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Canada's aid by cause: Energy

$5,321,440,228 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 427 projects and 252 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$5.32B

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$815M

2024-25

Projects

427

with money reported

Recipient organizations

252

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $4.53B given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $790M in repayable loans.

13,986

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

53,704

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

2.1

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

17,559

affordable homes built

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

203,593

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

211 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$27.1M
2006-07$21.5M
2007-08$21.8M
2008-09$34.4M
2009-10$36.9M
2010-11$41.9M
2011-12$229M
2012-13$225M
2013-14$35.1M
2014-15$39.3M
2015-16$39.2M
2016-17$239M
2017-18$312M
2018-19$329M
2019-20$385M
2020-21$443M
2021-22$634M
2022-23$786M
2023-24$626M
2024-25$815M

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

Asia, regionalAsia$1.16B21.9%
Africa, regionalAfrica$848M15.9%
South America, regionalAmericas$343M6.4%
South AfricaAfrica$250M4.7%
Americas, regionalAmericas$198M3.7%
Central America, regionalAmericas$176M3.3%
Caribbean, regionalAmericas$173M3.3%
IndonesiaAsia$166M3.1%
IndiaAsia$146M2.7%
PhilippinesAsia$133M2.5%
Europe, regionalEurope$87.3M1.6%
EcuadorAmericas$85.5M1.6%
UkraineEurope$73.2M1.4%
BangladeshAsia$68.4M1.3%
EthiopiaAfrica$62.1M1.2%
160 others$1.35B25.4%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$4.59B86.3%
Finance Canada$666M12.5%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$54.4M1.0%
Quebec$5.0M0.1%
International Development Research Centre$2.9M0.1%
Natural Resources Canada$240K0.0%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$79K0.0%
Alberta$55K0.0%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$17K0.0%
New Brunswick$6K0.0%

By aid type

Earmarked funds via implementing partners$2.84B53.4%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$1.40B26.3%
Project-type interventions$386M7.3%
Not recorded$385M7.2%
Sector budget support$201M3.8%
Basket funds/pooled funding$60.0M1.1%
Other technical assistance$22.0M0.4%
General budget support$19.9M0.4%
Canadian personnel$1.6M0.0%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$262K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank$1.10B20.6%
Inter-American Development Bank$633M11.9%
African Development Bank Group$502M9.4%
International Development Association$490M9.2%
Asian Development Bank$455M8.6%
IFC - International Finance Corporation$350M6.6%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development$233M4.4%
World Bank$214M4.0%
European Bank for Reconstructionand Development - Northern$188M3.5%
Green Climate Fund$145M2.7%
Government of South Africa - National Treasury - International Development Cooperation$120M2.3%
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)$102M1.9%
IDA-CPL$84.8M1.6%
Government of Ecuador$81.0M1.5%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$60.0M1.1%
Energy Community Secretariat$60.0M1.1%
CDB - Caribbean Development Bank$56.2M1.1%
Cowater International Inc.$45.2M0.8%
Mirova Gigaton Fund S.A.,SICAV RAIF$42.0M0.8%
Energy Access Relief Fund (EARF)$28.0M0.5%
International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$24.6M0.5%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$20.7M0.4%
Consortium Tecsult/Trigenex LGL S.A.$18.1M0.3%
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)$17.2M0.3%
(not specified)$17.0M0.3%
227 others$238M4.5%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Climate Investment Funds - Accelerating Coal Transition Investment Program (CIF-ACT) P010807001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank	$1.00B $1,000,000,000
2	Canadian climate resilience accelerator for Latin America and the Caribbean P012183001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$291M $291,100,000
3	Energy Transition Program P006167001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank	$226M $225,500,000
4	Canadian climate and nature fund for the private sector in Asia P012801001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$224M $224,000,000
5	Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia - II P002162001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$200M $200,000,000
6	Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas II P002486001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$197M $196,680,000
7	Canada-International Finance Corporation Blended Climate Finance Program P002487001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IFC - International Finance Corporation	$194M $194,040,000
8	Canada-EBRD High Impact Partnership on Climate Action – repayable contribution P010532001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: European Bank for Reconstructionand Development - Northern	$175M $175,000,000
9	(no title in the data) M013704001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2012-13 Main recipient: World Bank	$172M $172,000,000
10	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$153M $153,231,490
11	Supporting Renewable Energy in Africa - Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) P001914001 · 2017-18 to 2018-19 Main recipient: IFC - International Finance Corporation	$150M $150,000,000
12	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Development Association	$135M $134,848,138
13	(no title in the data) M013705001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$125M $125,000,000
14	Canada-African Development Bank Climate Fund (CACF) P006570001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$123M $122,900,000
15	Sovereign Loan to South Africa for Just Energy Transition P012278001 · 2023-24 Main recipient: Government of South Africa - National Treasury - International Development Cooperation	$120M $120,000,000
16	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$89.2M $89,215,270
17	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$84.8M $84,784,841
18	Sovereign Loan to Ecuador P012573001 · 2024-25 Main recipient: Government of Ecuador	$81.0M $81,000,000
19	(no title in the data) M013850001 ↗ · 2012-13 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$75.0M $75,000,000
20	(no title in the data) M013512001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2013-14 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$65.1M $65,123,097
21	(no title in the data) M012672001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2010-11 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$60.5M $60,480,000
22	Ukraine Energy Support Fund P014589001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: Energy Community Secretariat	$60.0M $60,000,000
23	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$57.8M $57,818,800
24	Renewable Energy in Small Island Developing States Program P006167002 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank	$50.0M $50,000,000
25	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$49.4M $49,379,615