The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE) is a committee in the

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that focuses on Canada's

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and

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. Before the 39th Parliament, the committee was known as the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Mandate

* Canadian foreign and development policy * International affairs (including developments or crises in specific regions or countries) and international security; * Membership of international organizations such as the

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, the

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, the

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster glo ...

, the

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 Apri ...

, Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation, the G8, the

North Atlantic Treaty Organization The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

, the

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, the

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, and the

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. *The operation, management and legislation of the

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and its agencies: ** The

Canadian International Development Agency The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) was a federal Canadian organization that administered foreign aid programs in developing countries. The agency was merged into the Department of Foreign Affairs in 2013 by the federal governmen ...

**The

International Development Research Centre The International Development Research Centre (IDRC; french: Centre de recherches pour le développement international, ''CRDI'') is a Canadian federal Crown corporation that funds research and innovation within and alongside developing regions ...

**The

International Joint Commission The International Joint Commission (french: Commission mixte internationale) is a bi-national organization established by the governments of the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. Its responsibilities were expa ...

**The Foreign Claims Commission **The International Boundary Commission **The

Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission Roosevelt Campobello International Park preserves the house and surrounding landscape of the summer retreat of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt and their family. It is located on the southern tip of Campobello Island in the Canadian provi ...

**The

Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence The Permanent Joint Board on Defense (spelled Defence in Canadian English) is the senior advisory body on continental military defence of North America. The board was established by Canada and the United States on August 17, 1940 under the Ogd ...

**The Canadian International Grains Institute **The International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development

Membership

Subcommittees

*Subcommittee on Agendas and Procedures (SFAA) *Subcommittee on International Human Rights (SDIR)

References

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE)
Foreign relations of Canada International development organizations

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