The ONE Campaign and Engineers without Borders Canada (EWB) have formed a new partnership to amplify the voices of the 94 percent of Canadians who believe that it is important to improve health, education and economic opportunity for the world’s poorest people. The #PoliticsAside campaign will seek commitments from federal candidates in the upcoming elections … Read more
Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) welcomes the April 21st announcement that the Government of Canada will establish a Development Finance Initiative. “By establishing a development finance initiative, Canada is committing to help increase responsible private sector investment in developing countries: the key driver of economic growth,” said Boris Martin, CEO of EWB. “A Canadian development finance initiative has … Read more
Engineers Without Borders Canada commends Quebec’s announcement that it will increase transparency in the mining, oil and gas sectors. Quebec became the first Canadian province to commit to making it mandatory for companies registered in the province to disclose payments they make to governments, at home and abroad. Companies will be required to disclose all payments over … Read more
On June 2, over 30 members of Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) met with 55 Members of Parliament, to propose that Canada establish a Development Finance Institute (DFI) to help increase access to finance for companies looking to do business in developing countries. Call 1-647-861-6425.
Engineers Without Borders Canada commends the release of proposed new transparency standards for the mining sector, which were jointly developed by Canadian mining industry and civil society. The Resource Revenue Transparency Working Group—consisting of the Mining Association of Canada, the Prospectors Developers Association of Canada, Publish What You Pay Canada and the Revenue Watch Institute—created the proposed standards. They … Read more
Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) launches a new campaign calling on Canada to be a leader in increasing transparency in the global extractive sector. The TRACE (TRansparent and ACcountable Extractives) Campaign urges Canada to implement mandatory disclosure requirements, which would require Canadian-registered mining, oil and gas companies to publicly disclose the amounts they pay to … Read more
Engineers Without Borders Canada issued a release on the speech from the throne. "In today’s Speech from the Throne, the Government of Canada affirmed a commitment to improving Canada’s international aid. The speech explicitly desired that, “…tax dollars spent on foreign aid must achieve real results”. Moreover, that Canada’s foreign aid needs to be “…focused, … Read more
Canada has dropped to 32nd in the 2012 Aid Transparency Index released by Publish What You Fund, despite strong steps toward increased aid transparency over the last year. The change in ranking is due largely to faster implementation among other donors, but Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB Canada) has released a roadmap that outlines how … Read more
A new report from Engineers Without Borders Canada entitled, Beyond Busan: A Report on Canada’s Progress Toward More Transparent Foreign Aid, says aid transparency and accountability must be a focus if the new International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, ON) is to make good on his promise that “every nickel” the Canadian International Development Agency … Read more
On June 19, 2012, Engineers Without Borders Canada met with over 50 MPs to urge Canada to explore new ways to make our foreign aid more effective by taking smart risks. The Day of Action opened with a press conference, where the group’s director of advocacy James Haga, Conservative MP Dave Van Kesteren (Chatham-Kent-Essex,ON), and … Read more
