Countries · Africa

Canada's aid to Africa, regional

$11,712,128,173 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 2,530 projects and 797 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$11.7B

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$610M

2024-25

Projects

2,530

with money reported

Recipient organizations

797

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $10.4B given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $180M in repayable loans and $1.11B already spent in Canada.

32,160

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

123,493

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

4.8

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

40,377

affordable homes built

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

468,165

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

1.3 years

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$218M
2006-07$243M
2007-08$343M
2008-09$480M
2009-10$486M
2010-11$554M
2011-12$766M
2012-13$522M
2013-14$534M
2014-15$560M
2015-16$621M
2016-17$379M
2017-18$480M
2018-19$532M
2019-20$542M
2020-21$1.34B
2021-22$1.03B
2022-23$735M
2023-24$729M
2024-25$610M

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 cause

Health$2.68B22.9%
Administrative costs$1.10B9.4%
Emergency response$1.01B8.6%
Population & reproductive health$903M7.7%
Energy$848M7.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$819M7.0%
Government & civil society$728M6.2%
Multisector$707M6.0%
Education$595M5.1%
Environment$516M4.4%
Water & sanitation$362M3.1%
Transport$298M2.5%
Conflict, peace & security$243M2.1%
Unallocated$194M1.7%
Banking & finance$176M1.5%
10 others$532M4.5%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$11.4B97.7%
International Development Research Centre$190M1.6%
Imputed foreign student subsidies$31.4M0.3%
Finance Canada$28.0M0.2%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$11.1M0.1%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$5.3M0.0%
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$2.5M0.0%
Natural Resources Canada$2.5M0.0%
Quebec$469K0.0%
Canada Revenue Agency$402K0.0%
Public Health Agency of Canada$251K0.0%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$184K0.0%
Canadian Intellectual Property Office$9K0.0%
Health Canada$8K0.0%
Statistics Canada$2K0.0%
1 others-$14K0.0%

By aid type

Earmarked funds via implementing partners$3.65B31.2%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$3.58B30.5%
Not recorded$1.81B15.5%
Administrative costs$1.10B9.4%
Project-type interventions$838M7.2%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$441M3.8%
Canadian personnel$217M1.9%
Other technical assistance$35.7M0.3%
Basket funds/pooled funding$23.8M0.2%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$12.1M0.1%
Development awareness$2.8M0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

African Development Bank Group$1.80B15.3%
World Bank$1.29B11.0%
Global Affairs Canada$1.05B9.0%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$608M5.2%
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank$473M4.0%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$410M3.5%
MI - Micronutrient Initiative$388M3.3%
WHO - World Health Organization$371M3.2%
IFC - International Finance Corporation$292M2.5%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$285M2.4%
WFP - World Food Programme$281M2.4%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$278M2.4%
Global Partnership for Education c/o World Bank$246M2.1%
OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs$227M1.9%
Canadian Foodgrains Bank$207M1.8%
International Development Research Centre$194M1.7%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$129M1.1%
Green Climate Fund$122M1.0%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$116M1.0%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$116M1.0%
WHO-Stop TB Partnership Trust Fund$110M0.9%
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross$104M0.9%
International Organisation of La Francophonie$89.1M0.8%
Donor Government$88.4M0.8%
United Nations Organization$84.3M0.7%
772 others$2.35B20.1%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) M013512001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2013-14 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$326M $325,615,488
2	(no title in the data) M012672001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2010-11 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$302M $302,400,000
3	(no title in the data) M012761001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2010-11 Main recipient: World Bank	$284M $283,500,000
4	(no title in the data) M013354001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2013-14 Main recipient: World Bank	$225M $225,000,000
5	(no title in the data) D000514001 ↗ · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: World Bank	$189M $189,000,000
6	Administrative Costs-Common Services OGDADMIN-2023 · 2023-24 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$162M $161,704,129
7	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
8	(no title in the data) M013307001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2015-16 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$148M $148,213,232
9	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2022 · 2022-23 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$143M $143,240,984
10	Institutional Support to Nutrition Internationals Strategic Plan P005253001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2024-25 Main recipient: MI - Micronutrient Initiative	$140M $140,000,000
11	Global Partnership for Education Institutional support 2022-2026 P006692001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Global Partnership for Education c/o World Bank	$123M $123,000,000
12	Canada-African Development Bank Climate Fund (CACF) P006570001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$123M $122,900,000
13	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2021 · 2021-22 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$119M $118,905,911
14	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2021-Admin · 2020-21 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$116M $115,589,988
15	COVAX Advance Market Commitment P009862002 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance	$110M $110,000,000
16	COVAX Advance Market Commitment P009862001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance	$110M $110,000,000
17	Equitable Access to Therapeutics P009897001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$104M $103,500,000
18	Administrative Costs-Services Received without Charges OGDADMIN-2019 · 2018-19 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$103M $103,309,331
19	(no title in the data) M013882002 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$103M $103,100,000
20	Support to the African Development Fund - 13th Replenishment - II P000381002 ↗ · 2016-17 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$103M $103,100,000
21	(no title in the data) M013882001 ↗ · 2014-15 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$103M $103,100,000
22	Administrative Costs OGDADMIN-2024 · 2024-25 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$102M $101,768,570
23	Climate Investment Funds - Accelerating Coal Transition Investment Program (CIF-ACT) P010807001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank	$100M $100,000,000
24	(no title in the data) M012583001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2011-12 Main recipient: OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs	$96.0M $96,000,000
25	Additional Support to IFAD Climate Finance Loan 2019-2021 P006240002 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$95.0M $95,000,000