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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual 
Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
REPORT ON THE IMPLEM ENTATION OF ARTI CLE 66.2  
OF THE TRIPS AGREEME NT 
CANADA  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 20 September  2017, from the delegation of Canada, is being 
circulated pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Decision on the Implementation of Article 66.2 of the 
TRIPS Agreement (IP/C/28).  
 
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1  INTRODUCTION  
1.  Article 66.2 of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Propert y Rights (TRIPS) 
requir es that " [d]eveloped country Members shall provide incentives to enterprises and institutions 
in their territories for the purpose of promoting and encouraging technology transfer to least 
developed country Members in order to enable them to create a sound  and viable 
technological  base".  
2.  Following the Decision of the  Council  for TRIPS  of 19 February  2003 (IP/C/28) , developed country 
Members must submit annual reports on the actions taken or planned in pursuance of their 
commitments under TRIPS Article 66.2.  Members decided to provide new, detailed reports every 
third year and, in the intervening  years,  to provide  updates  to their most recent  reports.  Canada 's 
last detailed  report  was submitted in 2015. The present report constitutes an update  to Canada 's 
2015 report, and builds on last year 's October 2016 update,  with a view to providing current 
information on Canada 's activities in respect  of technology  transfer  to least developed  countries  
(LDCs).  
3.  Further to Canada 's 2015 report (IP/C/W/611/Add.2) and Canad a's 2016 update 
(IP/C/W/616/  Add.4), this report provides a further update, by way of an illustrative, and non -
exhaustive, overview of incentives  provided  to Canadian  enterprises  and institutions,  which  are 
either  targeted  specifically  at LDCs or to groups  that at a minimum include an LDC. It is noted that 
the activities described in this report are distinct from technical cooperation activities (as outlined 
in Canada 's corresponding 2017 report on Article 67 of  the TRIPS  Agreement).  However,  as noted  
by various Members  and as expressed  by the WTO Secretariat in the past, there are inevitable 
overlaps between the concepts of technology  transfer  and technical  assistance.  For instance,  some  
forms  of technical  and financial assistance can constitute incentives for the transfer of technology, 
particularly given that the legal and regulatory context in a country (including with respect to IP) 
can be a key consideration in creating the enabling conditions for sustainable technology transfer.  
4.  Canada understands tech nology transfer to include: the transfer of technology embedded in 
physical goods and services, such as machinery and equipment; the dissemination of technical and 
business information and knowledge on which a product, process or service is based; and 
the transfer of skills and know -how. Accordingly, technology transfer can tak e the following form:  
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   management and business know -how to support production and distribution of goods 
and services; and  
 human resource capacity building.  
5.  Domestic incentives for the transfer of technology are provided for all three of these forms of 
technology transfer. While  a variety of financial and non -financial incentives exist to facilitate 
technology transfer transactions (such as co -financing, loans, insurance, tax relief, technical 
advice, networking and partnership contacts, and linkages), most incentives in Canada f or 
technology transfer take the form of official development assistance (ODA) programme s. 
2  OVERVIEW  
6.  Several Canadian government departments, agencies and programme s are involved in 
providing either  direct  or indirect  incentives  for Canadian  enterprises and  institutions to engage in 
activities involving technology transfer to LDCs.  This document describes and updates on the 
ongoing activities of these bodies . 
7.  Canada notes the continuing interest of LDC Members in learning more about the impact and 
the functi oning of developed country Members ' technology transfer programme s. As a result, and 
further to LDCs ' October 2011 proposed format for reports submitted by the developed country 
members under Article  66.2 (IP/C/W/561),  a table highlighting  specific  example s of technology  
transfer  to LDCs is presented in an Annex following this report.  
3  GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANAD A 
8.  Global Affairs Canada is the lead organization responsible for Canada 's ODA. Global Affairs 
Canada 's development branches administer ODA -funded projects and programme s. The list 
provided in this report highlights noteworthy projects undertaken in recent years. A more 
exhaustive list of projects supported  by Global Affairs Canada 's development  branches  is available  
through  the Global Affairs Canada  International Development Project Browser .1 
9.  Notable examples of projects supported by Global Affairs Canada include (see "Annex" for 
further information):  
 Food Security Innovation  and Mobilization : Transfer  of agricultural  production technologies 
(ex. installation of hydroponic modules and biodigestors) to increase food security in arid 
and semi -arid regions of multiple countries, including Burkina Faso.  
 Maximizing the Effectiveness of the Delivery of Vaccines : Increasing the effectiveness, 
efficiency, and performance of delivery systems for vaccines, including the piloting of 
new vaccine equipment technologies in four African countries, including Ethiopia and 
Mozambique.  
 Solar Technology for the West African Eco nomic and Monetary Union : Establishing the 
Institute in Applied Solar Technology (IFTSA) at the University of Ouagadougou, with 
a view to increasing technical knowledge and teaching capacity on solar technologies, 
and to build links between the IFTSA and p rivate sector firms engaged in solar 
technology production.  
 Value Chains for Economic Growth : Increasing sustainable employing and generating 
income by supporting micro, small and medium -sized enterprises (MSMEs) in 
the Amhara region of Ethiopia, focusing on the rice, vegetable and gemstone markets. 
This project involves the facilitation of access to innovative techniques, inputs and 
equipment to help producers and business owners increase productivity, develop new 
products and reach new markets, as well as  working with financial institutions to support 
producers, suppliers and technology manufacturers to access finance to support 
increased productivity and business growth.  
                                                
