ABSTRACT
As approved by Parliament, the official development assistance (ODA) program is one of the main instruments with which Canada advances the goal of international social justice. The assistance program seeks to support the efforts of developing countries in fostering economic and social programs, placing emphasis on poorer developing countries and the needy within developing countries. The Canadian International Development Agency is responsible for implementing a large part of the Canadian development cooperation program, managing about 75 percent of the total ODA budget. The agency's goal is to support the efforts of the peoples and countries of the Third World to achieve self-sustaining social and economic development. The International Development Research Center (IDRC) supports the efforts of developing countries to build up their own research capabilities, particularly in the areas of agriculture, farming, forestry, fish eries, energy, health, and education. IDRC provided $84.6 million toward these efforts in 1984–85.
