In the October 2004 Speech from the Throne, one element of the Canada Corps mandate highlighted the need to "help young Canadians bring their enthusiasm and energy to the world." Canada Corps is determined to create a common identity around Canadian excellence in governance by affiliating with others who deliver existing governance programming as well as developing new and innovative programs of its own.

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Canada Corps facilitates Canadians working together to promote good governance and institution-building in developing countries and fragile states. New and existing programs to send Canadian expertise overseas are combined under one umbrella organization. Canada Corps is designed to mobilize citizens of all backgrounds, together with non-governmental organizations and all levels of government. By sharing our expertise in governance, we can apply our skills and ideas in the countries that need them the most.

Canada Corps is built on four pillars:

 * mobilization of Canadians to go abroad, * public engagement, * coherence of governance programming, and * expansion of Canada's governance base of knowledge. 

Governance: the focus of Canada Corps

All Canada Corps programs focus on governance, an area where Canada has long been regarded as a leader. Good governance is central to any political economy because it deals with the institutions, processes and relationships necessary to moving a society forward. Governance is also increasingly understood to be a central part of sustainable development and poverty reduction.

Programming in governance involves a wide range of activity areas: democracy, elections and parliaments, a fair and impartial judiciary, mechanisms to respect and protect human rights, an effective and transparent public sector, and a stable and reliable security system to protect people and resolve conflict fairly and peacefully. Good governance is also an integral component of private-sector development, creating an environment that enables economic growth.

At the state or national level, Canada Corps will help build on lasting institutions, enabling countries take charge of their own development. At the regional or local level, Canada Corps will help local governments respond better to citizens' needs.

All Canadians to be involved

To maximize the sharing of ideas and the long-term effectiveness of Canada's work overseas, Canada Corps will also combine the maturity and experience of a wide variety of experts with the enthusiasm and new perspectives of younger Canadians.

The ICT4D Information_and_Communication_Technologies_for_Developmentproject will provide up to 50 Canadians primarily between 18 and 30 years of age with six-month internships working mostly with public and para-public organizations on e-governance and ICT-related projects in developing countries. These internships will be implemented by the NetCorps Coalition under Canada Corps. Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) deal with the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in development programmes in underdeveloped countries. ...

The offical govermental website for this Canadian initiative is: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CanadaCorps