The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE) is a committee in the House of Commons of Canada that focuses on Canada's foreign policy and international development.

Before the 39th Parliament, the committee was known as the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Mandate

• Canadian foreign and development policy
• International affairs (including developments or crises in specific regions or countries) and international security;
• Membership of international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization of American States, Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation, the G8, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Francophonie, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
• The operation, management and legislation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and its agencies:
  • The Canadian International Development Agency
  • The International Development Research Centre
  • The International Joint Commission
  • The Foreign Claims Commission
  • The International Boundary Commission
  • The Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission
  • The Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence
  • The Canadian International Grains Institute
  • The International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development

Membership

Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Agendas and Procedures (SFAA)
• Subcommittee on International Human Rights (SDIR)

References

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE)