Collaborate with the United States and Mexico to protect North American territory and citizens from 21st century threats.
KEY INITIATIVES
• Strengthen coordination of cross-border law enforcement and counterterrorism programs
• Continue joint efforts to build a 21st century border that can expedite the movement of low-risk people
and goods, and interdict threats before they reach North America
• Strengthen the three planks in North America’s critical infrastructure: transportation links,
energy resources, and cybernetic and communications networks
• Build a trilateral emergency response capability that can deal in particular with infectious disease
• Negotiate renewal of the NORAD agreement, while pursuing other measures to strengthen maritime
and land defence cooperation with the United States

Protect Canada and Canadians by implementing the National Security Policy, and updating the
approach that the Canadian Forces take to domestic operations.

KEY INITIATIVES
• Revise command structures to create a unified national operational “Canada Command” reflecting the
new priority given to domestic operations
• Improve Canada’s maritime, land, air and space surveillance capabilities
• Increase the Canadian Forces’ capacity to monitor and respond to events in the North
• Strengthen the Forces’ ability to respond to terrorist acts on Canadian territory by expanding the
counterterrorism unit (Joint Task Force 2) and the Joint Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defence
Company
• Build on the domestic strength of the Reserves by adding 3,000 personnel

MAKING A DIFFERENCE GLOBALLY
1. BUILDING A MORE SECURE WORLD

1.1 Countering Terrorism

Establish a Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (START) to plan and coordinate rapid and integrated civilian responses to international crises. KEY INITIATIVES
• Establish links between START and crucial partner departments, especially National Defence and
CIDA
• Establish a Global Peace and Security Fund to support START and other urgent civilian contributions
to crisis response operations

• Create links with counterpart taskforces in partner countries such as the United States and the United
Kingdom

Maintain combat-capable Canadian Forces, focused on the challenge of restoring peace and stability to
failed and fragile states. KEY INITIATIVES
• Focus on integrated operations to get the best mix of forces to the right place, at the right time, and to
the right effect
• Increase the size of the Regular Forces by 5,000, effectively doubling the army’s ability to deploy and
sustain operations overseas
• Equip the Canadian Forces to carry out missions abroad, through initiatives such as the Joint Support
Ships, the Mobile Gun System and guaranteed access to airlift
• Continuously review and modernize the Canadian Forces’ capabilities

Prevent the spread and reduce the existing stocks of WMD. Strengthen international export control regimes on proliferation-sensitive technologies and build the
capacity of countries to enforce them.

Get the economic framework right at home.

KEY INITIATIVES
• Facilitate immigration integration through new admissions processing, credential recognition,
training and support programs
• Implement the recommendations of the External Advisory Committee on Smart Regulations
• Promote the internationalization of education through student exchange programs and direct
institutional links
• Support international science and technology partnerships

Develop new frameworks to promote trade and investment with our mature markets, while reaching out to take advantage of emerging economic giants. Create a level playing field in international trade and investment through active participation in the WTO.

KEY INITIATIVES
• Implement the Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement with the EU
• Establish a new economic framework arrangement between Canada and Japan, with a particular
focus on technology
• Explore targeted trade and investment efforts with China and Brazil within the context of
regional engagement with Asia and Latin America
• Pursue discussions with South Korea about negotiating a free trade agreement
• Expand on our current relationship with India, specifically in information and communications
technology
• Advocate for an ambitious outcome to the Doha Round, seeking fairer rules for farm trade and a more
liberal environment for goods and services trade

Refocus Canadian development assistance to target states with the greatest need and greatest potential
for successful intervention.

