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Canada's aid by cause: Debt relief

$103,367,609 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 26 projects and 12 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$103M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

2024-25

Projects

with money reported

Recipient organizations

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $103M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $466K in repayable loans.

318

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

1,220

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

0.05

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

399

affordable homes built

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

4,623

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

4.8 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$18.1M
2006-07$8.1M
2007-08$7.1M
2008-09$120K
2009-10–
2010-11–
2011-12–
2012-13–
2013-14–
2014-15–
2015-16–
2016-17$105K
2017-18$8.8M
2018-19$322K
2019-20$539K
2020-21$307K
2021-22$1.1M
2022-23$58.5M
2023-24$237K
2024-25–

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

HaitiAmericas$34.0M32.4%
CubaAmericas$8.5M8.1%
MalawiAfrica$2.4M2.2%
AfghanistanAsia$2.3M2.1%
BurundiAfrica$2.2M2.1%
Sierra LeoneAfrica$2.2M2.1%
Guinea-BissauAfrica$2.2M2.1%
RwandaAfrica$2.1M2.0%
LiberiaAfrica$2.1M2.0%
Burkina FasoAfrica$2.0M1.9%
NigerAfrica$2.0M1.9%
MozambiqueAfrica$2.0M1.9%
MadagascarAfrica$2.0M1.9%
MaliAfrica$2.0M1.9%
BeninAfrica$1.9M1.8%
50 others$33.5M32.0%

By department

Finance Canada$64.4M62.3%
Global Affairs Canada$39.0M37.7%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$61.2M59.2%
Not recorded$33.7M32.6%
Debt relief$8.5M8.2%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Development Association$34.6M33.5%
Gouvernement d'Haïti - Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances$33.0M31.9%
African Development Fund - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$24.6M23.8%
Central Government$8.5M8.2%
(not specified)$1.1M1.1%
IDA-CPL$832K0.8%
United Church of Canada Division of World Outreach$373K0.4%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$169K0.2%
International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$97K0.1%
African Development Bank Group$69K0.1%
Asian Development Bank$28K0.0%
Canada Border Services Agency Agence des Services Frontaliers$26K0.0%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	IDA - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) OGDFinance-2023-16 · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: International Development Association	$32.2M $32,214,210
2	African Development Fund - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative OGDFinance-2023-17 · 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Fund - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative	$24.6M $24,618,762
3	(no title in the data) A033138001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: Gouvernement d'Haïti - Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances	$18.0M $18,000,000
4	(no title in the data) A033454001 · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Gouvernement d'Haïti - Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances	$15.0M $15,026,477
5	(no title in the data) OGD2017999010 · 2017-18 Main recipient: Central Government	$8.5M $8,462,720
6	IMF-PRGT Subsidy resources contribution OGD2010050008 · 2021-22 Main recipient: (not specified)	$3.7M $3,690,931
7	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: International Development Association	$833K $833,293
8	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$832K $831,817
9	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$619K $618,802
10	IDA - IDA 19 OGDFinance-2023-14 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$533K $532,630
11	(no title in the data) S062952PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: United Church of Canada Division of World Outreach	$373K $373,200
12	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$329K $328,584
13	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$288K $287,892
14	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2018-19 Main recipient: (not specified)	$278K $277,952
15	Eleventh Replenishment of the International Fund for Agricultural Development 2019-2021 P005214001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: (not specified)	$253K $253,382
16	Asian Development Bank - 10th Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund 2015-2016 P000357002 ↗ · 2016-17 Main recipient: (not specified)	$105K $104,826
17	International Development Association-Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative OGD2020080012 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative	$48K $48,344
18	Asian Development Bank - 11th Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund 2017-2020 P002426001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: (not specified)	$43K $43,376
19	AfDB- Seventh general capital increase (GCI-VII) P008038001 · 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$37K $37,247
20	Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative payment to IDA FIN-MDRI · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative	$36K $35,773
21	Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative payment to IDA OGD2017050002 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative	$33K $33,379
22	Tenth Replenishment of the International Fund for Agricultural Development 2016-2018 P000744001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$32K $31,791
23	Canada's Contribution to the African Development Fund (ADF-15) 2021-2023 P008816001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$32K $31,765
24	Twelfth Replenishment of the International Fund for Agricultural Development 2022-2024 P009571001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$30K $29,619
25	Asian Development Bank - 12th replenishment development fund 2021 to 2024 P009026001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$28K $27,713