كما أكدت كندا التزامها في عام 2003 بزيادة المساعدة الإنمائية الرسمية بنسبة 8 في المائة سنوياً لهدف مضاعفتها بحلول عام 2010.
Moreover, pursuant to his Government's commitment to protect biodiversity, Canada's new Species at Risk Act had become law in December 2002; in 2003, Canada had confirmed its commitment to increase its official development assistance (ODA) by 8 per cent a year with a view to doubling it by 2010.