1 The Global Affairs Canada International Development Project B rowser , which is searchable by country, 
partner, sector, status, and project number,  can be accessed at  the following website :  
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   Agricultural Transformation Through Stronger Vocational Education : Implemented by 
the Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture in collaboration with McGill University and 
the Mennonite Economic Development Associates in Canada, and with Jimma University 
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in Ethiopia, this project supports 
the reform of four agricultural colleges to provide high -quality training that meets 
the needs of Ethiopia 's commercially -oriented  agriculture  sector.  The project  provides  
advice  and training to instructors and staff, as well as books for libraries and equipment 
for laboratories and field demonstration sites at the four colleges.  
10.  Global Affairs Canada 's Partnerships for Development Innovations Branch also supports 
programme s that encourage technology transfer, as well as development assistance in technic al 
and vocational training in LDCs. For example, Global Affairs Canada continues to support two 
projects by the Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) in information and communications technology 
(ICT)-related initiatives on entrepreneurship and business developm ent in African LDCs. 
One project, Entrepreneurship and Business Growth for Youth , currently uses ICT to provide 
business development services and capacity -building to deliver entrepreneurship programme s for 
youth in Ethiopia. A second, more recent project,  Digital Livelihoods: Youth and the Future of Work 
at Scale  aims to expand DOT 's economic empowerment programming, which includes social 
innovation, entrepreneurship, information and communications technology (ICT), empowerment 
and leadership skills develo pment. The project aims to help 200,000 young women and men build 
entrepreneurial and job skills and use technology to increase their incomes and employment 
opportunities in multiple countries, including LDCs such as Malawi, Senegal, Zambia, and Rwanda.  
11.  In 2017,  Global  Affairs  Canada  launched  Canada 's Feminist  International  Assistance  Policy, 
which recognizes that supporting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls is 
the best way to build a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world. To do  this, it supports 
targeted investments, partnerships, innovation and advocacy efforts with the greatest potential to 
close gender gaps and improve everyone 's chance for success. Canada 's feminist international 
assistance will help protect and promote the human rights of all vulnerable and marginalized 
groups and increase their participation in equal decision making. It will help women and girls 
achieve more equitable access to and control over the resources they need to secure ongoing 
economic and social e quality. Canada 's Feminist International Assistance Policy identifies six 
priority areas: 1) gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls; 2) human dignity, 
which mainly concerns health and nutrition, education and humanitarian action; 3) gro wth that 
works for everyone, and that particularly targets climate -smart agriculture, green technologies and 
renewable energy; 4) environment and climate action, including both adaptation and mitigation  in 
response  to climate  change,  as well as water  manag ement;  5) inclusive  governance, democracy, 
human rights and the rule of law; and 6) peace and security, to promote peace processes and 
combat gender -based violence, while advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. Notable 
examples of project supported  by Global Affairs in these areas include:  
 Improving Market Opportunities for Women Producers:  Working with the Mennonite 
Economic Development Associates of Canada (MEDA) to support access to credit, inputs, 
market linkages, and new technologies for women in Myanmar, for instance, by 
providing matching grants to small and medium -sized enterprises (SMEs) for technology 
upgrades, as well as designing new and improved financial products for women 
producers in partnership with financial institutions.  
 Women Entr epreneurship in Development Program : Administered by the World Bank, 
this programme  aims to support women entrepreneurs in certain urban and surrounding 
areas in Ethiopia, and seeks to given women entrepreneurs better access to finance and 
entrepreneurial and technical training and services. Women who have experience in 
running their own micro or small business decide to participate in the programme  and 
choose the components of the programme  that are most useful for them. The 
programme  helps women gain access to small loans, provides training on skills 
development, technology and product development, and also includes activities such as 
awareness raising campaigns to build family and community support for women 
entrepreneurs.  
 
12.  At the multilateral level, Canada continues to actively contribute to many international 
institutions which, in turn, provide incentives for technology transfer to developing country 
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  assistance fund, the World Bank, the Inter -American Development Bank, the African Development 
Bank and the Asian Development Bank all help to encour age the transfer of technology.  
13.  On climate change , for i nstance, Global Affairs Canada works with the  World  Bank on a number  
of technology  transfer -related  investment funds and initiatives, including:  
 Climate Investment Funds – Clean Technology Fund (CTF) : CAD200 million in financing 
to the Clean Technology Fu nd (CTF) to support the use of clean, low -carbon 
technologies, and to support investment in energy efficiency in the power and transport 
sectors, in multiple countries in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. As of June 2014, this 
project has led to the approval  of investment plans in several countries, including 
a regional project in the Middle East and North Africa, focusing on greenhouse gas (GHG) 
emissions reduction, installed capacity of renewable energy, energy savings, and direct 
finance leveraged by CTF i nvestment.  
 Global Environmental Facility (GEF) : Through the GEF, Canada supports work in areas 
such as climate change, biodiversity, chemicals and waste (including mercury), land 
degradation, international waters, and sustainable forest management, by supporting 
the accelerated adoption of innovative technologies and management practices in these 
areas.  
 Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) : Through  the FCPF Carbon  Fund and Readiness 
Fund, Canada provided CAD45 million to assist developing countries , including LDCs, to 
implement GHG emission reduction programme s and strategies to address defore station 
and forest degradation.  
14.  Canada  also supports  sector -specific  programming  on food security,  such as  through  
the Consultative Group  on International  Agricultural  Research  (CGIAR). For instance, Global Affairs 
Canada invested CAD3 million for 2014 -2016 in the CGIAR Wheat Initiative, which aims to 
contribute to raising wheat yield growth, adapt wheat production in regions susceptible to climate 
change, i mprove disease resistance, and reduce childhood malnutrition.  
4  INTERNATIONAL DEVELO PMENT RESEARCH CENTR E (IDRC)  
15.  A Crown  corporation  and part of Canada 's foreign  affairs  and development port -
folio, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)  invests  in knowledge, innovation, 
and solutions to improve the lives of people in the developing world.  IDRC provides financial 
support to researchers in  developing countries to work on problems crucial to their communities; 
engages with researchers throu ghout the innovation process;  and facilitates access to information 
and services, as well as to researchers, policymakers and business people.   IDRC was established 
by an act of Canada 's parliament in 1970 to help developing countries find solutions to 
their challenges.  
16.  IDRC has three main programme s through which it s upports research, listed below:  
 Agriculture and Environment , which aims to deliver evidence -based innovations and 
solutions in agriculture, climate change, and health . 
 Inclusive Economies , which aims to secure the future of children and youth, stimulate 
sustainable economic growth, advance gender equality, and strengthen governanc e, 
institutions, and practices.  
  Technology and Innovation, which helps developing countries leverage science and  
advanced technologies to drive innovation and growth.  
17.  For technology transfer, IDRC supports research in LDCs to promote growth and development. 
It does so using an approach that combines financial support to create new opportunities for 
research, intelle ctual engagement and mentoring with recipients in the research process, and 
brokering that helps move research to policy. These activities assist LDCs to develop their own 
technologies, adapt existing technologies to their needs, and increase their know -how to manage 
research. For example, the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF), funded 
by IDRC and Global Affairs Canada, supports research in agricultural innovation and fosters 
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  phase, CIFSRF is building on earlier results to scale up successful innovations to improve the food 
and nutrition security of the most vulnerable, in particular, women and youth.2  
18.  For instance, researchers  from the  Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Organization  at 
the University of Saskatchewan  and the  Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research 
Organization  identified new proteins for use in an improved vaccine against contagious 
bovine  pleuropneumonia  (CBPP), a devastating  disease costing African small -scale farmers 
an estimated CAD60 million annually. With additional funding, the researchers have begun 
developing and testing this vaccine. Researchers from the University of Alberta and 
the Agricultural Research Council of S outh Africa are working to combine vaccines for several 
livestock diseases into a single vaccine that can be more easily produced and distributed, and is 
more affordable and simpler to use for small -scale farmers. The process of registration and 
licensing throughout sub -Saharan Africa is underway through collaboration with vaccine 
manufacturers and government regulatory agencies. The success of the CIFSRF -funded vaccine 
work also led to the  creation of a new CAD57 million Livestock Vaccine Innovation Fund ( LVIF) , 
a partnership between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Affairs Canada, and 
Canada 's IDRC.  
19.  The CIFSRF -funded Promoting Adoption of Chickpea Technologies in Southern Ethiopia 
project, which set out to facilitate and accelerate large -scale adoption of chickpea production 
technology in Ethiopia 's southern highlands region has enabled 600 farm households establish 
community -based seed systems and chickpea production, and access markets. A new phase of this 
project is developing pulse -based fo od products and innovations for mass consumption and 
commercialization in Ethiopia. Over 46,000 farmers (54% women) have begun using the solutions 
developed in this new phase, and GUTS AGRO Industries, an Ethiopian food processing company is 
marketing food  products made with inputs procured from women 's cooperatives. This project is 
part of a 20 -year technical cooperation partnership between Hawassa University and the University 
of Saskatchewan.  
20.  Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) : IMCHA is a seven -year 
CAD36  million partnership between IRDC, Global Affairs Canada, and the Canadian Institutes of 
Health Research. A number of IMCHA projects are exploring the use of mobile phones to improve 
access to health practitioners, supplement infor mation and services to expectant mothers, and 
extend services to rural areas, in various countries, including Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mali, and Burkina 
Faso. For example, in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia, community birth attendants and health workers have 
been trained in safe delivery and equipped with mobile phones.  
21.  Other IDRC work focuses on identifying the impacts of widespread access to mobile 
telephones and the Internet in developing countries. IDRC -supported research produces evidence 
for promoting positive social  and economic change, particularly in the areas of governance, 
education, and science. Examples of projects in this area include:  
 Toward a Networked Economy in Burma : IDRC has allocated CAD1.2 million for 
2015-2018 to facilitate greater access to mobiles a nd the Internet, better public services 
through digital content and applications, and improved digital literacy in Burma, with 
a view to helping Burma transition to an inclusive, networked economy and giving 
citizens access to technology and services. The project has been invited to give expert 
advice to the Government on a national masterplan for the development of Information 
and Communication Technologies (ICTs), and has trained 20 parliamentarians on ICT 
policy issues.  
 Scaling African Technology Start U ps: This project aims to explore whether and how 
networked, open, and collaborative innovations help technology start -ups scale and seize 
global economic opportunities. An interdisciplinary team of African researchers is 
studying the economic potential of Africa 's emerging collaborative innovations in 
informal sector digital innovation enterprises, community -based businesses, and 
entrepreneurship at high technology hubs.3 The UN Economic Commission for Africa 
invited the project researchers to participate a ctively in policy discussions on regional 
                                                
