Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development
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The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE) is a committee in the Canadian House of Commons
. It focuses on foreign affairs
and international development
. Before the 39th Parliament, the committee was known as the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
The committee is a permanent committee of the House.
According to the Parliament of Canada the committee has the following general responsibilities:
Departments under the committee's scruitiny:
The following agencies report to the committee and fall under its mandate:
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. It focuses on foreign affairs
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
and international development
International development
International development or global development is a concept that lacks a universally accepted definition, but it is most used in a holistic and multi-disciplinary context of human development — the development of greater quality of life for humans...
. Before the 39th Parliament, the committee was known as the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
The committee is a permanent committee of the House.
According to the Parliament of Canada the committee has the following general responsibilities:
- Canadian foreign and development policy, including Canada's relations with other countries;
- International affairs (including developments or crises in specific regions or countries) and international security;
- International organizations such as the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, the World BankWorld BankThe World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
, the International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
, the Organization of American StatesOrganization of American StatesThe Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
, Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation, the G8G8The Group of Eight is a forum, created by France in 1975, for the governments of seven major economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 1997, the group added Russia, thus becoming the G8...
, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Commonwealth of NationsCommonwealth of NationsThe Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
, the Francophonie, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an international economic organisation of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade...
.
Departments under the committee's scruitiny:
- Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- Canadian International Development AgencyCanadian International Development AgencyThe Canadian International Development Agency was formed in 1968 by the Canadian government. CIDA administers foreign aid programs in developing countries, and operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other international organizations...
- International Development Research CentreInternational Development Research CentreThe International Development Research Centre is a Canadian Crown Corporation created by the Parliament of Canada that supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development...
- International Joint CommissionInternational Joint CommissionThe International Joint Commission is an independent binational organization established by the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909.The Commission has responsibilities related to the following treaties and agreements:...
The following agencies report to the committee and fall under its mandate:
- Foreign Claims Commission
- International Boundary Commission
- Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission
- Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence
- Canadian International Grains Institute
- International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic DevelopmentInternational Centre for Human Rights and Democratic DevelopmentThe International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development , is a non-partisan, independent Canadian institution that was established by an act of the Canadian parliament in 1988 to "encourage and support the universal values of human rights and the promotion of democratic institutions...