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43-490: Balsillie may refer to: Balsillie School of International Affairs (Centre for research into global governance and international public policy) Balsillie School of International Affairs The BSIA partnership was announced in 2007 when Blackberry co-CEO and CIGI Founder Jim Balsillie donated $ 50 million to the initiative. Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo would also make investments toward

86-648: A career in public policy, as well as the 4th best school in Canada for students seeking an academic career studying international relations. CIGI was also ranked 1st as the most prominent think tank in Canada. Scholars who were polled noted both that the Balsillie School has gained prominence rapidly since its founding in 2007, and has attained a reputation for being well-funded. The BSIA, with its degree-granting partners Wilfrid Laurier University and University of Waterloo, offers four degrees programs: Graduate students in

129-558: A memorandum of understanding on diplomatic cooperation, which promotes the co-location of embassies, the joint provision of consular services, and common crisis response. The project has been criticized by leading Canadian foreign affairs scholars for undermining Ottawa's foreign policy independence. Global Affairs Canada funds humanitarian projects, contributes to the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund, makes smaller emergency contributions through

172-699: A preceding External Aid Office was created as a branch of the External Affairs Department in 1960, building on roots that go back to the Colombo Plan in the early 1950s. Through an administrative separation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, two separate departments named Foreign Affairs Canada ( FAC ) and International Trade Canada ( ITCan ) were created in December 2003. However, legislation to formally abolish DFAIT and provide

215-526: A relevant global governance issue at a research institute, NGO, government organization, or within the private sector. Students can also take advantage of a number of exchange opportunities. MAGG students can also completed a double degree with the University of Warwick (an additional 8 months) or a pathways program with the American University . Only around 15–18 students are admitted to this program each year. Select incoming students enrolled in either

258-477: A shift that had occurred many years before. At the time that the external affairs portfolio was created in 1909, Canada was a self-governing dominion in the British Empire and did not have an independent foreign policy. The term external affairs avoided the question of whether a colony or dominion—self-governing and hence sovereign in some respects—could, by definition, have foreign affairs. Implicitly, since

301-778: A single department known as Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada . In 2013, included within the Conservative government's omnibus budget bill , An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (Bill C-60), was a section that would fold CIDA into the department, creating the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development ( DFATD ). The bill received royal assent on 26 June 2013. On 4 November 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 's new Liberal government again modified

344-493: A statutory basis for the separate departments failed to pass a first vote in the House of Commons on 15 February 2005. The government, nonetheless, maintained the administrative separation of the two departments despite neither having been established through an Act of Parliament. In early 2006, under the new government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper , Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada were re-joined to again form

387-700: Is also responsible for maintaining Canadian government offices abroad with diplomatic and consular status on behalf of all government departments. According to the OECD , Canada’s total official development assistance (ODA) (USD 7.8 billion, preliminary data) increased in 2022 due to exceptional support to Ukraine and its pandemic response in developing countries, increased costs for in-donor refugees as well as higher contributions to international organizations, representing 0.37% of gross national income (GNI). The department has undergone numerous name changes and re-organizations since its founding in 1909. Originally established as

430-469: Is responsible for international development , poverty reduction , and humanitarian assistance . This ministerial portfolio includes: The minister of international trade, export promotion, small business and economic development (currently Mary Ng ) is responsible for matters of international trade . This ministerial portfolio includes: Deputy ministers are senior public servants who take political direction from ministers and are responsible for

473-679: The Canadian Red Cross and Canadian Foodgrains Bank and funds Canadian humanitarian organisations via the Humanitarian Coalition . Support is guided by Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy. Within Global Affairs Canada, there are several bodies that facilitate Canada's international trade system, including the Trade Controls Bureau , Export Development Canada , Canadian Commercial Corporation , and

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516-744: The Foreign Office ) and domestic or colonial affairs (the Colonial Office or Dominion Office , which were later reorganized and combined into one department: the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ). Canadian interests outside the empire (e.g. between Canada and its non-empire neighbours, the United States , Russia , St. Pierre and Miquelon , and Greenland ) were under the purview of the UK Foreign Office. Informally, however, Canada had had relations with

559-761: The School of International Service at American University and the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick . Students can also spend a term abroad on exchange, either with the International Conflict Administration and Management program at the University of Konstanz in Germany or the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland in Australia. Other partnerships include organizations such as

602-697: The Statute of Westminster in 1931. For historical reasons, the name External Affairs was retained. The Department of Trade and Commerce, which included the Trade Commissioner Service , had been created in 1892. In 1969, it was combined with the Department of Industry to form the Department of Industry Trade and Commerce (ITC). Both External Affairs and ITC maintained networks of offices abroad, with varying degrees of coordination among them. The Department of Citizenship and Immigration also had offices abroad, in some cases dating back to Confederation . In

645-630: The Trade Commissioner Service . Other organizations that facilitate international trade and foreign investment in Canada include the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Invest in Canada (formerly Foreign Investment Review Agency ), and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal , which is an independent quasi-judicial body . The CBSA and Statistics Canada collect information on all items exported from Canada, and classify these items using categories negotiated by