2 Further details on the CIFSRF are available a t http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Documents/CIFSRF -Call-5-1-
Backgrounder -ENG.pdf  
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  integration and trade, and specifically to write the framework think piece for intellectual 
property, science, tech, and innovation policy in African international trade agreements, 
which they will present in Addis  later in 2017. The project is similarly engaging as 
advisors to the Africa Group Negotiating Bloc on negotiations toward a new World 
Intellectual Property Organization treaty. The project is also conducting the first ever 
research on African technology hu bs, and will be publishing it in the NYU law journal.  
5  INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOP MENT (ISED) CANADA  
22.  ISED's Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC)4 is the federal government 's primary 
laboratory for research and development in advanced telecommunications and a center of 
excellence in ICTs. It is the only national laboratory with expertise across the four major platforms 
that form the backbone for modern communications across Canada: wireless, broadcasting, 
satellite, and fibre optics.  
23.  While not specific to LDCs, ISED sponsors several programme s for the transfer of 
communications technology by Canadian institutions and enterprises. In the field of 
telecommunications, ISED promotes global connectivity and interoperability of broadband 
netwo rks, applications and services (e.g. telehealth and telelearning). This work aims to improve 
the domestic and international investment climate in order to create incentives to global markets 
by spurring companies to make their products and services export -ready. It also supports 
international collaboration for Canadian research institutions in emerging areas such as electronic 
commerce, genomics, environmental technologies and advanced engineering.  
24.  As part of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Telecommun ications and Information 
Working Group (APEC TEL) in the Inter -American Telecommunications Commission  (CITEL),  and 
through Canada 's participation in the Telecommunications Development Advisory Group (TDAG) 
meetings of the International Telecommunication Un ion (ITU), ISED  supports a range of capacity 
building initiatives, seminars and workshops on ICT/telecommunication policy and regulatory 
issues that foster the  discussion on viable pro -competitive regulatory  options  for the development  
of telecommunication s and ICTs in LDCs.  
6  NATURAL  RESOURCES  CANADA   
25.  Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is responsible for the RETScreen Clean Energy 
Management Software . The RETScreen software is provided completely free -of-charge by 
the Canadian government. It is used in every country and territory of the world, including every 
LDC and is available in 36 languages covering two -thirds of the world 's population . RETScreen is 
an excellent example of technology transfer and a valuable tool fo r sustainable development, 
helping LDCs leapfrog more expensive conventional energy installations and move directly to most 
cost-effective clean energy projects, thereby helping to meet their energy needs and goals.5 
7  NATIONAL RESEARCH CO UNCIL (NRC)  
26.  The National Research Council 's (NRC 's) Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) 
encourages and supports Canadian small and medium -sized entities to develop international 
technology -based partnerships with both developed and less developed economies. IRAP, i n 
partnership with Global Affairs Canada supports group missions to explore opportunities for 
partnerships. IRAP also carries out activities independently and with other partners. In addition to 
group missions, IRAP is involved with individual companies, s ectors and competitive technical 
intelligence. While not specifically targeting least developed countries, IRAP  international initiatives 
are focused on providing support in a number of key areas, including:  
 Direct  support to small and medium -sized enterpr ises with international interests;  
 Technology partnering, including technology sourcing, transfer, and matching; and  
 Joint research and development projects  and other technology ventures.  
 
