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Canadian International
Development Agency
Agence canadienne de
développement international
20th International Conference on New
Developments in Governmental
Financial Management
Examining Achievements and
Exploring Opportunities
Canadian International Development Agency:
From Controlling Budgets and Expenditures to
Managing for Results
CIDA Financial Management Practices
in the Context of Aid Effectiveness
Presentation by Dominic Bourcier
Senior Financial Management Advisor,
Africa Branch
May 8, 2006
Canadian International
Development Agency
Agence canadienne de
développement international
Financial Management of
Bilateral Programs Prior to
Aid Effectiveness
CIDA-led programming agenda
Aid channelled to “traditional” recipients
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Multilateral organizations (e.g. UN agencies)
Standardized financial management
regulations and procedures
Well-defined framework for engaging with
partners
Canadian International
Development Agency
Agence canadienne de
développement international
The New Aid Effectiveness
Context
Commitment to principles of aid effectiveness
Partner country-driven development agenda
Partner countries receive and manage donor funds
Harmonization and alignment of donor
practices and requirements
Increasing use of partner country systems
and processes – public financial management
Monitoring of donor and partner country
performance through indicators
Canadian International
Development Agency
Agence canadienne de
développement international
Adapting to the Changing
Environment
Modifications to CIDA’s current financial
framework
Creation of Africa Branch “SWAT Team”
Adherence to a harmonized framework for
risk assessment, disbursement, reporting,
audit & evaluation
Participation in joint assessment and
monitoring processes between donors and
partner country governments
Canadian International
Development Agency
Agence canadienne de
développement international
Implementing New
Financial Assessment Tools
Range of assessments used to evaluate
PFM capacity and performance:
e.g. CFAA, PER, RoSC
PEFA PFM Performance Measurement
Framework
Standardized approach to assess PFM
performance over time
Joint tools for assessment
e.g. Annual joint review
Canadian International
Development Agency
Agence canadienne de
développement international
Many Challenges Remain
Fulfilling our fiduciary obligations while
advancing on aid effectiveness
Adequate resources with appropriate skill
set (i.e. financial management capacity)
Complexity of jointly assessing
government-wide practices and systems
Adjusting to partner country absorption
capacity
Managing results expectations
Canadian International
Development Agency
Agence canadienne de
développement international
Next Steps
Development of a new CIDA policy on
fiduciary risk for program-based approach
Implementation of an integrated risk
assessment framework
Strengthening the financial management
capacity of our overseas personnel