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Toronto: SNC-Lavalin, Canadian engineering company has denied allegations of bribery in connection with a USD 60 million corruption case that created a political crisis in Kerala.
Describing the allegations as "offensive", Gillian MacCormack, SNC-Lavalin Vice-President for global public relations, said: "We have done nothing wrong since the beginning of the project and nobody has ever contacted us."
We find the innuendos and accusations against our company, its representatives and its good reputation offensive, inaccurate and totally unacceptable, She said when asked to comments on media reports.
Denying the accusations in the Indian media, she said SNC-Lavalin looks forward to continuing to work with "our Indian clients in the positive environment which has always characterized our presence in the country for the past 50 years."
SNC-Lavalin was never approached by anyone over the alleged accusations "we keep reading about," she said.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a charge sheet filed last week alleged that SNC-Lavalin, the Montreal-based company was wrongfully given contracts for renovation of three power projects in 1997 when LDF led by the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI(M)) was in Power.
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is Canada’s lead agency for development assistance. It has a mandate to support sustainable development in developing countries in order to reduce poverty and to contribute to a more secure, equitable, and prosperous world.
Want to know more about the structure and scope of CIDA? About the key policies that shape CIDA's work around the world? Curious to know where CIDA maintains a presence in Canada and what are the results of CIDA activities?
This section of the CIDA website provides a number of windows into the Agency through which you can gain a better understanding of what CIDA is all about.
What is CIDA’s mandate?
CIDA in Brief
CIDA’s aim is to reduce poverty, promote human rights, and support sustainable development.
CIDA was established in 1968 to administer the bulk of Canada’s official development assistance (ODA) program. The measure of its success lies in its contribution to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Canada’s broader international policy objectives.
CIDA’s priorities are poverty reduction, democratic governance, private sector development, health, basic education, equality between women and men, and environmental sustainability. These are areas in which Canadian expertise can make a difference.
CIDA works in concert with its development partners, fragile states and countries in crisis, selected countries and regions, and the Canadian population and institutions.
CIDA Core Funding
Overview of Core Funding (May 2008)
CIDA uses core funding to provide support to an entity (organizations, institutions, recipient countries or other donor countries) involved in developmental initiatives that are expected to yield development results that reflect CIDA`s goals and objectives. Support is provided at the institutional level. This chapter provides a description of the principal steps in the core funding business delivery model.
Attributes of Core Funding (May 2008)
CIDA uses core funding to provide support to an entity (organizations, institutions, recipient countries or other donor countries) involved in developmental initiatives that are expected to yield development results that reflect CIDA`s goals and objectives. Support is provided at the institutional level. This chapter provides a description of the principal steps in the core funding business delivery model.
Attributes of Core Funding (May 2008)
Core funding takes place within the parameters of CIDA’s development policy and programming frameworks and may take place as a standalone initiative or in conjunction with other donors.
The use of core funding is predicated upon the assumption that CIDA will not become involved in the details of individual initiatives funded by the organization or institution. When core funding is provided at the institutional level, CIDA plays no role in the initial identification, design, or implementation of the specific programs or initiatives to be implemented, but rather provides resources to supplement the actions of another organization or institution that are judged to contribute to attaining the goals and objectives of the Canadian International Development Assistance Program at the mandate and policy level.
Among the underlying principles are the following:
• In most instances core funding places minimal conditions on the use of Canadian funds and permits the use of funding for both operational overheads and programming at the discretion of the organization.
• When funding is provided by CIA in the form of a grant, due diligence and monitoring is done at the institutional level and includes the need to verify the continuing eligibility of the recipient institution to receive funding.
• When funding is provided by CIDA in the form of contribution for a program-based approach, due diligence is done in conformity with the Due Diligence Guide, the PBA Guide and the CIDA Policy on Fiduciary Risk Assessment, Part 1: Funding Modalities Based on the Use of Public Financial Management Systems of Recipient Countries.
• The complementarity of interests is defined at the institutional level.
CIDA Launches Private Sector Consultations in Response to Damning Internal Report
Following an evaluation that found serious problems with an aid program that has doled out hundreds of millions of dollars to Canadian companies, the government is looking at new ways to include business in development.
Published March 26, 2008
A CIDA program that doled out almost $500 million over a 10-year period to thousands of Canadian companies for development projects has been slammed in an internal audit that found the vast majority of projects weren't actually implemented.
Now CIDA Minister Bev Oda and International Trade Minister David Emerson are quietly meeting with key members of the business community to discuss ways the private sector can be better included...more>>
Want to know more about the structure and scope of CIDA? About the key policies that shape CIDA's work around the world? Curious to know where CIDA maintains a presence in Canada and what are the results of CIDA activities?
This section of the CIDA website provides a number of windows into the Agency through which you can gain a better understanding of what CIDA is all about.
What is CIDA’s mandate?
CIDA in Brief
CIDA’s aim is to reduce poverty, promote human rights, and support sustainable development.
CIDA was established in 1968 to administer the bulk of Canada’s official development assistance (ODA) program. The measure of its success lies in its contribution to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Canada’s broader international policy objectives.
CIDA’s priorities are poverty reduction, democratic governance, private sector development, health, basic education, equality between women and men, and environmental sustainability. These are areas in which Canadian expertise can make a difference.
CIDA works in concert with its development partners, fragile states and countries in crisis, selected countries and regions, and the Canadian population and institutions.
CIDA Core Funding
Overview of Core Funding (May 2008)
CIDA uses core funding to provide support to an entity (organizations, institutions, recipient countries or other donor countries) involved in developmental initiatives that are expected to yield development results that reflect CIDA`s goals and objectives. Support is provided at the institutional level. This chapter provides a description of the principal steps in the core funding business delivery model.
Attributes of Core Funding (May 2008)
CIDA uses core funding to provide support to an entity (organizations, institutions, recipient countries or other donor countries) involved in developmental initiatives that are expected to yield development results that reflect CIDA`s goals and objectives. Support is provided at the institutional level. This chapter provides a description of the principal steps in the core funding business delivery model.
Attributes of Core Funding (May 2008)
Core funding takes place within the parameters of CIDA’s development policy and programming frameworks and may take place as a standalone initiative or in conjunction with other donors.
The use of core funding is predicated upon the assumption that CIDA will not become involved in the details of individual initiatives funded by the organization or institution. When core funding is provided at the institutional level, CIDA plays no role in the initial identification, design, or implementation of the specific programs or initiatives to be implemented, but rather provides resources to supplement the actions of another organization or institution that are judged to contribute to attaining the goals and objectives of the Canadian International Development Assistance Program at the mandate and policy level.
Among the underlying principles are the following:
• In most instances core funding places minimal conditions on the use of Canadian funds and permits the use of funding for both operational overheads and programming at the discretion of the organization.
• When funding is provided by CIA in the form of a grant, due diligence and monitoring is done at the institutional level and includes the need to verify the continuing eligibility of the recipient institution to receive funding.
• When funding is provided by CIDA in the form of contribution for a program-based approach, due diligence is done in conformity with the Due Diligence Guide, the PBA Guide and the CIDA Policy on Fiduciary Risk Assessment, Part 1: Funding Modalities Based on the Use of Public Financial Management Systems of Recipient Countries.
• The complementarity of interests is defined at the institutional level.
CIDA Launches Private Sector Consultations in Response to Damning Internal Report
Following an evaluation that found serious problems with an aid program that has doled out hundreds of millions of dollars to Canadian companies, the government is looking at new ways to include business in development.
Published March 26, 2008
A CIDA program that doled out almost $500 million over a 10-year period to thousands of Canadian companies for development projects has been slammed in an internal audit that found the vast majority of projects weren't actually implemented.
Now CIDA Minister Bev Oda and International Trade Minister David Emerson are quietly meeting with key members of the business community to discuss ways the private sector can be better included...more>>
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