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Canada's aid by cause: Multisector

$10,754,983,124 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 3,916 projects and 4,104 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$10.8B

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$3.72B

2024-25

Projects

3,916

with money reported

Recipient organizations

4,104

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $6.81B given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $3.85B in repayable loans and $102M already spent in Canada.

21,006

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

80,662

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

3.1

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

26,373

affordable homes built

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

305,794

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

317 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$144M
2006-07$205M
2007-08$162M
2008-09$114M
2009-10$93.7M
2010-11$125M
2011-12$106M
2012-13$73.5M
2013-14$106M
2014-15$116M
2015-16$83.3M
2016-17$235M
2017-18$472M
2018-19$380M
2019-20$380M
2020-21$484M
2021-22$375M
2022-23$378M
2023-24$3.01B
2024-25$3.72B

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

UkraineEurope$4.92B45.7%
Global / unspecifiedGlobal / Canada / institutions$1.58B14.7%
Africa, regionalAfrica$707M6.6%
Asia, regionalAsia$670M6.2%
AfghanistanAsia$289M2.7%
Americas, regionalAmericas$214M2.0%
GhanaAfrica$130M1.2%
Europe, regionalEurope$116M1.1%
HaitiAmericas$113M1.1%
TanzaniaAfrica$101M0.9%
EthiopiaAfrica$96.2M0.9%
South America, regionalAmericas$88.4M0.8%
VietnamAsia$86.5M0.8%
BangladeshAsia$66.4M0.6%
MozambiqueAfrica$57.0M0.5%
173 others$1.52B14.2%

By department

Finance Canada$5.29B49.2%
Global Affairs Canada$3.22B29.9%
FinDev Canada$1.35B12.6%
International Development Research Centre$521M4.8%
Imputed foreign student subsidies$207M1.9%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$76.6M0.7%
Quebec$47.0M0.4%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$33.8M0.3%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$9.6M0.1%
Parks Canada$481K0.0%
Public Health Agency of Canada$452K0.0%
Canada Post$388K0.0%
Alberta$69K0.0%
Manitoba$40K0.0%
New Brunswick$19K0.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$6.68B62.1%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$1.45B13.4%
Not recorded$947M8.8%
PSI intra-governmental transfers$501M4.7%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$436M4.1%
Canadian personnel$423M3.9%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$102M1.0%
Basket funds/pooled funding$77.1M0.7%
Other technical assistance$54.7M0.5%
General budget support$44.9M0.4%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$37.9M0.4%
Sector budget support$2.9M0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Monetary Fund - Administered account$2.90B27.0%
International Monetary Fund$2.00B18.6%
FinDev Canada$1.45B13.5%
African Development Bank Group$365M3.4%
(not specified)$312M2.9%
International Development Research Centre$302M2.8%
Donor Government$280M2.6%
International Development Association$209M1.9%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$168M1.6%
World Bank$147M1.4%
United Nations General Trust Fund$146M1.4%
United Nations Organization$142M1.3%
Asian Development Bank$140M1.3%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$116M1.1%
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)$115M1.1%
Green Climate Fund$98.4M0.9%
WFP - World Food Programme$92.7M0.9%
Government of Ghana$92.6M0.9%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$68.8M0.6%
Uncoded$45.3M0.4%
OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe$43.1M0.4%
CDB - Caribbean Development Bank$37.1M0.3%
IFC - International Finance Corporation$36.8M0.3%
IDRC - International Development Research Centre$32.7M0.3%
IDA-CPL$32.0M0.3%
4,079 others$1.38B12.9%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Ukraine loan-ERA OGDFinance-Ukraine-ERA-2025 · 2024-25 Main recipient: International Monetary Fund - Administered account	$2.50B $2,500,000,000
2	Loan to the IMF administrative Account for Ukraine OGDUkraine-IMF_AA-2B · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Monetary Fund	$2.40B $2,400,000,000
3	FinDev Capitalization-IPS OGD2020999901 · 2020-21 to 2023-24 Main recipient: FinDev Canada	$750M $750,000,000
4	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: FinDev Canada	$305M $305,169,451
5	FinDev Capitalization-IPS OGD2020989801 · 2024-25 Main recipient: FinDev Canada	$300M $300,000,000
6	United Nations (UN) General Budget - IAE P005022006 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: United Nations General Trust Fund	$159M $159,374,444
7	Canada's Contribution to the African Development Fund (ADF-15) 2021-2023 P008816001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$111M $110,654,807
8	Concessional Financing Facility at FinDev OGDFinDev-CFF · 2024-25 Main recipient: FinDev Canada	$101M $101,000,000
9	FinDev Capitalization OGD2019999901 · 2019-20 Main recipient: FinDev Canada	$100M $100,000,000
10	FinDev Capitalization-B2021 OGD2020989901 · 2024-25 Main recipient: FinDev Canada	$100M $100,000,000
11	(no title in the data) A033770001 · 2007-08 to 2013-14 Main recipient: (not specified)	$98.5M $98,550,000
12	Imputed Student Costs - Asia OGD2017999007a001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: Donor Government	$94.9M $94,916,255
13	AfDB- Seventh general capital increase (GCI-VII) P008038001 · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$85.3M $85,294,484
14	(no title in the data) A032034001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Government of Ghana	$70.2M $70,250,000
15	Support to the African Development Fund - Replenishment ADF-14 P002148001 · 2017-18 to 2019-20 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$58.7M $58,693,670
16	(no title in the data) M012117001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$58.6M $58,638,390
17	Additional Support to IFAD Climate Finance Loan 2019-2021 P006240002 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$57.0M $57,000,000
18	MALI - MINUSMA OGD2018030001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)	$51.2M $51,248,480
19	(no title in the data) M013306001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2014-15 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$51.1M $51,134,830
20	(no title in the data) D000344001 · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: (not specified)	$49.5M $49,500,000
21	Canadas assessed contribution to the United Nations Regular Budget P005022004 · 2020-21 Main recipient: United Nations Organization	$47.3M $47,306,152
22	Expanding the Social Safety Net P009476001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$45.5M $45,500,000
23	United Nations (UN) General Budget - IAE P005022005 · 2021-22 Main recipient: United Nations General Trust Fund	$45.3M $45,345,184
24	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$45.3M $45,276,317
25	IFAD Climate Finance Loan 2019-2021 P006240001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$45.0M $45,000,000