Title

Effectively Engaging Diasporas Under the New Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Authors

Manuelle Chanoine, University of Waterloo
Meredith Giel, Wilfrid Laurier University
Tâmara Simão, University of Waterloo

Document Type

Research Publications

Publication Date

7-2013

Department

Balsillie School of International Affairs

Abstract

• With the amalgamation of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) into a new Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), new opportunities will emerge for a coherent approach to diaspora engagement initiatives that combine the existing policy directions under a single umbrella.
• DFATD should work with diasporas in Canada to facilitate and improve engagement with the sending regions. This engagement can occur through current programs, as well as the creation of a new pilot project requiring cooperation between the different policy approaches.
• Engagement should vary according to the different levels of formal government diasporic engagement of the sending countries, as countries with weak government engagement will require policy approaches distinct from countries with strong government engagement.

Comments

Copyright © 2013 The Centre for International Governance Innovation. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in other forums, provided the original authors and source are credited.

Recommended Citation

Chanoine, M., M. Giel, and T. Simão (2013). Effectively Engaging Diasporas Under the New Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. Waterloo, ON: The Centre for International Governance Innovation. CIGI Junior Fellows Policy Brief, No. 6, July 2013.