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4 For more information, see: http://www.crc.gc.ca/eic/site/069.nsf/Intro  
5 For more information, see: www.retscreen.net   
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The following chart presents an overview of representative project and programme  examples undertaken by the principal Canadian departments and 
agencies involved in technology transfer activities. This chart has been developed to reflect certain criteria as requested b y LDCs at the October  2008 
and October 2010 Workshops on Article 66.2, and follows the forma t proposed by LDCs in document IP/C/W/561. The chart is not an exhaustive list 
of programme s and projects undertaken by Canadian departments and agencies, but rather serves as an illustrative overview of the institut ions and 
enterprises that transfer physi cal capital, goods, know -how, information, and data to LDCs. It follows from Canada 's conceptualization of technology 
transfer and illustrates the range of ongoing Canadian initiatives specific to LDCs.  
Example #1  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ prog ramme  Entrepreneurship and Business Growth for Youth  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project aims to increase incomes of male and female youth in urban of Ethiopia by 
improving their employment -readiness skills and strengthening youth -run small 
businesses. Talented and qualified Ethiopian youth are also recruited and deployed as 
trainers within their communities to deliver a peer -to-peer entrepreneurship development 
programme  to unemployed youth. The initiative uses information and communication 
technology and provides business development services and capacity -building support to 
businesses and partners to deliver effective entrepreneurship programme s for youth. 
The project aims at building the entrepreneurial and business skills of 75,000 young 
people between the ages of 18 and 29, enabling them to find employment or create micro - 
and small -enterprises. It also builds the capacity of 6,920 youth who already own small 
enterprises to successfully expand their business.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT)  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Ethiopia  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Business support services and institutions, vocational training, employment policy and 
administrative management, ICT  
                                                
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8. Type of technology transferred  ICT, skills, knowledge, know -how 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: 1) Improved business 
readiness among beneficiaries; 2) Strengthened economic performa nce of youth -run small 
businesses; 3) Improved, more inclusive and better coordinated business support services 
for youth offered by local organizations.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved as of March 2016 include: (1) DOT 's Business Development Services 
(DBS) centres in Addis Ababa, Mekelle, Hawassa, Bahir Dar are staffed, equipped and 
operational, with BDS training and services reaching 825 micro and small growing 
enterprises; (2) 217 (53% female) interns were deployed to 124 community organizat ions 
where they are currently delivering DOT 's "Reachup!" and "Startup!" training programme s. 
Of those trainees, 78% started businesses and 80% successfully implemented business 
action plans; (4) partnerships have been established with 87 new organizations , including 
youth centres that will be part of DOT 's partner capacity building intervention; and 
(5) entrepreneurship training has been provided to over 3000 technical and vocational 
education training staff. These results have contributed to strengthening  entrepreneurship 
services available to women.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  10 million  
12. Duration  2013-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/a035366001?Lang=eng   
 
 
Example #2  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Digital Livelihoods: Youth and the Future of Work at Scale  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The project aims to expand the Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) economic empowerment 
programming, which includes social innovation, ent repreneurship, information and 
communications technology (ICT), empowerment and leadership skills development, to 
help 200,000 young women and men build entrepreneurial and job skills and use 
technology to increase their incomes and employment opportunitie s. Project activities 
include: (1) recruit youth to take leadership training; (2) deliver entrepreneurship, 
information -communications technology and workforce readiness programme s; and  
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(3) develop and curate self -directed online learning for youth. Digita l Livelihoods plans to 
investigate and develop a network expansion model that recruits and empowers 
institutions, and teams of young leaders, to deliver sustainable results in their countries. 
The DOT network expansion model has the potential to be an inno vative and effective 
approach to programme  scale, adopt relevant digital tools and leverage private sector 
partnerships.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or  other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT)  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries, including Malawi, Senegal, Zambia, and Rwanda.  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Information and communications technology (ICT)  
8. Type of technology transferred  Skills, knowledge, know -how 
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) increased scale and 
sustainability of local partners to deliver empowerment and economic programme s to 
unemployed and underemployed women and youth; and (2) increased participation and 
leadership of unemployed and underemployed women and youth in the social and 
economic development of their local communities.  
10. Outcomes/impact  TBD (project is ongoing).  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  15.3 million (approx. 613,062 or 4.00% devoted each to Malawi, Senegal, and Zambia; 
approx. 3,831,639 or 25.00% devoted to Rwanda).  
12. Duration  2015-2020 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/D001963001   
  
