Canada is off track to meet its ODA quantity commitment, despite the fact that a diminished baseline has weakened its overall commitment. In 2007 Canada reduced ODA to sub-Saharan Africa and, while plans for 2008 show improvement, they are not enough to be on track. Canada is one of only two countries on track for education, but its performance in other sectors is mixed. It ties for second place with Germany among the G8 on quality of aid but, like other G8 nations, is not leading the charge to 'make trade work for Africa'.
In 2007, Canada's ODA net of bilateral debt relief to sub-Saharan Africa decreased by CAD$115 million ($88 million), or 8.9%. Though bilateral ODA to sub-Saharan Africa increased by CAD$82 million over 2006 levels, multilateral flows decreased by CAD$197 million. To be on track as determined by a straight-line trajectory, DATA estimates that Canada should have increased its ODA to sub-Saharan Africa by CAD$220 million ($169 million) in 2007. In total, its ODA to the region increased by CAD$94 million ($72 million) between 2004 and 2007, net of bilateral debt relief.
DATA estimates that Canada will direct approximately CAD$1.432 billion ($1.016 billion in 2004 prices) to sub-Saharan Africa in 2008. This is an increase of CAD$159 million ($113 million in 2004 prices), but far less than the increase of CAD$420 million ($298 million in 2004 prices) needed to be on track.