G/AG/N/CAN/152  
 
23 June 2022  
(22-4873) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English/French  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  21 June  2022, 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 2018 . 
 
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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  2018 
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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 Co nvention (FAC), Canada established a minimum annual 
food assistance level of CAD 250 million. Total food assistance reported under the FAC exceeded 
that target, providing CAD 400.1 million disbursed. Approximately CAD 289 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 Canad a's food assistance is expressed in value terms.  
Table A - Canadian Food Assistance to LDCs and NFIDCs 20181 
Country  Value  Value  
Disbursed  CAD Food Assistance Partners  
Africa LDCs    
Benin  97,009  UNICEF  
Burkina Faso  4,200,342  Micronutrient Initiative, UNICEF and WFP  
Burundi  796,867  IFRC,  Micronutrient Initiative, Primate's 
World Relief and Development Fund, 
UNICEF and WFP  
Central  African  Republic  7,572,898  ACF, IFRC, Solidarités International, 
UNICEF and WFP  
Chad 8,268,108  CARE Canada, IFRC, IRC, UNICEF and WFP  
Democratic  Republic  of Congo  16,986,702  ACF, IFRC, FAO, IFAD, Save the Children, 
UNICEF, WFP and World Vision  
Djibouti  150,000  WFP 
Ethiopia  33,946,087  CARE Canada, Concern, IBRD, 
Micronutrient Initiative, Save the Children, 
UNICEF, WFP  
Guinea  97,009  UNICEF  
Malawi  97,010  UNICEF  
Mali 4,752,131  IFRC and WFP  
Mozambique  118,304  Primate's World Relief and Development 
Fund and UNICEF  
Niger  14,741,499  ACF, CARE Canada, Development and 
Peace, FAO, IFAD, IFRC, Micronutrient 
Initiative, UNICEF and WFP  
Rwanda  833,541  Primate's World Relief and Development 
Fund and WFP  
Senegal  3,703,334  Micronutrient Initiative, UNICEF and WFP  
Sierra Leone  97,010  UNICEF  
Somalia  11,937,951  ACF, CARE Canada, FAO, IFAD, Save the 
Children, UNICEF, WFP and World Vision  
South Sudan  20,087,720  Concern, IFRC, Islamic Relief, UNICEF, 
WFP and World Vision  
Sudan  4,281,353  IFRC, UNICEF and WFP  
Tanzania  1,973,604  Oxfam Canada, Primate's World Relief and 
Development Fund, WFP and World Vision  
Togo 97,010  UNICEF  G/AG/N/CAN/152  
 
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  Country  Value  Value  
Disbursed  CAD Food Assistance Partners  
Uganda  4,782,841  Save the Children and WFP  
Total Africa LDCs  139,618,330   
Africa NFIDCs    
Côte d'Ivoire  97,009  UNICEF  
Kenya  8,005,831  Micronutrient Initiative, WFP and World 
Vision  
Total Africa NFIDCs  8,102,840   
Total  Africa  LDCs  and NFIDCs  147,721,170   
Americas LDCs    
Haiti 3,938,079  Centre for International Studies and 
Cooperation (CECI), UNICEF and WFP  
Total Americas LDCs  3,938,079   
Americas NFIDCs    
El Salvador  350,000  WFP 
Honduras  350,000  WFP 
Total Americas NFIDCs  700,000   
Total Americas LDCs and Americas 
NFIDCs  4,638,079   
Asia and Pacific LDCs    
Afghanistan  6,132,950  ACF, CARE Canada, IFRC, MCCC, 
Micronutrient Initiative and WFP  
Bangladesh  7,208,441  ACF, IFRC,  Micronutrient Initiative, 
UNICEF, WFP and World Vision  
Myanmar  1,160,429  IFRC and WFP  
Nepal  1,583,334  Micronutrient Initiative  
Total Asia and Pacific LDCs  16,085,154   
Asia and Pacific NFIDCs    
Pakistan  4,097,211  IFRC, Micronutrient Initiative, UNICEF, 
WFP and World Vision  
Sri Lanka  26,991  IFRC 
Total Asia and Pacific NFIDCs  4,124,202   
Total Asia and Pacific LDCs and 
NFIDCs  20,209,356   
Europe, Middle East and Maghreb LDCs    
Mauritania  2,500,000  WFP 
Yemen  16,633,920  ACF, ADRA, CARE Canada, IFRC, Islamic 
Relief, Save the Children, UNICEF and WFP  
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb  LDCs  19,133,920   
Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb  NFIDCs    
Jordan  10,206,035  IFRC and WFP  
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb  NFIDCs  10,206,035   
Total Europe, Middle East and 
Maghreb  LDCs and NFIDCs  29,339,955   
Global support2 86,655,600  Canadian Foodgrains Bank, UNICEF, WFP 
and Micronutrient Initiative  
Total  288,564,160   
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 De veloping States ( https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp -
content/uploads/sites/45/publication/ldc_list.pdf ) and the Development Assistance Com mittee 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 This value represents the unearmarked long -term institutional suppo rt provided to WFP, the 
Canadian Foodgrains  Bank, UNICEF  and Micronutrient Initiative for activities including voucher 
transfers, cash transfers and provision of in -kind food assistance. It also includes support to the 
WFP's Immediate Response account. Regional and country specific recipient information is not 
available.  G/AG/N/CAN/152  
 
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  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 untied 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  
In 2018, Canada provided humanitarian assistance funding to 41 implementing partners to help 
meet the needs of communities affected by natural disasters, conflict and complex emergencies in 
60 countries. In addition to its support to shelter, WASH, education, protection a nd health initiatives, 
Canada supported humanitarian food and nutrition assistance through 28 implementing partners to 
benefit populations in 56  countries and regions. Throughout the year, the vast majority of 
food-security crises to which Canada responded  were caused by conflicts and forced displacement. 
Key responses to conflict areas include: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ( CAD 17 M), 
Ethiopia  (CAD 34 M), Myanmar and Bangladesh ( CAD 8 M), Yemen ( CAD 16.5 M), South Sudan 
(CAD 20 M), and the region al responses to the Lake Chad basin ( CAD 39.5 M) and the Syria and 
Iraq crises ( CAD 69.5 M). 
 