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Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Food Security Innovation and Mobilization  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  To increase the food security of women, men, and youth in the arid and semi -arid rural 
areas of multiple countries, including Burkina Faso. The project 's main objective  is to 
strengthen the agricultural value chain, from farming to marketing, while taking into 
account the needs of these groups.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  L'Oeuvre Léger (Jules and Paul -Émile Léger Foundation)  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries, including Burkina Faso  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance program me 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Agriculture  
8. Type of technology transferred  Transfer of production technologies (i.e. distribution of genetic material for artificial 
insemination; technical assistance missions carried out by Canadian agricultural experts; 
installation of hydroponic modules and biodigestors, etc.)  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  Targeted farmers ' sustai nably increase their yields and resilience to climate change, which 
benefits 35,000 women, men and youth in the three countries; farmers increase income 
by way of improved proficiency in the agricultural value chain.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Among the results obtained as of March 201 7: In the three countries (including Burkina 
Faso), the project has joined 6,097 producers (87.1% of the 7,000 producers targeted 
over 5 years), of which 60.2% are women. Of the targeted producers, about two -thirds 
(more than 50% of  whom are women) use agri -environmental technologies adapted to 
climate change and/or inputs (seeds of cowpea, sorghum, fertilizer, etc.) and quality 
agricultural production equipment and/or new techniques for the collection and 
conservation of agricultura l products and dairy products. In Burkina Faso, 1,309 producers 
out of 3,000 members of the three participating organizations in the Northern Region, 
the Boucle du Mouhoun region and the Central North and Central Plateau regions 
increased their average pro duction by 61%. These results contribute to increasing 
the yield and sustainability of agricultural and dairy production in targeted communities, 
particularly women producers.   
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11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  17 million (approx. 7.9 million or 47% of total devoted to Burkina Faso)  
12. Duration  2015-2020 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at : http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Example #4  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Agricultural Transformation Through Stronger Vocational Education  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project supports the reform of four agricultural colleges so that they are better able to 
provide high -quality training that meets the needs of Ethiopia 's commercially -oriented 
agriculture sector. The project provides advice and training to in structors and staff of 
the four agricultural colleges to help them improve their teaching and administration skills. 
The project also provides books for libraries and equipment for laboratories and field 
demonstration sites at the four colleges. The four c olleges provide approximately 3,000 
graduates per year with the technical and entrepreneurial skills they need to undertake 
commercial agricultural production and to find employment in public and private 
agricultural enterprises. The project is also streng thening the knowledge and skills of 
approximately 500 teaching and administrative staff in key areas related to commercial 
agriculture, business planning, curriculum development, and income generation. 
The project is also working to develop partnerships wi th other colleges, universities, 
research institutions, agribusinesses, and farmers to ensure that the colleges ' training 
programme s remain relevant. The project also shares the best practices in management 
and education it develops with other colleges in the country. The project is implemented 
by Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture in collaboration with McGill University and 
the Mennonite Economic Development Associates in Canada and with Jimma University 
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medic ine in Ethiopia.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Dalhousie University  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Ethiopia   
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6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Agriculture  
8. Type of technology transferred  Agricultural training, know -how, equipment  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (i) increased capacity of four 
agricultural colleges to implement innovative management s trategies and provide high -
quality training that responds to labour market needs of private and public sector 
stakeholders active in commercial agriculture; (ii) increased capacity of instructors at 
selected agricultural colleges to provide training and se rvices that are gender sensitive and 
meet the needs of commercial agriculture; and (iii) more effective partnerships developed 
between targeted agricultural colleges and public and private stakeholders in the sectors of 
agriculture and education.  
10. Outc omes/impact  Results achieved as of March 2016 include: (1) eleven needs assessments were completed 
in the areas of instructor training, curriculum, campus, infrastructure, markets for income 
generation, and information/communication technology; (2) a total  of 158 staff and 
instructors received training in the areas of strategic planning, student services, pedagogy, 
gender mainstreaming, income generation, value chain development, environmental 
planning, and specialized agricultural topics; (3) a total of 15 0 staff and instructors 
received training in financial and project management; (4) four regional networks to 
promote information sharing were established; and (5) all four Agriculture Technical and 
Vocational Education Training (ATVET) colleges were operat ionalized and established 
Gender Offices. Their staff participated in three gender trainings which facilitated 
discussions and strategies on ways to support female students at each ATVET, enhanced 
instructors ' capacity to mainstream gender into curriculum and pedagogy, and allowed for 
the establishment of a Gender and Leadership Community of Practice. These results have 
contributed to increasing the capacity of staff and instructors to provide training and 
services that are gender -sensitive and that meet th e needs of commercial agriculture. 
They have also contributed to more effective partnerships between targeted agricultural 
colleges, as well as public and private stakeholders in the agricultural and education 
sectors.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  18.296 million  
12. Duration  2014-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Value Chains for Economic Growth  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project aims to increase sustainable employment and generate income by supporting 
micro, small and medium -sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Amhara region focusing on 
the rice, vegetable and gemstone markets. Activities include: 1) strengthening knowledge 
and skills of producers and business owners, particularly women, to under stand business 
and market opportunities; 2) facilitating access to innovative techniques, inputs and 
equipment to help producers and business owners increase productivity, develop new 
products and reach new markets; 3) working with financial institutions t o support 
producers, suppliers and technology manufacturers to access finance to support increased 
productivity and business growth; and 4) contributing to an enabling, gender -sensitive 
business and policy environment to facilitate growth in these sectors.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Mennonite Economic Development Associates of Canada  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Ethiopia  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Official Development Assistance (ODA)  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Agriculture  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, skills, know -how 
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) improved business 
performance of producers, particularly women, to compete in the market; ( 2) improved 
business performanc e of MSMEs, particularly women -led, to create stronger market 
linkages; and (3) improved gender -sensitive business environment for fostering growth of 
producers and MSMEs in the rice, vegetable and gemstone markets of the Amhara region 
of Ethiopia.  
10. Ou tcomes/impact  TBD (project is ongoing)  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  19 million  
12. Duration  2016-2022  
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13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Example #6  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Clean Technology Fund  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  Canada provided CAD200 million in financing to the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) of 
the Climate Investments Funds, to support the use of clean, low -carbon technologies, and 
to support investments in energy efficiency and in the power and transport sectors. 
The CTF provides new, large -scale financial resources for clean energy projects that help 
to successfully demonstrate, deploy and transfer low -carbon technologies with significant 
potential for long -term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions savings.  
The CTF supports country or regional investment plans that: show significant GHG 
emissions savings, demonstrate the potential to be replicated elsewhere, are ready to be 
implemented, and promote environmental and developmental co -benefits that show how 
low-carbon technologies can contribute to national development goals and strategies.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  World Bank  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple Countries in Asia, Africa, and the Americas  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Govern ment financing through an Official Development Assistance programme , fund 
dedicated to stimulate investment in low -carbon technologies to contribute to national 
development goals and strategies.  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Climate  change  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, skills, climate change technology.  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: Transformed energy supply 
and demand to low-carbon development pathways.   
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10. Outcomes/impact  As of March 31, 2017, the CTF has approved 102 projects totalling US$4.9 billion, of which 
US$1.9 billion (39%) has been disbursed to projects. As a result of the CTF 's active 
projects, greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced by 8 megatons of CO2 equivalent 
per year; 1,172 MW of renewable energy capacity have been installed; and 3,591 gigawatt 
hours of energy are being saved annually. In addition to environmental benefits, CTF -
funded projects have mo bilized US$4 billion in private sector co -financing for renewable 
energy and have resulted in 9,244 jobs.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  200 million  
12. Duration  2012-2032 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Example #7  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Sixth Replenishment (2014 -2018) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) – I; Sixth 
Replenishment (2014 -2018) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) – II 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  Help developing countries implement their multilateral environmental agreements and 
environmental priorities in a way that supports national sustainable development priorities 
and ensures benefits for local development. Through the GEF, Canada supports work in 
areas such as climate change, biodiversity, chemic als and waste (including mercury), land 
degradation, international waters, and sustainable forest management.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  GEF - Global Environmental Facility  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Provide financing for innovative technologies  (ex. energy generation, renewable sources, 
etc.) 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Climate change, biodiversity, chemicals & waste (including mercury), land degradation, 
international waters, sustainable forestry management   
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8. Type of  technology transferred  Skills, know -how, knowledge, technology financing  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  Accelerated adoption of innovative technologies and management practices for greenhouse 
gas (GHG) emission reduction and carbon sequestration; and the successful 
demonstration, deployment, and transfer of innovative technologies for the reduction of 
chemicals and waste.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved by the GEF as of January 2016 include:  
 Creation of 3,300 protected areas, c overing 860 million hectares;  
 Protection of 46 river and lake basins, 8 ground water basins, and 23 of the 
planet 's 64 large marine ecosystems;  
 Provision of biodiversity protection and planning for more than 350 million 
hectares of productive landscapes a nd seascapes;  
 Reduction of 2.7 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions;  
 103 million hectares of agriculture land brought under sustainable land 
management, benefiting more than 50 million smallholders; and,  
 Sound management and disposal of 200,000 tonnes of highly toxic persistent 
organic pollutants  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  233.09 million (multiple countries)  
12. Duration  2015-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at:  
http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/D000166001 ; http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -
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Example #8  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Forest Carbon Partnership Facility - Carbon  Fund  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is a World Bank -managed global partnership 
that assists developing countries in tropical and sub -tropical regions in their efforts to 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions fr om deforestation and forest degradation. It promotes 
forest conservation, sustainable management of forests and the enhancement of forest 
carbon stocks (amount of carbon stored in forest ecosystems). The Carbon Fund offers 
financial incentives to developin g countries that implement emission reduction  
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programme s to reduce the rate of deforestation and forest degradation within their 
country.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  World Bank  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries, including Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lao People 's Democratic 
Republic, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Nepal  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Climate change, deforestation, forest degradation  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, skills, infrastructure  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  Expected intermediate outcomes for the project include: improved forest conservation 
practices through benefit -sharing and inc entive mechanisms, reduced GHG emissions.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved as of June 2017 include: the Democratic Republic of Congo became one 
of the first six countries to move from readiness preparation stage to the implementation 
of large -scale REDD+ programme s' 2) thirteen countries (including LDCs such as L ao 
People 's Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Nepal) were chosen to 
develop an Emission Reduction Program, covering a range of activities to achieve climate -
smart land use, protect forests, restore degraded land, and improve local livelihood s; and 
3) adoption of the Methodological Framework that provides a global standard for results -
based financing of large -scale efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest 
degradation in developing countries and LDCs. These developments will he lp enable to 
Carbon Fund to begin funding and pilot forest protection projects in developing countries 
and LDCs.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  5 million (approx. 0.67% of total fund capital)  
12. Duration  2012-2025 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Conta ct point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/M013696001   
  
