Human Resources Development Assistance in Canada's Overseas Development Assistance Program: A Critical Analysis

Abstract

In 1987 the Canadian Government presented a new strategy for Canadian development assistance which put human resources development at the centre of Canadian aid activities. HRD was pronounced “the lens through which all development activities will be examined” and the “goal of the Canadian development assistance program.” This paper explores the domestic and international factors which have determined the selection of HRD as the focus for CIDA's activities. In evaluating Canadian HRD programs, I suggest that CIDA's new HRD strategy has concentrated on activities which are aimed primarily at developing competitive Canadian knowledge services.

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