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Since the 1990s, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) has supported the international dimension of Canada’s Arctic priorities through a series of funds. In 2020, these funds were expanded and became the Global Arctic Leadership Initiative (GALI), designed to bolster Canadian leadership and enhance participation of Arctic and northern Canadians in international forums. The joint evaluation and audit of the Global Arctic Leadership Initiative (2020-21 to 2023-24) examined strengths, gaps and opportunities, particularly in terms of program processes, and assessed whether a management framework was in place to support effective program delivery and the management of funds. The evaluation found that GALI’s activities have become increasingly relevant within an emerging context in which Canada seeks to express its presence in the Arctic. Initial underspending was worsened by the COVID pandemic and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the inability of some implementing partners to use budgeted funds. The context of the Arctic posed challenges, including the need to adapt approaches to work with small, Indigenous or non-traditional implementing partners who may not always have a track record with GAC, which required more intensive support from program staff.

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Name	Format	Description	Link
Management Response and Action Plan (MRAP): Evaluation and Audit of the Global Arctic Leadership Initiative, 2020-21 to 2023-24	HTML		https://international.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/corporate/transparency/evaluations/2025/global-arctic-leadership-mrap
Evaluation and Audit of the Global Arctic Leadership Initiative, 2020-21 to 2023-24	HTML		https://international.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/corporate/transparency/internal-audits/2025/gali-2020-2024
Evaluation and Audit of the Global Arctic Leadership Initiative, 2020-21 to 2023-24	HTML		https://international.canada.ca/fr/affaires-mondiales/organisation/transparence/audit-interne/2025/ilma-2020-2024
Management Response and Action Plan (MRAP): Evaluation and Audit of the Global Arctic Leadership Initiative, 2020-21 to 2023-24	HTML		https://international.canada.ca/fr/affaires-mondiales/organisation/transparence/evaluations/2025/leadership-mondial-arctique-rpad

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