Welcome to Canada’s Voice in Global Governance: A Civil Society Handbook. This handbook is a resource for civil society organizations (CSOs) interested in understanding and influencing Canada’s role in some of the world’s most important global institutions.

 

The handbook consists of eight key sections, each focusing on a different international institution: the Group of Eight (G8); World Bank Group; the World Trade Organization (WTO); the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); the Organization of American States (OAS); the International Labour Organization (ILO); the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR). There is also a ninth section that provides an overview of the key pillars of the Canadian Government’s foreign policy-making process. Each section provides a concise overview of, and links to a wide range of additional information on the institution in question. See the “Introduction and Project Overview” section below for a more elaborate description of the handbook.

 

This version of the handbook is a “Working Draft”. We hope that it can be of immediate use to CSOs across Canada and beyond, but we are also seeking comments and suggestions in order to improve it and ensure that it is useful to the widest possible range of organizations. Comments should be sent to Graham Saul (gsaul@foecanada.org). The handbook was designed as a web-based tool, but it is also available in hard copy format. It will be updated regularly, so please check the website to ensure that you have the most up-to-date version.

 

Sections of the Civil Society Handbook:

 

Introduction and Project Overview:	Web Version
The Group of Eight (G8):	Web Version	Hard-copy/PDF
The World Bank Group:	Web Version	Hard-copy/PDF
The World Trade Organization (WTO):	Web Version	Hard-copy/PDF
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD):	Web Version	Hard-copy/PDF
The Organization of American States (OAS):	Web Version	Hard-copy/PDF
The International Labour Organization (ILO):	Web Version	Hard-copy/PDF
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP):	Web Version	Hard-copy/PDF
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR):	Web Version	Hard-copy/PDF
The Pillars of the Canadian Foreign Policy-Making Process:	Web Version

Recent Updates:

 

November 22/05 - New organizational form and online navigation