688-686: The United Nations Association in Canada , Global Affairs Canada , Canadian Red Cross , Civicus , Bonn International Center for Conversion , The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . The Balsillie School of International Affairs runs their Global Governance Fellowship in partnership with Global Affairs Canada where students, working with BSIA faculty, contribute to research activities identified by Global Affairs Canada. Students develop policy briefs, which are presented to

731-616: The United States (where Canada had its own representatives since at least 1927); and finally, the Statute of Westminster and the Second World War . In terms of Canada's commercial relations, the first trade commissioner, John Short Larke , was named following a successful trade delegation to Australia led by Canada's first minister of trade and commerce, Mackenzie Bowell . The Statute of Westminster clarified that Canada (and certain other dominions, such as Australia and New Zealand ) were primarily responsible for, among other things,

774-546: The cabinet and privy council (and thus entitled to use the prefix " the Honourable "). The current leadership of GAC is provided by three ministers, each with their own responsibilities. The minister of foreign affairs (currently Mélanie Joly ) is the senior minister in the department, with responsibility for foreign policy matters as well as the department overall. This ministerial portfolio includes: The minister of international development (currently Ahmed Hussen )

817-535: The head of government [the prime minister], as the head of state was historically shared, and would not accredit a representative to one's self.) Nonetheless, by the time the change in terminology was effected in 1993, Canada's foreign affairs had been conducted separately from the United Kingdom in most significant respects for the entire post-war period, or over 60 years since the Statute of Westminster. This process

860-600: The "Department of External Affairs", GAC has been known by a variety of names throughout its lifetime. Its current legal name is the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development , but its "applied" name used within government is Global Affairs Canada often shorted in the Canadian media to simply "Global Affairs". GAC was first founded as the Department of External Affairs on 1 June 1909. During and after World War I , Canada assumed greater control over its foreign relations, with its full autonomy in this field confirmed by

903-402: The 1970s and early 1980s, there were growing efforts to ensure coordination among all Canadian government offices outside Canada and to strengthen the leadership role and authority of heads of post ( ambassadors , high commissioners , and consuls general ) over all Canadian government staff in their areas of accreditation. This led to a 1979 decision by Prime Minister Joe Clark to consolidate

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946-532: The BSIA was Ramesh Thakur , a former CIGI fellow and vice-rector at the United Nations University . In 2010, he was succeeded by David A. Welch , then CIGI chair of global security and professor of political science at the University of Waterloo , who served until 2013, followed by John Ravenhill until 2019. The current director is Ann Fitz-Gerald. There are over 100 affiliated faculty members teaching in

989-464: The BSIA's three academic programs. Notable faculty and fellows include: Global Affairs Canada Global Affairs Canada ( GAC ; French : Affaires mondiales Canada ; AMC ) is the department of the Government of Canada that manages Canada's diplomatic and consular relations, promotes Canadian international trade, and leads Canada's international development and humanitarian assistance. It

1032-719: The Foreign Policy Research and Foresight Division at Global Affairs Canada. The BSIA's research clusters connects faculty, fellows and graduate students to conduct and support research initiatives in areas of global governance and international policy. The concept of a research ‘cluster’ represents the manner in which these research groups work across different domains – spanning social, life, physical, material and natural science – and collaborate in order to support specific research problems and future policy challenges. The Clusters also host events and guest presenters, and provide support to policymakers. The inaugural director of

1075-535: The Knowledge Infrastructure Program and Ontario's 2009 Budget. The City of Waterloo donated the land for the campus through a 99-year lease. Construction began in 2009 and lasted for approximately two years. In October 2011, the BSIA held its first classes in the CIGI Campus. Canadian international relations scholars have ranked the Balsillie School the 4th best school in Canada for students seeking

1118-657: The Master of International Public Policy (MIPP) or the Master's of Arts in Global Governance (MAGG) programs may receive a Graduate Fellowship. During the program, fellows are normally asked to conduct research for a BSIA project and co-author a policy brief, which they will present to senior policy makers at an end-of-year symposium. Briefs that are deemed to be of high quality are normally published. The fellowship program runs in partnership with Global Affairs Canada . The BSIA Master of Arts in Global Governance has partnerships with

1161-528: The UN system. Specializations include: Designed to be completed in two years, this program is for individuals aiming to bridge the divide between public and private sectors. This intensive program begins with the "Foundation in Global Public Policy" course. Thereafter, students will join the regular stream full-time MBA students for the program's Integrated Core courses Laurier University. Students will then split

1204-690: The United States in particular, with trade and other relationships pre-dating Confederation. Canada's management of its own foreign relations evolved over time, with key milestones including: the First World War (at the conclusion of which Canada was a signatory of the Treaty of Versailles and a member of the League of Nations ); the Balfour Declaration ; increased direct conduct of bilateral matters with

