GAC Learning Catalogue

The course covers the core benefits of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), including: market access for goods, cross-border trade in services, government procurement, investment and temporary entry.

This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis. This course will provide participants with an understanding of the breadth and complexity of Canada-United States (U.S.) relations set against the backdrop of the priority that the Government of Canada gives to its relations with the U.S. in its foreign policy, as well as the challenges and current issues it faces in the management of the relationship.

The course covers the core benefits of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), including: market access for goods, cross-border trade in services, digital trade, investment and temporary entry.

This course will explore the trend towards the “securitization” of global trade; the actions of China as an economic actor in the global economy; and the implications for Canada as a trade-dependent middle power.

This course is for employees experienced in fragile and conflict-affected settings, and with an interest in mediation as a form of direct engagement.

This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis. This course will give participants a deeper understanding of economic phenomena as a whole and how they apply to their work at Global Affairs Canada. It will allow participants to situate Canadian economic data in an international context and explain why international trade is essential to our economy.

This course covers the principles of identity authentication for child applications and explains the roles and responsibilities of Citizen and Immigration Passport Program and various stakeholders in terms of protecting children. Learning Objectives

This course deals with parental forgery and the best practices to apply in fraudulent situations related to child applications. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: • Identify parental forgery in relati

This course explores China’s role in global governance over time and across a range of issue areas, including the global economy, the environment, diplomacy, human rights, and security, as well as how these issues intersect with Canada’s interests.

This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis. Building on the Level I course, this course explores the rise of China and its impact on the world order and the international economy. FPDS and Trade Commissioners will get an understanding on the political and commercial impact of China abroad. This class will provide participants more in-depth, issue-focused and applied knowledge on political and economic dimensions of China engagement.

Across the Public Service, human-centred leadership is being adopted as the standard in leadership mindsets and behaviours. A human-centred leadership approach recognizes that people are an organization’s most precious resource – that putting people first is the most effective way to achieve the desired organizational results and deliver on our priorities. This course is an opportunity for Global Affairs Canada leaders to step out of the day-to-day operations and reflect on their own leadership practices and performance, to strengthen the mindsets and behaviours needed to transform the Department’s culture and workplace as we continue to reach for the North Star and to consider how to apply and integrate human-centred leadership back into their own workplace changes, challenges and teams.

The new Code of Conduct provides clarity on expected behaviours, standards, rules, responsibilities, and practices for all employees in Canada and abroad, including for Locally Engaged Staff. The new Code of Conduct replaces the Code of Conduct for Canadian Representative Abroad.