Sovereignty, Foreign Relations, & the United States

International aid platforms

Here's what the 2025 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal

  • Expand FinDev's lending capacity to support the private sector in low-income and emerging economies by investing in infrastructure that reduces emissions, addresses food insecurity, and helps economies develop

    "Expand FinDev’s lending capacity to support the private sector in low-income and emerging economies by investing in infrastructure that reduces emissions, addresses global famine and food insecurity, and closes economic development gaps." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

  • Maintain an international humanitarian assistance budget at no less than $800M/year

    "Protect Canada’s proud tradition of supporting the poorest and most vulnerable in times of crisis by maintaining our international humanitarian assistance budget at no less than $800 million per year." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

  • Protect funding for sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights, education, and combating child marriage

    "Assert Canada’s leadership in supporting women and girls by protecting funding for sexual and reproductive health care and rights, education, and combatting child marriage. At a time when women’s rights are under threat and reproductive rights are being rolled back at a shocking rate, we will ensure that our foreign assistance is gender responsive and helps the poorest and most vulnerable." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

  • Add $2M/year for the LGBTQI+ International Assistance Program

Conservative

  • Defund foreign aid to dictators, terrorists, and international institutions

    "Defunding foreign aid to dictators, terrorists and global bureaucracies." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

We don't have any Bloc policies on International aid.

NDP

  • Increase international aid funding to 0.7% of Gross National Income
We don't have any Green policies on International aid.

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