1247-417: The concepts, tools, and assumptions that have served scholars in the past and assesses new approaches for addressing contemporary and future challenges. Students are also offered opportunities to gain relevant international work experience, whether as a visiting scholar at a top-ranked university, a fellow at a leading think tank, or an intern with an internationally recognized non-governmental organization or in

1290-553: The conduct of their own foreign affairs. After World War II, Canada was a founding member of the United Nations and participant in its own right in post-war settlement talks and other international fora, and in most respects the conduct of foreign affairs was no longer colonial. Over the years after the Second World War, a number of other historical traditions were slowly abolished or brought into accordance with reality, such as

1333-427: The day-to-day operations of the department. The current departmental structure, and corresponding executives, are as follows: Branches of Global Affairs each have their own Assistant Deputy Minister, who report to all three deputy ministers: Included in the portfolios of the three Global Affairs ministers are: The change of terminology from external affairs to foreign affairs recognized, albeit belatedly,

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1376-667: The department was responsible for affairs with both Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth countries, all external relations were of a type, even when the head of state was shared with other nations. Under section 132 of the British North America Act, 1867 , the federal government had authority to conduct and implement relations with other parts of the British Empire, which were not considered foreign lands. The United Kingdom and other colonial powers still routinely divided their conduct of overseas policy into foreign affairs (e.g.

1419-408: The following two terms to a selected field of concentration in international public policy. Designed to be completed in sixteen months, the program typically consists of two terms of course work; a third term in which students complete a Major Research Paper (MRP) on a specific research topic of their choosing relating to the study of global governance; followed by a fourth term as an intern working on

1462-541: The name of the department. While its legal name remains the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, its public designation (applied title) under the Federal Identity Program is Global Affairs Canada ( GAC ). Despite the change to the applied title of the department, the senior minister responsible is still called the Minister of Foreign Affairs , rather than "Minister of Global Affairs", in line with

1505-553: The practice of Canadian ambassadors presenting diplomatic credentials signed by the monarch of Canada (including, on occasion, credentials written in French as an official language of Canada); Canadian ambassadors now present credentials signed by the governor general of Canada as representative of the Canadian monarch. Other traditions remain, such as the exchange of high commissioners , instead of ambassadors, between Commonwealth countries. (High commissioners present credentials from

1548-452: The program examine the actors, institutions, ideas, rules, and processes that contribute to the management of global society. In addition to international organizations and inter-state relations, the study of global governance examines the various non-state actors as well as the realities of contemporary life that contribute to the establishment and functioning of global rules, norms and institutions. The Global Governance PhD program interrogates

1591-486: The remainder of their time and courses at both the BSIA and the Laurier, with a paid four-month workplace experience in their second year. Designed to be completed in 12 months, students complete three terms of course work, each of which builds a specific skill set. The first term emphasizes core skills in public sector economics, policy analysis, statistics, and international relations. These core skills are then applied during

1634-477: The school totaling $ 50 million ($ 25 million from each) over the next decade. From 2007 to 2011, classes at the BSIA took place at Laurier University and University of Waterloo. In 2009, plans were announced to house the BSIA within a "CIGI Campus" that would be built alongside the think tank's headquarters in Waterloo. The resulting $ 68 million complex received federal and provincial funding totaling $ 50 million through

1677-592: The terminology used in other jurisdictions and in international law. GAC is headquartered in the Lester B. Pearson Building at 125 Sussex Drive on the banks of the Rideau River in Ottawa , but operates out of several properties in Canada's National Capital Region . Ministers and parliamentary secretaries to ministers are elected members of the House of Commons and accountable to Parliament . Ministers are also members of

1720-542: The various streams of the Canadian Foreign Service , including the "political" (traditional diplomatic) stream, the Trade Commissioner Service , and the Immigration Foreign Service. This was followed in 1982 by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's decision to combine External Affairs and International Trade into a single department. It initially retained the name of Department of External Affairs, but

1763-689: Was only formalized by an Act of Parliament in 1995. DFAIT maintained two separate ministers: the Minister of Foreign Affairs , with lead responsibility for the portfolio, and the Minister of International Trade . The Minister for International Cooperation , who was responsible for agencies such as the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), also fell under DFAIT. Moreover, the responsibilities of DFAIT would include Canadian relations with Commonwealth nations —though such nations are not considered 'foreign' to one another. CIDA had been formally established in 1968, although

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1806-524: Was paralleled in other areas over this period, including the establishment of Canada's own supreme court as the court of last resort , the patriation of the constitution , and Canadian citizenship (Canadians had been British subjects , and no citizenship per se existed until 1947). In September 2012, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office signed

1849-591: Was subsequently renamed External Affairs and International Trade . The change was reflected in a new Department of External Affairs Act passed in 1983. The 1982 merger was part of larger reorganization of government that also combined the Industry component of ITC with the Department of Regional Economic Expansion. The department's name was changed to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade ( DFAIT ) in 1993, about 60 years after Canada had gained control over its foreign policy in 1931—though this change

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