Governance - Membership

Governance

DMTC is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the MTCP. At a strategic level, the Program is overseen by two interdepartmental bodies, with representation from various organizations within DND/CAF and Global Affairs Canada:

 

1.    The DG-level Military Assistance Steering Committee (MASC) meets annually to help ensure the alignment of the Program’s membership and activities with Government of Canada priorities.

 

2.    The working-level MTCP Project Assessment Board (MPAB), a subsidiary body of MASC, is convened quarterly and as required to review and approve the Program’s defence institution building, defence capacity building, and enhanced military assistance initiatives.

DMTC reports MTCP outcomes through an Annual Assessment, submitted to the Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance). The Program is also audited by the Assistant Deputy Minister (Review Services) once every five years to ensure that it remains successful, cost effective, and relevant.

^_Membership

Countries can be added to the MTCP through one of two methods.

If they meet the following membership criteria, they may be recommended by MASC and subsequently approved by the Ministers of National Defence (MND) and Foreign Affairs (MINA) as beneficiaries of multilateral language, professional development, and operational cooperation coursework:

·         Not be North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members.

·         Meet Canadian foreign and defence policy strategic interests /    demonstrate political and military relevance to Canada.

·         Have bilateral defence relations with Canada.

·         Be non-oppressive and adhere to human rights standards.

·         Not threaten neighbouring nations.

·         Not willingly harbour terrorists or terrorist organizations.

·         Have a recognized government and armed forces.

·         Demonstrate the ability to accept and absorb Canadian assistance.

·         Meet CAF operational goals and interests.

·         Participate in peace support operations (PSO) or regional conflict prevention and mediation initiatives.

·         Hold a gross national income (GNI) per capita of upper-middle income or lower as per the World Bank classification.

Countries admitted by the MND and MINA on MASC advice must continue to adhere to the membership criteria above. In the case of serious human rights abuses or conflict with Canadian interests, they may be suspended or removed from the Program. Members will graduate from the MTCP after several years if they join NATO, their GNI is consistently high, or they routinely fill course offers at below 50%. In certain cases, they may be leveraged as delivery partners after graduation.

Countries can also be named as MTCP beneficiaries in Cabinet or Prime Ministerial (PM) initiatives that direct the Program to build their capabilities in specific areas, making them temporarily eligible for defence institution building, defence capacity building, and/or enhanced military assistance initiatives. For the duration of the Cabinet/PM initiatives in question, these countries are not subject to the Program’s membership or graduation criteria. After the initiatives expire, MASC may evaluate their eligibility for long-term MTCP membership.

2022-2023 Member States

Africa & Middle East    Americas      Indo-Pacific     Europe

Benin                                Antigua &

                                          Barbuda           Bangladesh       Bosnia-Herzegovina

Botswana                        Argentina         Indonesia           Georgia

Cameroon                       Barbados         Malaysia             Kazakhstan

Cote d’Ivoire                   Belize               Mongolia            Kyrgyzstan

Djibouti                            Brazil                Nepal                  North Macedonia

Ghana                               Bolivia             Pakistan              Serbia

Jordan                               Chile                Philippines         Tajikistan

Kenya                               Colombia         Rep of Korea     Ukraine

Kuwait                              Dominican

                                          Republic          Singapore           Uzbekistan

Lebanon                          Ecuador           Thailand         

Malawi                             El Salvador      Timor-Leste    

Morocco                          Guatemala       Vietnam          

Namibia                           Guyana                    

Nigeria                             Honduras                 

Oman                               Jamaica                    

Senegal                            Mexico                    

Sierra Leone                    Nicaragua                

South Africa                    Paraguay                 

Tanzania                          Peru             

Tunisia                             Trinidad and Tobago                       

Uganda                           Uruguay                  

Zambia 

[1] North Macedonia will eventually graduate from the Program, given its recent accession to NATO.