Development Finance Institution - FinDev Canada

In January 2018, Canada’s development finance institution (Development Finance Institute Canada (DFIC) Inc. – or FinDev Canada) opened for business with a mandate to support the growth and sustainability of the private sector in developing markets. Based in Montréal,  FinDev Canada is a Crown Corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada’s export credit agency. 

 

FinDev Canada is Canada’s bilateral Development Finance Institution (DFI), supporting development through the private sector. FinDev Canada provides financing, investment, and blended finance solutions, as well as technical assistance and knowledge, to promote sustainable and inclusive growth in Latin America & the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indo-Pacific region, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Agreement commitments.

FinDev Canada targets strategic development objectives in three impact areas: climate and nature action, gender equality and market development. Its services are directed towards three sectors: financial industry; agribusiness, forestry and their related value chains; and sustainable infrastructure.

 



Supporting development through the private sector

Date modified: 2024-09-06