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Canada's aid by cause: Unallocated

$7,397,266,084 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 1,916 projects and 1,027 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$7.40B

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$371M

2024-25

Projects

1,916

with money reported

Recipient organizations

1,027

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $3.81B given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $3.50B in repayable loans and $86.9M already spent in Canada.

11,767

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

45,184

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

1.8

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

14,773

affordable homes built

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

171,293

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

178 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$25.8M
2006-07$28.8M
2007-08$25.9M
2008-09$27.4M
2009-10$38.1M
2010-11$39.6M
2011-12$40.8M
2012-13$38.5M
2013-14$261M
2014-15$171M
2015-16$196M
2016-17$193M
2017-18$106M
2018-19$31.4M
2019-20$117M
2020-21$80.8M
2021-22$334M
2022-23$5.12B
2023-24$148M
2024-25$371M

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$4.98B67.3%
Global / unspecifiedGlobal / Canada / institutions$889M12.0%
Americas, regionalAmericas$353M4.8%
Asia, regionalAsia$291M3.9%
Africa, regionalAfrica$194M2.6%
Europe, regionalEurope$178M2.4%
CanadaGlobal / Canada / institutions$116M1.6%
African Development Bank (institution)Global / Canada / institutions$42.3M0.6%
Sub-Saharan Africa, regionalAfrica$22.0M0.3%
Middle East, regionalMiddle East$13.4M0.2%
SudanAfrica$13.0M0.2%
HaitiAmericas$12.0M0.2%
MaliAfrica$11.2M0.2%
PakistanAsia$11.1M0.1%
Burkina FasoAfrica$9.9M0.1%
169 others$262M3.5%

By department

Finance Canada$5.51B74.5%
Global Affairs Canada$1.73B23.4%
Quebec$125M1.7%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$16.2M0.2%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$6.5M0.1%
International Development Research Centre$3.3M0.0%
Canada Post$2.6M0.0%
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$1.0M0.0%
Statistics Canada$139K0.0%
New Brunswick$3K0.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$5.15B69.6%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$1.47B19.8%
Not recorded$367M5.0%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$216M2.9%
Development awareness$85.5M1.2%
Canadian personnel$81.2M1.1%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$19.9M0.3%
Other technical assistance$7.1M0.1%
Basket funds/pooled funding$5.0M0.1%
Administrative costs$1.4M0.0%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada-$8K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Monetary Fund$2.40B32.4%
IMF administrative Account for Ukraine$1.95B26.4%
Government of Ukraine$500M6.8%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development$285M3.8%
IFC-Subscription$221M3.0%
United Nations Organization$195M2.6%
International Organisation of La Francophonie$190M2.6%
World Bank$125M1.7%
OAS - Organization of American States$103M1.4%
DFAIT$88.3M1.2%
Asian Development Bank$76.0M1.0%
Donor Government$65.6M0.9%
Commonwealth Secretariat$58.2M0.8%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$45.8M0.6%
OIF$45.4M0.6%
OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie$45.1M0.6%
RST$40.1M0.5%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$37.2M0.5%
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)$36.1M0.5%
IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation Fund$30.2M0.4%
Oxfam-Québec$24.0M0.3%
Organization of American States$23.2M0.3%
International Organisation of the Francophonie$21.8M0.3%
(not specified)$19.5M0.3%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$19.2M0.3%
1,002 others$753M10.2%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Ukraine - IMF Administration Account Loan OGDFinance-2023-10 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Monetary Fund	$2.40B $2,400,000,000
2	Loan to the IMF administrative Account for Ukraine OGDUkraine-IMF_AA-1B · 2022-23 Main recipient: IMF administrative Account for Ukraine	$1.00B $1,000,000,000
3	Ukraine loan OGDUkraine · 2022-23 Main recipient: Government of Ukraine	$500M $500,000,000
4	Loan to the IMF administrative Account for Ukraine OGDUkraine-IMF_AA-500M · 2022-23 Main recipient: IMF administrative Account for Ukraine	$500M $500,000,000
5	Loan to the IMF administrative Account for Ukraine OGDUkraine-IMF_AA-450M · 2022-23 Main recipient: IMF administrative Account for Ukraine	$450M $450,000,000
6	Shareholder Perpetual Hybrid Capital Loan OGDFIN-HC-IBRD-2025 · 2024-25 Main recipient: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	$285M $284,801,400
7	IFC OGDIFC · 2021-22 Main recipient: IFC-Subscription	$221M $220,843,012
8	WB - Ukraine Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction and Reform Multi-Donor Trust Fund OGDFinance-2023-18 · 2022-23 Main recipient: World Bank	$115M $115,000,000
9	Payment for the assessed contribution to the OAS 2017 P001069004 · 2016-17 to 2024-25 Main recipient: OAS - Organization of American States	$103M $102,790,415
10	Common Services CommonServices · 2016-17 Main recipient: Donor Government	$65.6M $65,631,746
11	Canadas assessed contribution to the United Nations Regular Budget P005025006 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: United Nations Organization	$65.2M $65,249,272
12	(no title in the data) 2013-009 · 2013-14 Main recipient: DFAIT	$42.2M $42,239,111
13	Grant to the RST OGDRST_Grant · 2022-23 Main recipient: RST	$40.1M $40,144,062
14	(no title in the data) D001111037 · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: United Nations Organization	$37.4M $37,404,292
15	(no title in the data) M013100001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$32.4M $32,429,284
16	Organisation internationale de la Farncophonie (OIF) - Institutional Support 2020-2021 P005132007 · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Organisation of La Francophonie	$30.6M $30,553,924
17	Canadas assessed contribution to the United Nations Regular Budget P005025003 · 2019-20 Main recipient: United Nations Organization	$29.0M $28,984,640
18	(no title in the data) D001111012 · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie	$28.5M $28,501,244
19	(no title in the data) M013306001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2014-15 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$27.4M $27,393,657
20	Canadas assessed contribution to the United Nations Regular Budget P005025005 · 2021-22 Main recipient: United Nations Organization	$25.4M $25,385,564
21	(no title in the data) D001111024 · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: WHO - World Health Organization Assessed contributions	$25.4M $25,350,320
22	(no title in the data) S063941001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$22.0M $22,000,000
23	Contribution aux programmes de l'OIF OGDF2 · 2017-18 to 2022-23 Main recipient: OIF	$21.8M $21,829,825
24	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Institutional Support 2016-2018 P001268001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$20.3M $20,291,414
25	(no title in the data) M013427001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2014-15 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$18.5M $18,538,392