[1] She later earned a second master's degree in international law from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) (2001).
An article in The Globe and Mail from December 1992 described Almeida-Côté as responsible for overseeing Rights & Democracy's programs in Asia and Africa; her duties in this capacity included organizing, monitoring, assessing, and sometimes visiting projects in countries such as Pakistan and Burkina Faso.
It's a new way of dialogue with NGOs [non-government organizations] in the South: we can provide some expertise and some funding, but we don't dictate their policy.
"[4] In February 1993, Almeida-Côté urged the government of Canada to cut off its seventeen million dollars in annual aid to Rwanda due to the worsening human rights situation in that country.
[8] Almeida-Côté was president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Pensions and Benefits Institute from May 2006 to May 2009 and subsequently held the same positions for Canada World Youth from June 2009 to March 2012.
The university recognized her for commitment to democracy, human rights, and the protection of the young and of the world's poor, as well as for her skills in management and negotiation.