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Example #9  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Forest Carbon Partnership Facility - Readiness Fund  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility  (FCPF) is a World Bank -managed global partnership 
that assists developing countries in tropical and sub -tropical regions in their efforts to 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. It promotes 
forest conservation, sustainable management of forests and the enhancement of forest 
carbon  stocks (amount of carbon stored in forest ecosystems). Through the Readiness 
Fund, developing countries receive technical and financial assistance to help them in 
the development of strategies, policies, and systems to address deforestation and forest 
degradation.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  World Bank  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries (including Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Central African Republic, 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Lao PDR , Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, 
Nepal, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu)  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Climate change  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, skills, infrastructure  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  Technical assistance and know -how that will result in the development of strategies, 
policies, and systems to address deforestation and forest degradation.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved as of March 2017 include:  
 41 Readiness Preparation Grants have been signed, with many countries in 
advanced stages of REDD+ readiness;  
 $253.6 million in readiness grant funding has been allocated, leveraging at least 
$246 million in non -FCPF inves tments;  
 Nine Readiness Package shave been endorsed, demonstrating advanced 
progress in the  readiness process; and,  
 Increased capacity of indigenous people and civil society organizations to 
participate in  national REDD+ readiness.   
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These results have contri buted to the overall outcomes of the FCPF, including enhanced 
stakeholder engagement, increased knowledge sharing and the creation of enabling 
environments in supported countries for large -scale REDD+ programme s. 
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  40 million (approx. 11.2% of total fund capital).  
12. Duration  2011-2020 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://www.climatechange.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=F2B50C1B -
1; http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/detail s/M013440001   
 
Example #10  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Maximizing the Effectiveness of the Delivery of Vaccines  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project aims to improve the well -being and survival of children under five years old by 
making sure that they receive quality life -saving immunizations. The project seeks to 
increase the effectiveness, efficiency and performance of the delivery systems for vaccines 
in four African countries.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Clinton Health Access Initiative  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries, including Ethiopia and Mozambique  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Medical technology  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how skills, financing of technologies  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  This project seeks to improve vaccine delivery systems by: (i) reducing waste and 
shortages of vaccine by identifying bottlenecks in the delivery system; (ii) reducing 
the cost of essential cold chain equipment by developing innovative financing strategies;  
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(iii) responding to breakdowns in supply in real time; and (iv) piloting new tec hnologies in 
cold chain equipment to improve reliability, efficiency and effectiveness.  
10. Outcomes/impact  The expected outcomes for this project include: (i) increased routine immunization and 
accelerated access to new vaccines in focus countries; and ( ii) reduced cost of delivery 
immunization to target populations in focus countries.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  19.25 million (approx. 4.8 million or 25% of total devoted to Ethiopia; approx. 4.8 million 
or 25% of total devoted to Mozambique).  
12. Duration  2013-2016 
13. Status  Closed  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Example #11  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Solar Technology for the West African Economic and Monetary Union  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The purpose of this project is to establish the Institute for Training in Applied Solar 
Technology (IFTSA) at the University of Ouagadougou, thereby creating a regional centre 
of excellence in advanced solar technologies in West Africa. It supports the training of 
500 advanced technicians and 100 en gineers, of which at least 20% are women. 
The initiative aims to increase the technical knowledge and teaching capacities of staff of 
the IFTSA, and to build links between this centre and the private sector involved in the 
production of solar technologies.  Ultimately, the project 's goal is to help reduce poverty 
and improve the quality of life of people living in the poorest rural communities and 
the poorest communities close to urban areas in the eight member states of the West 
African Economic and Monetar y Union by encouraging countries to optimize the use of 
solar energy, expediting their economic growth. The project also contributes to 
environmental sustainability through the promotion of clean, renewable energy.  
3. Government agencies or institutions p roviding 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  École Polytechnique de Montréal   
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5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme   
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Solar technologies  
8. Type of technology transferred  Transfer of skills, knowledge and expertise via capacity -building (academic), collaboration 
with developing -country education and training organizations   
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: increased effectiveness of 
regional institutions to train qualified human resources in solar technology applied in 
the countries concerned; increased use of solar energy in the key areas of national life 
(health, education, food security a nd economy) of the countries concerned.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved as of March 2014 include the following: 25 students have registered in 
the Master 1 – Solar Technology Engineer programme ; 14 courses have been developed at 
the Master 1 level. T hese results have helped to train skilled human resources in applied 
solar technology.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  2.1 million (approx. 1.48 million or 70% of total devoted to Burkina Faso; 
approx.  0.3 million or 15% of total devoted to Mali; appr ox. 0.3 million or 15% of total 
devoted to  Senegal).  
12. Duration  2013-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/S065678001   
  
