Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG) 2014

• 7 - Total outlays
• 701 - General public services

7012 - Foreign economic aid

This group covers programs and services which allocate financial international assistance to countries in need of developmental support. These programs and services can be delivered through international, regional, or multinational organizations as well as the various levels of the Canadian general government.
Financial or economic assistance includes any contributions in cash, such as grants and concessional loans with the main objective of economic development. Contributions in kind may include additional costs incurred for the delivery of development services by the Canadian military, bilateral cost of carrying out election monitoring, rehabilitation of injured military and infrastructure, monitoring and training of foreign administrators, civil police work not associated with police training, promotion of cultural and educational facilities, assistance services to refugees, construction of nuclear power plants and nuclear safety programs, and any other activity deemed official development assistance (ODA) eligible by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Developing countries and countries in transition are those set out by the OECD in the DAC List of ODA Recipients Annex 2 -List of ODA Eligible International Organisations as reported in the Development Co-operation Directorate. Eligible international, regional, and other multinational organizations are those that carry out ODA eligible activities. These organizations are listed in Annex 2 -List of ODA Eligible International Organisations as reported by the OECD in the Development Co-operation Directorate. These organizations include international, Canadian and recipient-based NGOs; public-private partnerships; multilateral organizations such as any United Nations agencies, funds and commissions, European Union institutions, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group, the World Trade Organisation, regional development banks; and educational institutions.