FinDev Canada
{{Short description|Development finance institution of Canada}}
{{Infobox organization
| formation = 2018
| status = Crown Corporation
| headquarters = Montréal {{Flagicon|Canada}}
| owner = Export Development Canada
| leader_title = CEO
| leader_name = Lori Kerr
| website = {{URL|findevcanada.ca}}
}}
FinDev Canada is Canada's development finance institution (DFI) set up in 2018. It has US$1 billion on its balance sheet.{{Cite web |last=Saldinger |first=Adva |date=2024-01-09 |title=Devex Invested: Bilateral DFIs keep growing and growing |url=https://www.devex.com/news/sponsored/devex-invested-bilateral-dfis-keep-growing-and-growing-106882 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Devex |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Helen |date=2024-01-10 |title=Devex Newswire: A 2024 reality check for global development |url=https://www.devex.com/news/sponsored/devex-newswire-a-2024-reality-check-for-global-development-106885 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Devex |language=en}} Its purpose is to provide direct and indirect development financing consistent with Canada's international development priorities. The DFI is wholly owned by Canada's export credit agency, Export Development Canada (EDC).{{Cite web |title=Our story {{!}} Development Finance Institute Canada |url=https://www.findevcanada.ca/en/who-we-are/our-story |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=www.findevcanada.ca |language=en}} FinDev was set up amid the expansion of development banks by other donors, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Denmark.{{Cite web |last=Saldinger |first=Adva |date=2024-01-09 |title=Devex Invested: Bilateral DFIs keep growing and growing |url=https://www.devex.com/news/sponsored/devex-invested-bilateral-dfis-keep-growing-and-growing-106882 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Devex |language=en}} Its CEO Lori Kerr hails from the World Bank.{{Cite web |title=FinDev Canada hires CEO |url=https://www.africaglobalfunds.com/news/people-moves/findev-canada-hires-ceo/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=www.africaglobalfunds.com |language=en}}