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Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol - Institutional 
Support 2015 -2017  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This contribution represents Canada 's long -term institutional support to the Multilateral 
Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete 
the Ozone Layer (MFMP). The MFMP promotes technological change in developing 
countries by helping to increase the use of environmentally safe products and equipment 
through technical assist ance, the conversion of industrial facilities, and strengthening 
key organizations.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligib le for incentives (Transferor)  MFMP  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries, including Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burma, 
Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Eritrea. Ethiopia, 
The Gambia , Guinea. Guinea -Bissau, Haiti, Lao PDR , Liberia, Madagascar, Nepal, Niger, 
Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan, Sudan, Timor -Leste, Togo, Uganda, 
and Zambia.  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Of ficial Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Biosphere protection, environmental policy and administrative management  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, expertise  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: reduced consumption and 
production of ozone -depleting substances by developing countries, in accordance with 
their obligations under the Montreal Protocol.  
10. Out comes/impact  Increased use of environmentally safe products and equipment through technical 
assistance, the conversion of industrial facilities, and strengthening key organizations.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  15.8 million (approx. 149,314 or 0.94% devoted to Haiti; approx. 131,841 or 0.83% 
allocated each to Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Nepal, Lao PDR , Timor -Leste; approx. 
87,365 or 0.55% allocated each to Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia , Guinea, Guinea -Bissau, 
Liberia, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan, Su dan, Togo, 
Uganda; approx. 47,653 or 0.3% devoted to Zambia).   
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12. Duration  2015-2017 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Example #13  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Improving Market Opportunities for Women Producers  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project aims to increase women agricultural producer 's contribution to Myanmar 's 
economic growth. It works with local non -governmental organizations (NGOs), small and 
medium -sized enterprises, central and state governments, and financia l institutions to 
increase access to credit, inputs, market linkages, and new technologies for women. 
The project also works directly with 25,000 women in Shan and Karen states to increase 
their income and status as economic actors and leaders in their com munities. Project 
activities include: (1) providing training to women and men on gender equality and women 
in leadership principles; (2) linking women producers to savings groups; (3) mentoring 
women in leadership positions; (4) creating a capacity buildin g programme  for local NGOs, 
enabling them to deliver market services to women producers; (5) providing matching 
grants to small and medium -sized enterprises for technology upgrades; and (6) designing 
new and improved financial products for women producers in partners hip with financial 
institutions.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Mennonite Economic Development Associates of Canada  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Burma  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activi ties Financial products, services  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, expertise, training   
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9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  Providing matching grants to SMEs for technology upgrades; designing new and improved 
financial  products for women producers in partnership with financial institutions. The 
expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) strengthening the provision of 
goods and services to women small producers by public and private actors; and (2) 
increasing the income and status of women small producers as economic actors and 
leaders in their communities.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved as of March, 2017 include: (1) data collection and assessment on village 
and crop -related issues; (2) knowledge  sharing and knowledge transfer to key facilitating 
partners, 257 women lead farmers and women producers, savings group members, and 
village leaders in 69 villages in Shan and Karen states, including training in gender 
equality for men and women through lo cal partners organizations delivered in 63 villages 
with almost 2,000 participants; (3) establishment and formalization of partnerships with 
the government of Myanmar and a range of other key stakeholders; and (4) design and 
launch of an innovative call fo r proposals to identify agri -businesses which provide 
matching grants and new market opportunities for women producers.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  16.3 million  
12. Duration  2015-2019 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Example #14  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Women Entrepreneurship in Development Program  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The project aims to support women entrepreneurs in certain urban and surrounding areas 
in Ethiopia. It seeks to give women entrepreneurs better access to finance and 
entrepreneurial and technical training and services. Women who have experience in 
running their own micro or small business decide to participate in the programme  and 
choose the components of the programme  that are most useful for them. The programme  
helps women gain access to small loans, provides training on skills development, 
technology and  product development, and also includes activities such as awareness 
raising campaigns to build family and community support for women entrepreneurs.   
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3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Cana da 
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  World Bank  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Ethiopia  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Microfinance, financial services  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, expertise  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer   Access to microfinance, technology and product development.  
10. Outcomes/impact  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: increased effectiveness of 
Canada 's development assistance to the Women 's Entrepreneurship  Development 
Program, in particular, strengthened capacity of local partner organizations to deliver 
services that respond to the needs of women entrepreneurs.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  10 million  
12. Duration  2013-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/detai ls/a035392002?Lang=eng   
 
Example #15  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  CGIAR Institutional Support 2014  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This grant represents Canada 's institutional support to the Consultative Group on 
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a global partnership that unites 
organizations engaged in research for a food secure future. CGIAR uses these funds, 
along with other donor funding, to achieve its mandate to reduce poverty and hunger, 
improve human health an d nutrition, and enhance ecological resilience through high -
quality international agriculture research, partnership and leadership.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada   
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targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  World Bank  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Agricultural research, agricultural policy and administrative management  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, expertise, know -how 
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected results as stated by CGIAR include: (1) reduced rural poverty for small -
scale farmers through better access to markets; (2) improved food security and nutrition 
for the poo r and undernourished in developing countries; and (3) more sustainable 
management of natural resources for food production.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved by CGIAR as of the end of the project include: (1) 35 million farmers 
reached with new technol ogies or management practices covering 89 million hectares as 
a result of CGIAR research; (2) 57 new rice, 70 new maize and over 100 new wheat 
varieties released worldwide; (3) adoption of CGIAR -recommended policy reforms in 
India to use solar irrigation p umps and buy back excess solar energy that reduces 
greenhouse gas emissions and improves sustainability of groundwater sources; and (4) 
savings of 15 -30% in irrigation water use as a result of laser land levelling techniques 
implemented in over 1.5 million  hectares in South Asia, with up to 50% of savings in 
irrigation water use when combined with additional CGIAR land management practices.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  13.8 million  
12. Duration  2014-2015 
13. Status  Operational  
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Example #16  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  CGIAR Wheat Initiative  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project supports the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research 
(CGIAR) Research Program on Wheat to improve the nutrition of poor and vulnerable 
groups in developing countries.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada   
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4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  World Bank  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Agricultural research, agricultural development  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, expertise, know -how 
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) contribute to raising 
the annual rate of wheat yield growth globally to 1.6% and lessen the volatility of wheat 
prices; (2) adapt wheat production in regions susceptible to changing climates; (3) 
improve disease resistance; and (4) reduce childhood malnutrition in wheat -based 
farming areas, targeting 42 million malnourished children who experience stunted 
growth.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved by CGIAR through the support of the Government of Canada and other 
international donors as of 2015 include: (1) helped to more than do uble Ethiopia 's wheat 
production in a decade, which increased from 1.6 million tons in 2003 -2004 to around 
3.9 million tons during 2013 -2015, through improved disease resistant wheat varieties; 
(2) public and private partners in South Asia released the fir st wave of wheat varieties 
with higher concentrations of zinc to combat malnutrition, which was adopted by 
250,000 farmers in India; and (3) tested wheat lines in multiple environments that 
combined two key genes for resistance to Fusarium head blight fung al toxins, in 
collaboration with scientists from Canada and with wheat lines from the Swift Current 
Research and Development Centre.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  3 million  
12. Duration  2014-2016 
13. Status  Closed  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -
banqueprojets/project -projet/details/D000513001   
  
