With reference to global governance initiatives aimed at promoting ethical business practices, this volume offers a timely examination of Canada-Africa relations and natural resource governance.

Section I – Introduction: Conceptual Approaches and Policy Implications
1. Africa-Canada Relations in Natural Resource Sectors: Approaches to (and Prospects for) Corporate Social Responsibility, Good Governance, and Human Security – Nathan Andrews, University of Northern British Columbia and J. Andrew Grant, Queen’s University

Section II – Canada in Africa: From the Global to the Local (and Back)
2. Canadian Government and Corporate Social Responsibility: Implications for Sustainable Development in Africa – Uwafiokun Idemudia, York University; W. R. Nadège Compaoré, York University & Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR); and Cynthia Kwakyewah, Tony Elumelu Foundation
3. Corporate Social Responsibility and Canada’s Role in Africa’s Extractive Industries: A Critical Analysis – Nketti Johnston-Taylor, United Way Calgary
4. Canadian Perspectives on the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights in Africa: Assessing the Legitimacy of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives in Extractive Sectors – Charis Enns, University of Sheffield & Aga Khan University, Kenya
5. The Impact of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights on Corporate Social Responsibility Policies: An Assessment of Canadian Mining Firms – Jason J. McSparren, University of Massachusetts, Boston
6. Natural Resource Governance and Human Security: What has Canada got to do with Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Africa? – Timothy Adivilah Balag’kutu, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Section III – Corporate Social Responsibility, Norms, and Development
7. Global Governance via Local Procurement? Interrogating the Promotion of Local Procurement as a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy – Paula Butler, Wilfrid Laurier University
8. Examining the Dynamics of Global Corporate Social Responsibility Frameworks and Canadian Mining Firms: Insights from Ghana and South Africa – Raynold Wonder Alorse, Queen’s University
9. ‘Golden’ Expectations: Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance in South Africa’s Mining Sector – David Orr, University of Cambridge
10. A Natural Resource Boon or Impending Doom in East Africa? Political Settlements and Governance Dynamics in Uganda’s Oil Sector – Shingirai Taodzera, University of Ottawa

Section IV – Concluding Remarks: Reflections on Corporate Social Responsibility, Legitimacy, and Africa-Canada Relations in Natural Resource Sectors
11. Corporate Social Responsibility and Issues of Legitimacy and Development: Reflections on the Mining Sector in Africa – Bonnie Campbell, Université du Québec à Montréal
12. Reflections on Africa-Canada Relations in Natural Resource Sectors in the 2020s – J. Andrew Grant, Queen’s University and Nathan Andrews, University of Northern British Columbia

"Those interested in understanding the current ‘state of play’ on the issues surrounding Canadian mining in Africa, and the significant environmental, social, and economic impacts it has, will find this book to be a valuable contribution. The editors are to be commended for featuring diverse voices and for putting together an intellectually stimulating volume."