,600,000    
Total Asia and Pacific LDCs and 
NFIDCs  35,387,073    
Europe, Middle East and Maghreb 
LDCs      
Yemen  39,724,331  UNICEF, ICRC, WFP and OCHA Country Based 
Pooled Fund  
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs  39,724,331    
Europe, Middle East and Maghreb 
NFIDCs      
Egypt  1,925,000  FAO  
Jordan  4,177,929  ICRC and WFP  
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb NFIDCs  6,102,929    
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb LDCs and NFIDCs  45,827,260    
Global Support3 78,473,650  Action Contre la Faim Canada, Canadian 
Foodgrains Bank, International Food Policy 
Research Institute, Nutrition International, 
UNICEF, and WFP  
Total  375,933,352    
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://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp -
content/uploads/sites/45/publication/ldc_list.pdf ) and the Development Assistance Committee of the 
OECD plus the Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs outlined in G/AG /5/Rev.11 
(available at: http://docsonline.wto.org ). 
2 Partners in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela are undisclosed.  
3 This value represents the long -term institutional support and other global level funding for which 
regional and country specific recipient information is not available.  
2  INDICATION OF THE PROPORTION IN FULLY GRANT FORM OR APPROPRIATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS  
All Canadian food assistance is provided in fully grant form. In 2008, Canada fully u ntied its food 
assistance budget, opening up 100% of its food assistance budget to international procurement and 
supporting the purchase of food in developing countries.  
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE DECISION  
As food inse curity reached an all -time high across the globe in 2021, driven by conflicts, forced 
displacement and severe weather extremes, along with the economics shocks from COVID -19 
recovery, Canada continued to provide much needed assistance. Canada provided CAD  517.6  million 
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  As part of Canada 's response to food needs across the globe, it continued to support experienced 
partners to provide food and nutrition assistan ce in 2021, including through ongoing programming 
that supported both immediate needs while concurrently working to strengthen resilience to future 
shocks.  
 
This was complemented with specific funding focused on famine prevention. Combined, this allowed 
for significant assistance in response to major food crises including Yemen (CAD 40.6 million), 
South  Sudan (CAD 28.6 million), Ethiopia (CAD 25 million), Afghanistan (CAD 24 million), Somalia 
(CAD 22 million), the Democratic Republic of Congo (CAD  18.9 million), and Haiti (CAD 15 million).  
This funding was coupled with ongoing advocacy efforts, including through the G7 Famine Prevention 
and Humanitarian  Crises Compact, to ensure the significant food needs remained on the radar, 
funding was mobilize d in response to the deteriorating situation,  and to scale up anticipatory action 
in the humanitarian system.   
In line with its Feminist International Assistance Policy, in 2021 Canada continued its efforts to 
strengthen gender responsive food and nutritio n assistance through new and innovative efforts. 
Canada supported the Canadian Foodgrains Bank with a combination of humanitarian and 
development funding (CAD 10 million) to address COVID -related acute food insecurity while 
concurrently working to help res tore and strengthen the livelihoods of vulnerable populations in six 
crisis-affected countries in sub -Saharan Africa. Based on the success of these efforts, an additional 
CAD 10 million was provided in 2022 to expand programming in sub -Saharan Africa as we ll as 
South  Asia.  
As acute hunger continued to be exacerbated by COVID -19 and over 41 million people were 
estimated to be at risk of falling into famine or famine -like conditions, Canada scaled up its 
humanitarian food and nutrition response during the ye ar, with an additional CAD 135 million in 
humanitarian support (complemented by an additional 20 CAD million in development assistance) 
to support crisis -affected countries – including Ethiopia, South Sudan, Yemen and Madagascar with 
reported populations i n catastrophic food insecurity levels. 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 nu trition outcomes.  
THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC) - FY 2021  
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 the 
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 FY2021 its total budget (including administrative costs) was 166.7 million. In FY2021, IDRC 
undertook disbursements in the agriculture sector (including agriculture, fishery and forestry) 
totalling CAD 8.01 million, which represented about 4.8 % of its total allocation.  
A review for FY2021 of IDRC identifi ed some 34 projects in agriculture and related sectors, in LDCs 
and NFIDCs with a value of CAD 20.8 million and a grand total of CAD 5.12 million disbursed; 
see Table  D. 
Table B - IDRC Bilateral Programming Disbursements (by Region and Country), for 
Agriculture and Related Sectors (including agriculture, fishery and forestry), to LDCs  
and NFIDCs, FY2021  
Country  Value Disbursed C AD '000 
AFRICA   
Benin  0.75 
Burkina Faso  34 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  6 
Ethiopia  358 
Guinea  40 
Madagascar  369 
Malawi  399 
Mali 29 
Mozambique  281 
Niger  17 G/AG/N/CAN/156  
 
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  Country  Value Disbursed C AD '000 
Rwanda  116 
Senegal  325 
Togo 96 
Uganda  191 
Zambia  86 
  
Africa LDCs * 2348   
   
Côte d'Ivoire  399 
Kenya  1222 
Africa NFDICs  1621  
Total Africa LDCs  and NFDICs*  3969  
  
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA   
Morocco  200 
Tunisia  142 
Middle East & North Africa NFIDCs  342 
Total Middle East & North Africa LDCs  and 
NFIDCs  342 
  
AMERICAS   
Cuba 179 
El Salvador  62 
Americas NFDICs  241 
Total Americas LDCs  and NFDICs  241 
   
ASIA   
Bangladesh  70 
Bhutan  70 
Myanmar  50 
Nepal  175 
Total Asia LDCs  365 
   
Pakistan  205 
Total Asia NFDICs  205 
Total Asia LDCs  and NFDICs  570 
   
IDRC   
Total IDRC to LDCs * 2,713  
Total IDRC to NFIDCs*  2,409  
GRAND TOTAL IDRC TO LDCs /NFIDCs*  5,122  
* 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 DE CISION  
Canada provided its food assistance in 2021 through 12 partners from UN agencies, ICRC and NGOs.4 
The WFP continued to receive the majority of Canada 's food assistance funding, amounting to 70% 
of Canada 's total food assistance allocations in 2021. UNICEF, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and 
the FAO received respectively 11%, 4.4% and 1.9% of Canada 's contribution. The remainder was 
provided to the ICRC and other Canadian and international NGOs.  
4 Action Against Hunger, Canadian Fo odgrains Bank, CARE Canada, Christian Children 's Fund of 
Canada, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), World Food Program (WFP), The 
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Rescue Committee (IRC), 
International F ood Policy Research Institute, The Mennonite Economic Development Associates, 
Nutrition International, Save the Children Canada, The United Nations International Children's 
Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and World Vision Canada.  
 
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