Long-term support of CAD 50 million over five years to WFP for school feeding programming in 
conflict areas continued for protracted humanitarian contexts in the Democratic Republic of the 
Congo, Niger, Syria and Lebanon. The gender -sensitive school feeding programmes contributed to 
closing the gaps between humanitarian and development activities while providing incentives to 
support education opportunities, pa rticularly for girls, thus helping to improve gender equality. 
Canada also supported the Resilience Initiative with WFP, FAO and IFAD, in DRC, Niger and Somalia. 
This flagship initiative,  represents an unprecedented effort to support and invest in the same  
vulnerable communities over a five -year period through integrated, context -specific, gender - and 
nutrition -sensitive assistance interventions addressing both immediate food needs and the root 
causes of hunger.  
 
In terms of geographical distribution of the  food assistance for 2018, 59% of Canada 's food 
assistance went to sub -Saharan Africa, almost 30.5% went to the Middle -East and Northern 
Africa  (MENA), 8.2% went to Asia, 1.8% went to the Americas and 0.5% went to Europe. There was 
an increase in allocatio n to Sub -Saharan Africa compared to 2017 (when the allocation was slightly 
below 50%), meeting 2015  and 2016 levels (at 58%). With a significant portion of multi -year food 
assistance funding, the MENA region remained stable (28% in 2017), which still repre sents a 
significant increase from 2016 (19.6%). Asia 's share of Canadian food assistance diminished from 
the 11.7% average between 2015 -2017. Funding to the Americas dropped with 1.9% of funding 
going to this region compared to a 10.2% peak in 2016, and 8. 9% of total funding in 2017.3 
 
THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC)  
 
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 FY2017/2018 its total budget (including admi nistrative costs) was CAD  147 million. In 
FY2017/2018, IDRC undertook disbursements in the agriculture sector (including agriculture, fishery 
and forestry) totalling CAD 4.7 million, which represented about 3.2% of its total allocation.  
 
A review for FY201 7/2018 of IDRC identified some 14 projects4 in agriculture and related sectors, 
in LLDCs and NFIDCs with a value of CAD 2.34 million (about 49.5 % of all disbursements in 
agriculture); See Table B.  G/AG/N/CAN/152  
 
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  Table B - IDRC Bilateral Programming Disbursements (by Region and Country), for 
Agriculture and Related Sectors (including agriculture, fishery and forestry), to LLDCs 
and NFIDCs, FY2017/2018  
Country  Value Disbursed  
CAD '000  
AFRICA   
Benin  22 
Burkina Faso  1,110  
Ethiopia  81 
Malawi  72 
Mali 96 
Niger  52 
Rwanda  0.6 
Senegal  10 
Uganda  61 
Zambia  24 
Africa LDCs  1,529  
   
Côte d'Ivoire  6 
Kenya  188 
Africa NFDICs  194 
Total Africa LDCs and NFDICs  1,723  
  
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA   
Morocco  140 
Tunisia  8 
Middle East & North Africa NFIDCs  148 
Total Middle East & North Africa LDCs and NFIDCs  148 
  
AMERICAS   
Bolivia , Plurinational State of  159 
Americas LDCs  159 
Total Americas LLDCs and NFDICs  159 
   
ASIA   
Cambodia  57 
Lao People's Democratic Republic  57 
Myanmar  180 
Nepal  2 
Total Asia LLDCs  296 
   
Sri Lanka  13 
Total Asia NFDICs  13 
Total Asia LLDCs and NFDICs  309 
   
IDRC   
Total IDRC to LLDCs  1,984  
Total IDRC to NFIDCs  355 
GRAND TOTAL IDRC TO LLDCs/NFIDCs  2,339  
3 More information available in the consolidate Narrative report on Food Assistance by members of the 
Food Assistance Convention – 2018 ( https://www.foodassistanceconvention.org/en/reports.aspx ). 
4 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 2018 through 28 UN agencies and NGOs.5 The WFP continued 
to receive the majority of Canada 's food assistance funding, amounting to 61.5% of Canada 's total 
food assistance allocations in 2018. Micronutrient Initiative and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank G/AG/N/CAN/152  
 
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  respectively received 12% and 6% of Canada 's contribution. The remainder was provided to Action 
Against Hunger, the ICRC and other Canadian and international NGOs.  
5 Action Against Hunger, ACTED, The Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) Canada, The 
Canadian Cooperative Association, The Canadian Foodgrains, CARE Canada, Centre for International 
Studies and Cooperation (CECI), Concern Worldwide, Development and Peace, The Food and 
Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO ), World Food Program (WFP), The International Back for 
Reconstruction and Development, The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), the 
International Rescue Committee (IRC), Islamic Relief, The Mennonite Central Committee Canada 
(MCCC), Mercy Cor ps, Micronutrient Initiative, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam -Quebec, Plan International 
Canada, Primate's World Relief and Development Fund, Save the Children Canada, Solidarités 
International, The United Nations Development Fund (UNDP), The United Nations Internatio nal 
Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and World Vision Canada.  
 
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