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Canada's aid by cause: Disaster prevention

$665,612,722 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 232 projects and 132 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$666M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$81.5M

2024-25

Projects

232

with money reported

Recipient organizations

132

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $650M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $15.4M in repayable loans.

2,007

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

7,706

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

0.30

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

2,520

affordable homes built

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

29,215

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

30 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$2.5M
2006-07$8.0M
2007-08$14.7M
2008-09$7.3M
2009-10$15.0M
2010-11$18.8M
2011-12$17.7M
2012-13$33.9M
2013-14$31.7M
2014-15$23.7M
2015-16$25.5M
2016-17$43.5M
2017-18$47.9M
2018-19$57.3M
2019-20$38.7M
2020-21$27.1M
2021-22$35.3M
2022-23$87.1M
2023-24$48.3M
2024-25$81.5M

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$54.4M8.2%
Americas, regionalAmericas$46.1M6.9%
Caribbean, regionalAmericas$40.3M6.0%
BangladeshAsia$37.5M5.6%
Asia, regionalAsia$36.1M5.4%
AfghanistanAsia$27.7M4.2%
PakistanAsia$27.2M4.1%
EthiopiaAfrica$20.5M3.1%
NepalAsia$20.4M3.1%
IndiaAsia$19.5M2.9%
MozambiqueAfrica$16.8M2.5%
HaitiAmericas$15.2M2.3%
DjiboutiAfrica$14.8M2.2%
PhilippinesAsia$14.0M2.1%
Europe, regionalEurope$11.0M1.7%
147 others$264M39.7%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$402M60.3%
Finance Canada$259M39.0%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$4.2M0.6%
International Development Research Centre$247K0.0%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$219K0.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$370M55.6%
Project-type interventions$129M19.3%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$109M16.4%
Not recorded$56.6M8.5%
Canadian personnel$1.2M0.2%
Other technical assistance$78K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Development Association$212M31.9%
Canadian Red Cross Society$82.7M12.4%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$74.5M11.2%
WFP - World Food Programme$41.5M6.2%
CDB - Caribbean Development Bank$26.5M4.0%
IDA-CPL$26.5M4.0%
(not specified)$26.2M3.9%
WHO - World Health Organization$18.0M2.7%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$15.9M2.4%
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization$12.2M1.8%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development$10.4M1.6%
IBRD/World Bank Institute$8.0M1.2%
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency$6.5M1.0%
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations$6.5M1.0%
International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$6.2M0.9%
Natural Resources Canada$6.2M0.9%
CANADEM$6.1M0.9%
World Bank$6.0M0.9%
Asian Development Bank$5.5M0.8%
Int'l Organization for Migration$5.0M0.8%
Red Cross Int'l Aid Trust of Canada C/O Int'l Federation of Red Cross$4.4M0.7%
IDA-MDRI$3.9M0.6%
IFRC Appeals via CRCS$3.6M0.5%
UNDP$3.5M0.5%
World Meteorological Organisation$3.2M0.5%
107 others$44.5M6.7%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$116M $115,806,671
2	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Development Association	$36.0M $36,029,307
3	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$26.5M $26,470,038
4	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$25.0M $24,969,863
5	IDA - IDA 19 OGDFinance-2023-14 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$19.2M $19,200,332
6	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$16.8M $16,760,759
7	(no title in the data) M013817001 ↗ · 2012-13 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$14.0M $14,000,000
8	(no title in the data) A035388001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2014-15 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$13.1M $13,125,000
9	Readiness for Global Emergency Response - Canadian Red Cross 2019-2024 P006848001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$11.8M $11,763,826
10	Resilience and Enhanced Adaptability to Disasters in the Caribbean P011997001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$11.0M $10,979,200
11	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Institutional Support 2016-2018 P001268001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$10.9M $10,934,970
12	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$10.2M $10,167,913
13	Canada-Caribbean Resilience Facility P006224001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2021-22 Main recipient: IBRD/World Bank Institute	$10.0M $10,000,000
14	Health in Emergencies - Canadian Red Cross 2013-2018 P000537001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$9.6M $9,649,294
15	Canadas assessed contribution to the World Health Organization (WHO) P005028006 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WHO - World Health Organization	$9.3M $9,343,954
16	Strengthening Global Emergency Response - Canadian Red Cross 2013-2018 P000538001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$9.3M $9,337,043
17	(no title in the data) M013162001 · 2009-10 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$9.1M $9,125,000
18	(no title in the data) D000724001 ↗ · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$8.5M $8,500,000
19	(no title in the data) D000129001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$8.1M $8,056,586
20	(no title in the data) Z021052001 · 2013-14 to 2015-16 Main recipient: (not specified)	$8.0M $8,013,801
21	(no title in the data) M013162002 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$8.0M $7,953,749
22	(no title in the data) P000485001 · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: (not specified)	$7.2M $7,170,492
23	Capacity Strengthening for Emergency Response in Africa P000623001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$7.1M $7,091,872
24	(no title in the data) D000128001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$7.0M $7,024,310
25	Capacity Building for Emergency Response in the Americas P000594001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$7.0M $7,005,934