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Canada's aid by cause: Administrative costs

$3,482,139,095 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 98 projects and 37 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$3.48B

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$448M

2024-25

Projects

with money reported

Recipient organizations

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $39.3M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $26.1M in repayable loans and $3.42B already spent in Canada.

121

family doctors paid for a year

Average gross clinical payment to a family physician, 2023-24. Includes the doctor's office costs. CIHI, A profile of physicians in Canada

466

registered nurses paid for a year

Median wage of $43.27 an hour (2023-24) for 1,950 hours (37.5 hours a week). Wages only, no benefits. Job Bank, Government of Canada

0.02

new 548-bed hospitals

The new St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver: $2.174 billion for up to 548 beds (2021 budget). Government of British Columbia, March 8, 2021

152

affordable homes built

Rapid Housing Initiative: $4 billion for more than 15,500 permanent affordable homes, about $258,000 each. CMHC, Rapid Housing Initiative

1,765

homeless people housed with support for a year

Housing First for people with high needs: $22,257 per person per year. Measured in 2014 dollars, so today's number of people would be lower. Mental Health Commission of Canada, At Home/Chez Soi final report

1.8 days

of Veterans Affairs Canada's entire budget

Total planned spending of Veterans Affairs Canada for 2025-26: $7.83 billion. Veterans Affairs Canada, 2025-26 Departmental Plan

These comparisons use average Canadian costs to show the scale of the money. They are not a costed plan.

Spending by fiscal year

2005-06$2.1M
2006-07$727K
2007-08$111K
2008-09$50K
2009-10-$65
2010-11–
2011-12–
2012-13–
2013-14–
2014-15–
2015-16–
2016-17$306M
2017-18$334M
2018-19$318M
2019-20$402M
2020-21$384M
2021-22$399M
2022-23$415M
2023-24$472M
2024-25$448M

Read firstFiles before 2016-17 cover only CIDA and DFATD development programs. From 2016-17 they cover every federal department and the provinces, which is why totals jump. Amounts are nominal Canadian dollars per fiscal year (April to March). Aid type was not recorded before 2010-11. Negative amounts are repayments.

By country

Africa, regionalAfrica$1.10B31.6%
Asia, regionalAsia$656M18.9%
Americas, regionalAmericas$599M17.2%
Global / unspecifiedGlobal / Canada / institutions$524M15.0%
Middle East, regionalMiddle East$286M8.2%
Europe, regionalEurope$164M4.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa, regionalAfrica$75.3M2.2%
Oceania, regionalOceania$43.9M1.3%
South America, regionalAmericas$22.2M0.6%
West Bank and GazaMiddle East$3.7M0.1%
North Africa, regionalAfrica$2.9M0.1%
JordanMiddle East$1.8M0.1%
EthiopiaAfrica$1.1M0.0%
LebanonMiddle East$990K0.0%
BoliviaAmericas$568K0.0%
65 others$1.9M0.1%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$3.01B86.4%
Services received without charges by Global Affairs Canada$216M6.2%
International Development Research Centre$191M5.5%
Royal Canadian Mounted Police$58.9M1.7%
Canada Revenue Agency$4.0M0.1%
Quebec$2.4M0.1%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$826K0.0%
Canadian Food Inspection Agency$423K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$10K0.0%

By aid type

Administrative costs$3.44B98.9%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$36.1M1.0%
Not recorded$3.0M0.1%
Project-type interventions$262K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Global Affairs Canada$2.77B79.5%
Donor Government$419M12.0%
International Development Research Centre$170M4.9%
Canadian Policing Arrangement (RCMP - GAC - Public Safety)$32.8M0.9%
RCMP$26.1M0.7%
IDRC - International Development Research Centre$21.0M0.6%
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization$10.7M0.3%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$7.7M0.2%
UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East$4.2M0.1%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$3.6M0.1%
UNICEF$3.6M0.1%
Canada Revenue Agency$3.1M0.1%
UNRWA$2.8M0.1%
MRIF$2.4M0.1%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$1.4M0.0%
ILO - International Labour Organization$1.2M0.0%
International Labour Organisation$1.2M0.0%
CRA$874K0.0%
UNEP$826K0.0%
UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services$386K0.0%
Joint Office for Commonwealth Permanent Missions to the United$352K0.0%
IDB Special Fund$305K0.0%
OSG - Office of the Secretary General$300K0.0%
(not specified)$269K0.0%
CLWR - Canadian Lutheran World Relief$258K0.0%
12 others$732K0.0%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Administrative Costs-Common Services OGDADMIN-2023 · 2023-24 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$410M $410,341,273
2	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2022 · 2022-23 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$359M $359,308,484
3	Administrative Costs OGDADMIN-2024 · 2024-25 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$310M $310,481,396
4	Administrative Costs-Services Received without Charges OGDADMIN-2019 · 2018-19 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$294M $293,634,494
5	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2021 · 2021-22 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$275M $275,467,937
6	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2021-Admin · 2020-21 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$265M $265,305,706
7	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: Donor Government	$265M $264,701,297
8	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2020-Admin · 2019-20 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$233M $233,204,212
9	Administrative Costs Administrative Costs · 2017-18 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$203M $202,642,156
10	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2021-Common Services · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$139M $138,577,596
11	Administrative Costs-Common Services OGDADMIN-CS-2024 · 2024-25 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$73.6M $73,638,436
12	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2020-Common Services · 2019-20 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$69.6M $69,590,467
13	(no title in the data) OGDCommonServices · 2017-18 Main recipient: Donor Government	$65.7M $65,691,661
14	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2020-EBP · 2019-20 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$50.0M $49,985,303
15	Administrative Costs-Services Received without Charges OGDSWC - ADMIN · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Donor Government	$33.6M $33,579,269
16	IDRC - Corporate and Admin Services OGDadm242501XZ · 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Research Centre	$26.9M $26,892,487
17	PRELIMINARY - Administrative Costs-Services Received without Charges OGDPRELIMINARY - ADMIN-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$23.8M $23,808,988
18	Services Received wihtout Charges OGD2017999009 · 2017-18 Main recipient: Donor Government	$22.2M $22,215,399
19	IDRC - Administration-Global-HO OGDadm20GL · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: International Development Research Centre	$22.2M $22,187,138
20	Administrative Costs-Services Received without Charges OGDSWC - Accommodations · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Donor Government	$21.6M $21,559,641
21	IDRC - Administration - Latin America and Caribbean OGDadm21LC · 2021-22 Main recipient: IDRC - International Development Research Centre	$21.0M $20,976,333
22	IDRC - Corporate and Admin Services OGDadm22XZ · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Research Centre	$20.0M $19,957,870
23	Gavi Alliance - Institutional Support - 2016-2020 P001153001 · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization	$18.4M $18,417,521
24	IDRC - Corporate and Admin Services/CRDI-Services corporatifs et administratifs OGDadm232401XZ · 2023-24 Main recipient: International Development Research Centre	$17.8M $17,756,067
25	IDRC - Administration-Global-HO OGDadm18GL · 2017-18 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Development Research Centre	$17.6M $17,582,292