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Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Development of a Subunit Vaccine for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia in 
Africa (CIFSRF Phase 2)  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project will allow researchers from Canada and Kenya to field trial a  vaccine for 
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia. This endemic livestock disease affects the livelihoods 
of more than 24 million cattle producers and results in annual losses estimated at USD1 
billion across sub -Saharan Africa.   
3. Government agencies or in stitutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  International Development Research Council (IDRC) and Global Affairs Canada through 
the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF)  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, University of Saskatchewan  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries in sub -Saharan Africa  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Agricultural extension, pharmaceuticals  
8. Type of technology transferred  Vaccines, knowledge, know -how 
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The project will strengthen partnerships between vaccine manufacturing companies, 
government regulatory agencies, and pan -African organizations to scale up and deliver 
the new vaccine to sub -Saharan African countries.   
10. O utcomes/impact  TBD (project is ongoing).  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  4,865,657  
12. Duration  2015-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Pascal Sanginga, Senior Program Specialist, Agriculture and Food Security:  
http://www.idrc.ca/EN/AboutUs/WhoWeAre/Pages/DetailedIDRCExpert.aspx?ProfileID=186   
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Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa programme  seeks to improve 
maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes by strengthening health systems to become 
more equitable, using primary health care as an entry point. Two inter -related programm e 
components, Implementation Research Teams and Health Policy and Research 
Organizations, have been designed to achieve the goals of the programme . 
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  International Developm ent Research Centre (IDRC), Global Affairs Canada, and the 
Canadian Institutes of Health Research.  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  University of Ottawa, Jimma University (Ethiopia); University of British Columbia, McMaster 
University, University of Malawi (Malawi); l 'Université de Montréal, l 'Université Laval, 
l'Université des sciences, des techniques et des technologies de Bamako (Mali; Burkina 
Faso); University of Saskatchewan, Universidade Lu rio (Mozambique); University of Ottawa, 
Canada, Centre régional de la formation, de recherche et de plaidoyer en santé de la 
reproduction, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal and Benin); Cape Breton University, 
'Université de Montréal, Canada, Saint Mary 's Hospital Lacor (Uganda, Liberia, Sierra 
Leone).  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries in sub -Saharan Africa, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Liberia, 
Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government funding of research  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Health systems  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, expertise  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa programme  reflects Canada 's top 
priorities for development, and continued commitment to improving the health of mothers, 
newborns, and children  and reducing the number of preventabl e deaths. The programme  
will: 
 address critical knowledge gaps and increase awareness among policy decision -
makers about affordable, feasible, and scalable primary healthcare interventions to 
improve maternal and child health delivery and outcomes  
 build ind ividual and institutional capacity for gender -sensitive health systems and 
solution -oriented research, and enhance the uptake of relevant and timely research 
that informs policy and practice  
 strengthen collaborations between Canadian and African researcher s, working in 
partnership with African decision -makers, to implement and scale up high -quality and 
effective medicines, services, and technologies that improve maternal and child health 
outcomes.   
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10. Outcomes/impact  TBD (project is ongoing).  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  36 million  
12. Duration  2014-2020 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Linda Beyer, Senior Program Specialist, Maternal and Child Health Program  
https://www.idrc.ca/sites/default/files/sp/Documents%20EN/Maternal -Online -ENG.pdf   
 
Example #19  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Toward a Networked Economy in Burma  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project 's main objective is to help Burma (Myanmar) transition to an inclusive, 
networked economy that advances its social and economic goals, giving citizens access to 
technology and serv ices. 
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  International Development Research Centre (IDRC)  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  LirneAsia  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Myanmar  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government funding of research, training, and technology transfer  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Information and communication technology (ICT)  
8. Type of technology transferred  Mobile and digital technologies, knowledge, know -how, expertise  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  Greater access to mobiles and the Internet, better public services through digital content 
and applications, improved digital literacy.   
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10. Outcomes/impact  This project has already made significant progress in pushing the agenda of ICT policy in 
Myanmar. Of note, it held a workshop with over 80 members of Myanmar 's parliament 
(across th e political spectrum), training them in ICT policy and application issues. 
Nationwide household surveys on ICT needs and usage have also been completed, which 
highlight that Myanmar is moving rapidly into the network society, reaching access levels 
that co me close to Pakistan and Thailand – an impressive feat considering that Myanmar 
was one of the least connected countries in the world in 2010.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  12 million  
12. Duration  2015-2018 
13. Status  Active  
14. Contact point for information  Phet Sayo, Senior Program Officer, Networked Economies  
 
Example #20  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Scaling African Technology Start -Ups 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The project aims to explore whether and how networked, open, and collaborative 
innovations help technology start -ups scale and seize global economic opportunities. An 
interdisciplinary team of African researchers will study the economic potential of Africa 's 
emerging collaborative innovations in: in formal sector digital innovation enterprises, 
community -based businesses, and entrepreneurship at high technology hubs.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  International Development Research Centre (IDRC)  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  American University in Cairo, University of Cape Town  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries in sub -Saharan Africa  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer   
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Information and Communications Technology (ICT)  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, skills, know -how  
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9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The research team will build theory, improve practice, and inform policy to influence 
entrepreneurship within Africa 's fast -growing networked economies.  
10. Outcomes/impact  TBD (project is ongoing).  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  1.4 million  
12. Duration  2015-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Fernando Perini, Senior Program Officer, Networked Economies:  
http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Misc /Pages/ProjectDetails.aspx?ProjectNumber=107956   
 
 
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