List of Abbreviations

AECL Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

CADEC Christian Action for Development in the Caribbean

CALA Canadian Association for Latin America

CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

CCC Canadian Commercial Corporation

CCF Cooperative Commonwealth Federation

CCIC Canadian Council for International Cooperation

CIAT Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical

CIDA Canadian International Development Agency

CIDB Canadian International Development Board

CIR  Canada-India Reactor

CMCP Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography

CSO Civil Society Organization

CUSO Canadian University Service Overseas

DEA Department of External Affairs

DEAP Development Education Animateur Programme

DFAIT Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

DFATD Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

EAO External Aid Office

EDC Export Development Corporation

ETAB Economic and Technical Assistance Branch

FTA Free Trade Agreements

GAC Global Affairs Canada

GAFRN Guelph African Famine Relief Network

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GNI Gross National Income

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

ICIO Interdepartmental Committee on International Organizations

ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross

IDB  Inter-American Development Bank

IDPL International Development Photo Library

IDRC International Development Research Centre

IMF International Monetary Fund

ITC  Industry, Trade and Commerce

KANUPP Karachi Nuclear Power Plant

NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NDP New Democratic Party

NGO Non-governmental Organization

NPT Non-proliferation Treaty

OAS Organization of American States

ODA Official Development Assistance

OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

PPP  Public Participation Program

RAPP Rajasthan Nuclear Power Project

SAP Structural adjustment program

SPB  Special Programs Branch

TAA Technical Assistance Administration (UN)

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

USAID United States Agency for International Development

WID Women in Development

WUSC World University Service of Canada