The mandate of the office has three broad components: firs
t, defend religious communities and monitor religious freedom through country strategies and analysis, interventions in support of communities at risk, and strengthen
ing the capacity to monitor and promote religious freedom through specialized training; second, promote religious freedom as a key objective of Canadian foreign policy through domestic advocacy and outreach, international advocacy and outreach, and whole-of-government coordination; and third, advance policies and
...[+++] programs that support religious freedom and promote pluralism through policies that support the goals of the office, effective programming, and partnership with like-minded governments and international organizations.