KEY INITIATIVES
• Double international assistance by 2010 from its 2001 level
• Restructure the International Assistance Envelope to ensure greater coherence between aid and nonaid
policies
• Establish long-term programming with a limited number of “Development Partners” chosen on the basis
of greatest need, demonstrated ability to use aid effectively, and current level of Canadian involvement
• Concentrate at least two-thirds of Canada’s bilateral aid budget on Development Partner countries by
2010
• Double aid to Africa by 2008-09 from its 2003-04 level
• Maintain increases beyond 2010, and accelerate the projected rate of growth in international
assistance as Canada’s fiscal position continues to improve

Focus our contribution to the Millenium Development Goals on governance, private sector development, health, basic education and environmental sustainability. Ensure our development assistance efforts systematically incorporate gender equality throughout. KEY INITIATIVES
• Provide additional funding to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria through the World Health
Organization’s “3 by 5” initiative and the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria
• Encourage implementation of Canada’s new generic drug legislation in other countries
• Focus education assistance on improving community access to schools, increasing the quality
of teaching and supporting life skills training
• Launch the Canada Investment Fund for Africa to provide risk capital to support growth-generating
private sector development
• Renew Canada’s Climate Change Development Fund as an important mechanism to help combat the
challenges of global warming in developing countries

Establish Canada Corps as a key mechanism for providing governance assistance to developing countries. KEY INITIATIVES
• Use Canada Corps to develop collaborative partnerships across government, and with nongovernmental
organizations, the private sector and Canadian citizens
• Create coherent governance assistance programs with a focus on sharing Canadian expertise in the rule of law and human rights
• Create a single portal for Canadians to access international volunteer opportunities

Contribute ideas, expertise and resources to reform efforts aimed at improving the effectiveness and
legitimacy of existing international institutions. KEY INITIATIVES
• Actively support the reform agenda of the 2004 UN High Level Panel Report, particularly its
recommendations relating to the Responsibility to Protect, the creation of a civilian Peacebuilding
Commission, and reform of the UN Human Rights Commission
• Encourage the creation of an effective division of labour between the UN and key regional
organizations
• Contribute to the ambitious transformation of NATO, as set out in the Prague Capabilities Commitment
• Lead the diplomatic efforts to create and define the agenda for an “L20,” comprising leaders from the
developing and developed world

Revitalize Canada’s core international relationships, while strengthening our ties with key “pathfinder” states and organizations. Strengthen Canada’s influence in the western hemisphere. KEY INITIATIVES
• Develop new bilateral strategies for key regional players, such as South Africa, Jordan, Mexico and
South Korea, to make Canada’s presence more coherent and better known in their respective regions
• Strengthen Canada’s presence in the OAS and support greater hemispheric cooperation through the
Summit of theAmericas process
• Promote cooperation within the transatlantic community in areas of common concern, such as the
Israeli-Palestinian peace process
• Devote special attention to the G8, where we hold our most influential membership and can influence
the industrialized world’s economic and development policy
• Use our developing economic relationship with India, Brazil and China to build stronger political ties
• Engage Canadian diasporas in the creation and renewal of bilateral and regional relationships

Create a new framework for international policy making that engages multiple departments and levels of government.

KEY INITIATIVES
• Facilitate wider Canadian involvement—both inside and outside government—in the Canada-
U.S. relationship
• Cooperate with the Federation of Municipalities to promote sustainable cities and strengthen
local governance and capacity building in the developing world. Establish a “Democracy
Council,” comprising government departments and organizations such as the Parliamentary
Centre, the IDRC, the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Elections Canada, the
Forum of Federations, and Rights and Democracy, to guide good governance policy making

Support the good international work of existing networks of Canadians.

KEY INITIATIVES
• Seek regular input from Canadian NGOs, labour unions, business groups, academics and
professional bodies
• Expand the international public diplomacy program to promote Canadian culture, innovation,
education and business opportunities
• Reform our consular services to provide high-quality support to Canadians
• Encourage academic networking among Canadian institutions through the International
Academic Mobility Initiative
• Support the efforts of Canadian diasporas to forge transnational political, economic and cultural links
• Collaborate with the provinces on a “Smart Networks” initiative