Finance committee  The International Development Research Centre is part of Canada's official development assistance. We are part of the foreign policy family, although it is a crown corporation. It was established in 1970 with the mandate of effectively funding research for development in the deve

Finance committee  The grantees do that. Part of the project funding will often involve their doing research in their own countries, suggesting policy amendments that would impact their countries.

Finance committee  Yes, currently we are actually slightly under 14 and we are awaiting some appointments. This would bring us to 14 with no additional costs.

Finance committee  Like any board, there's no typical profile because we're looking for a variety of experience. We're looking for people with expertise in the various areas in which we fund research, and we're also looking for management and financial experience for the oversight functions of a bo

Finance committee  Generally speaking, because we provide funding and not the decisions—

Finance committee  Yes, there would be evidence-based research findings, which would be presented to their governments to make their own policy decisions.

Finance committee  There's natural turnover over time, and the last time we gained new members through regular appointments, I believe, was about two and a half years ago.

Finance committee  No, not that I can think of.

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. This particular item is part of the International Development Research Centre's cost-saving, by reducing the maximum number of members of the board of governors from 18 members to 14 members. There are also some follow-on amendments that would