The Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) is an independent, non-governmental organisation dedicated to deepening and strengthening Canada’s relations with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean through policy discussion and analysis.
FOCAL’s core policy concerns include:
- issues relating to inter-American relations
- governance and democratic development
- economic development and trade integration
- poverty and inequality
- and North American integration.
The FOCAL website includes:
- publications, including briefings and research papers, conference reports, and newsletters
- links to other sources of information on the Internet
- a port of call for requests for information on hemispheric issues
- information on meetings and networking with the research community, and alliances with key partner organisations.