Canada and International Involvement

     Canada is the most multicultural country in the world. Of which they accept immigrants and refugees into the country. This qualifies this as an area for refugees to live or turn to in their time of need. Canada created diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe upon its independence in 1980. Canada having an embassy in Harare, and Zimbabwe has an embassy located in Ottawa.

     Canada provides humanitarian assistance to try to meet the needs of affected populations and has a modest bilateral aid program working with civil society and multilateral organizations. Canada does not provide any funding directly to the Government of Zimbabwe ever since 2002. CIDA provides a development assistance program which works with local and Canadian civil society organization in the areas of HIV/AIDS, poverty alleviation, governance, and gender equality.Bilateral trade between Canada and Zimbabwe increased by 59.4% from $10.1 million in 2010 to $16.1 million 2011. Canadian investment in Zimbabwe is predominantly in the mining sector.

http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/zimbabwe/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/canada_zimbabwe.aspx