Global Affairs Canada · Contribution program
Office of Human Rights, Freedoms and Inclusion Programming
The Office of Human Rights, Freedoms and Inclusion Programming supports international assistance initiatives aimed at promoting and protecting democratic values, institutions and processes.
- Total value
- $27.1M
- Agreements
- 19
- Nov 2019 to Nov 2024
- Median agreement
- $986K
- Typical range
- $525K–$2.3M
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| UNDP - United Nations Development | 1 | $4.9M |
| Avocats Sans Frontières Canada | 1 | $2.7M |
| Institut IDEA International | 1 | $2.5M |
| Civix | 1 | $2.5M |
| Transparency International | 1 | $2.3M |
| New York University | 1 | $2.2M |
| Witness | 1 | $1.5M |
| Égides | 1 | $1.4M |
| Access Now | 1 | $1.4M |
| Article 19 | 1 | $986K |
| Child Rights Connect | 1 | $850K |
| Parliamentary Centre | 1 | $781K |
| Thomson Reuters Foundation | 1 | $750K |
| Commonwealth Foundation | 1 | $550K |
| UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services | 1 | $500K |
| International Alert | 1 | $475K |
| International Institute on RaceEquality and Human Rights | 1 | $300K |
| Centre for Law and Democracy Ltd. | 1 | $270K |
| Forum of Federations | 1 | $150K |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | $1.1M |
| 2020 | 2 | $3.7M |
| 2021 | 5 | $5.2M |
| 2023 | 2 | $7.2M |
| 2024 | 8 | $9.9M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Canada or not stated | 13 | $19.2M |
| Quebec | 2 | $4.2M |
| Ontario | 3 | $3.4M |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $270K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 16 | $20.9M |
| For-profit organizations | 2 | $3.9M |
| Academia | 1 | $2.2M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | Avocats Sans Frontières Canada | Strengthening an inclusive and transparent civic spaceContribution | $2,739,233 |
| Apr 2024 | Article 19 | Equally Safe: Towards a Feminist Agenda for the Safety of Journalists - Phase 2 (FEMSOJ 2)Contribution | $985,669 |
| Mar 2024 | Égides | Resilience of francophone LGBTQI+ movements in North AfricaContribution | $1,440,308 |
| Mar 2024 | Child Rights Connect | Advancing the Rights, Empowerment and Protection of Child Human Rights DefendersContribution | $850,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Institut IDEA International | Combatting Election-related Foreign Information, Manipulation, and InterferenceGrant | $2,500,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Thomson Reuters Foundation | Media Freedom Coalition Secretariat: Promoting Member State Engagement and ActionContribution | $749,901 |
| Mar 2024 | International Alert | Reducing gendered state and societal violence experienced by young people in TunisiaContribution | $475,000 |
| Feb 2024 | Forum of Federations | Building inclusive democracy in Sri LankaContribution | $149,992 |
| Oct 2023 | Transparency International | Clean Money in ElectionsContribution | $2,285,879 |
| Jul 2023 | UNDP - United Nations Development | Project for Resilience and Integrity in the Management of Elections (PRIME)Grant | $4,897,800 |
| Nov 2021 | Centre for Law and Democracy Ltd. | Improving Implementation of Access to Information LawsContribution | $270,049 |
| Sep 2021 | UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services | Support to 10/10 Elections in IraqGrant | $500,000 |
| Mar 2021 | Commonwealth Foundation | Strengthening Civic Engagement in Rebuilding Communities Impacted by COVID-19Grant | $550,000 |
| Feb 2021 | Civix | Countering Disinformation within Civic Education in Colombia - CoDECoContribution | $2,500,000 |
| Jan 2021 | Access Now | Protecting Democracy in a Digital AgeContribution | $1,358,662 |
| Dec 2020 | Witness | Promoting Civic Voices and Democracy in a time of MisinformationContribution | $1,500,197 |
| Dec 2020 | New York University | Supporting Pathfinders Grand Challenge to promote equality, diversity and inclusionContribution | $2,246,971 |
| Nov 2019 | International Institute on RaceEquality and Human Rights | Addressing Conflict-Related Human Rights Violations Suffered by LGBTI People in ColombiaContribution | $300,000 |
| Nov 2019 | Parliamentary Centre | Support to Parliamentary Reform in ArmeniaContribution | $781,151 |