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Canada's aid by cause: Industry, mining & construction

$1,564,818,435 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 1,218 projects and 833 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$1.56B

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$65.1M

2024-25

Projects

1,218

with money reported

Recipient organizations

833

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $1.51B given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $52.6M in repayable loans and $1.1M already spent in Canada.

4,664

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

17,909

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

0.70

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

5,856

affordable homes built

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

67,894

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

70 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$45.3M
2006-07$45.4M
2007-08$41.2M
2008-09$37.2M
2009-10$32.3M
2010-11$54.5M
2011-12$67.3M
2012-13$86.0M
2013-14$87.3M
2014-15$59.9M
2015-16$116M
2016-17$120M
2017-18$95.0M
2018-19$108M
2019-20$100M
2020-21$77.4M
2021-22$93.6M
2022-23$86.7M
2023-24$146M
2024-25$65.1M

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$150M9.6%
Asia, regionalAsia$138M8.8%
Americas, regionalAmericas$92.5M5.9%
EthiopiaAfrica$61.1M3.9%
Caribbean, regionalAmericas$56.5M3.6%
IndonesiaAsia$51.2M3.3%
TanzaniaAfrica$44.6M2.9%
SenegalAfrica$42.2M2.7%
KenyaAfrica$41.0M2.6%
PeruAmericas$39.5M2.5%
VietnamAsia$35.2M2.2%
GhanaAfrica$34.7M2.2%
BoliviaAmericas$34.7M2.2%
EgyptAfrica$32.2M2.1%
UkraineEurope$26.7M1.7%
161 others$685M43.8%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$1.44B91.8%
Finance Canada$116M7.4%
International Development Research Centre$8.3M0.5%
Quebec$3.5M0.2%
Natural Resources Canada$500K0.0%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$497K0.0%
New Brunswick$161K0.0%
Manitoba$97K0.0%
Alberta$2K0.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$471M30.1%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$342M21.9%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$336M21.4%
Not recorded$208M13.3%
Canadian personnel$134M8.6%
Sector budget support$18.2M1.2%
Other technical assistance$18.2M1.2%
General budget support$15.8M1.0%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$12.5M0.8%
Basket funds/pooled funding$7.6M0.5%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$1.3M0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

IFC - International Finance Corporation$103M6.6%
International Development Association$83.0M5.3%
Asian Development Bank$75.7M4.8%
World Bank$71.3M4.6%
Inter-American Development Bank$63.7M4.1%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$53.1M3.4%
African Development Bank Group$37.9M2.4%
International Finance Corporation$35.7M2.3%
CESO - Canadian Executive Service Organization$34.6M2.2%
Oxfam-Québec$34.6M2.2%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$31.3M2.0%
MEDA - Mennonite Economic Development Associates$29.6M1.9%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$28.6M1.8%
Développement international Desjardins$21.2M1.4%
MEDA - Mennonite Economic Development Associates of Canada$21.0M1.3%
IISD - International Institute for Sustainable Development$20.6M1.3%
(not specified)$20.4M1.3%
University of British Columbia - University-Industry Liaison Office$19.4M1.2%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$18.5M1.2%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development$17.4M1.1%
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank$16.1M1.0%
Mennonite Economic Development Associates of Canada$16.0M1.0%
WUSC - World University Service of Canada$15.9M1.0%
Canadian Executive Service Organization$15.8M1.0%
Green Climate Fund$15.5M1.0%
808 others$665M42.5%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Advancing Gender Equality, Resilience, Opportunity and Inclusion Worldwide (GROW) Facility P013813001 ↗ · 2023-24 Main recipient: IFC - International Finance Corporation	$75.6M $75,600,000
2	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Development Association	$32.9M $32,852,303
3	Innovative Access: Increase Capacity for Economic and Social Growth Through Innovation P000810001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Oxfam-Québec	$26.5M $26,474,018
4	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$25.7M $25,668,422
5	(no title in the data) M013306001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2014-15 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$23.7M $23,741,170
6	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$23.5M $23,463,190
7	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$23.0M $23,030,079
8	(no title in the data) M013100001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$21.0M $20,983,656
9	(no title in the data) A034766001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$18.0M $18,000,000
10	Twelfth Replenishment of the International Fund for Agricultural Development 2022-2024 P009571001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2023-24 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$17.3M $17,268,761
11	Support for the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development P001279001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2023-24 Main recipient: IISD - International Institute for Sustainable Development	$16.8M $16,781,880
12	(no title in the data) M013512001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2013-14 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$16.3M $16,280,775
13	(no title in the data) A034806001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2015-16 Main recipient: World Bank	$16.0M $16,000,000
14	(no title in the data) A031595001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada	$15.9M $15,887,950
15	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$15.3M $15,326,097
16	Equitable Prosperity Through Private Sector Development in Kenya P000613001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: MEDA - Mennonite Economic Development Associates	$13.6M $13,612,072
17	Catalyste+ - Volunteer cooperation 2020-2028 P007301001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CESO - Canadian Executive Service Organization	$13.6M $13,595,116
18	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$13.5M $13,493,761
19	Canadian International Resources and Development Institute (CIRDI) P000457001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: University of British Columbia - University-Industry Liaison Office	$13.1M $13,085,379
20	(no title in the data) A033536001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2015-16 Main recipient: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa - Trade and Regional	$13.0M $13,000,000
21	Supporting Investment in Least Developed Countries BUILD Fund P009842001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: BUILD Fund S.A., SICAV-RAIF	$13.0M $13,000,000
22	Uniterra - CECI & WUSC - Volunteer Sending 2015-2020 P000808001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Consortium WUSC - World University Service of Canada / CECI - Center for International Studies and Cooperation	$12.9M $12,905,024
23	Enhancing Resource Management through Institutional Transformation in Mongolia P001011001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2023-24 Main recipient: CESO - Canadian Executive Service Organization	$12.7M $12,727,948
24	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$12.2M $12,163,976
25	(no title in the data) M013809001 ↗ · 2012-13 Main recipient: International Finance Corporation	$12.0M $12,000,000