Written Submission Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2022 Budget by Cooperation Canada

This document is a written submission from Cooperation Canada, the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health, the Canadian Coalition on Climate Change and Development, and the Canadian International Education Policy Working Group. It outlines recommendations for the Canadian government’s pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2022 budget. The main recommendation is for the government to invest $1.5 billion of new and additional funding in the international assistance envelope to reach $9 billion in Budget 2022-23. Other recommendations include supporting a just recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, honoring climate change commitments, and investing in a safer, more prosperous world through effective international assistance.