Holding the Line on Gender Equality: Evidence to Inform the Future of Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP)

This brief summarizes the key findings of a study on Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP), launched in 2017, and outlines practical considerations for sustaining and strengthening Canada’s commitment to gender equality amid geopolitical instability, climate shocks, and fiscal pressures. It highlights FIAP’s successes in establishing gender equality as a core objective, alongside progress across sectors, shifts in policy discourse and programming, and partnerships. The study also identifies areas for continued strengthening and provides six broad conclusions from the study. The FIAP is a strategic pillar supporting Canada’s evolving foreign policy, fiscal priorities, and Canadian values.