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Given a capped budget level for Canadian ODA at 2010/11 levels, Canada’s aid contribution will decline to 0.28 percent in 2014-2015. This performance puts Canada at the lowest ranking in its history as a donor – 18th out of the 22 donor countries, according to the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC). In 2010, only the United States (0.20 percent), Japan (0.20 percent), Greece (0.21 percent) and Italy (0.20) rank lower.
Despite Canada’s leadership in 1969 under former Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson who recommended richer countries commit 0.7 percent of their GNI to ODA, the only time Canada has come close to the 0.7 percent ODA target was 1986 – 1987 with a 0.5 percent contribution. To reach the 0.7 percent target, Canada will have to increase – on average – 14 percent annually over the next ten years. With these increases, Canadian ODA will be 0.48 percent by 2015 – 2016 and 0.7 percent by 2019 – 2020.
Despite Canada’s leadership in 1969 under former Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson who recommended richer countries commit 0.7 percent of their GNI to ODA, the only time Canada has come close to the 0.7 percent ODA target was 1986 – 1987 with a 0.5 percent contribution. To reach the 0.7 percent target, Canada will have to increase – on average – 14 percent annually over the next ten years. With these increases, Canadian ODA will be 0.48 percent by 2015 – 2016 and 0.7 percent by 2019 – 2020.
