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Canada's aid to African Development Bank (institution)

$52,237,668 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 18 projects and 17 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$52.2M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

2024-25

Projects

with money reported

Recipient organizations

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $52.2M given abroad as grants on this page.

161

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

619

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

0.02

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

202

affordable homes built

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

2,347

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

2.4 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$1.2M
2006-07$594K
2007-08–
2008-09–
2009-10–
2010-11–
2011-12–
2012-13–
2013-14$50.5M
2014-15–
2015-16–
2016-17–
2017-18–
2018-19–
2019-20–
2020-21–
2021-22–
2022-23–
2023-24–
2024-25–

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

Unallocated$42.3M81.1%
Conflict, peace & security$8.1M15.5%
Banking & finance$1.5M2.9%
Health$126K0.2%
Education$42K0.1%
Population & reproductive health$42K0.1%
Water & sanitation$42K0.1%
Government & civil society$28K0.1%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$52.2M100.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$45.3M86.7%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$5.0M9.6%
Not recorded$1.8M3.4%
Other technical assistance$181K0.3%

Top 25 recipient organizations

DFAIT$42.2M80.9%
United Nations$5.0M9.6%
African Development Bank Group$1.5M2.9%
INTERPOL$1.2M2.3%
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)$750K1.4%
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime$500K1.0%
Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)$434K0.8%
(not specified)$228K0.4%
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)$167K0.3%
Department of National Defence (DND)$104K0.2%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$53K0.1%
Treasury Board Secretariat$24K0.0%
Mission (ACCRA)$21K0.0%
DFATD Mission (DAKAR)$14K0.0%
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Dev (DFATD)$14K0.0%
Mission (DAKAR)$11K0.0%
DÉMÉNAGEMENT OUTAOUAIS INC.$3K0.0%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) 2013-009 · 2013-14 Main recipient: DFAIT	$42.2M $42,239,111
2	(no title in the data) CTCBP 2012-495 · 2013-14 Main recipient: United Nations	$5.0M $5,000,000
3	(no title in the data) M010840001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$1.5M $1,500,000
4	(no title in the data) ACCBP 2013-288 · 2013-14 Main recipient: INTERPOL	$1.2M $1,177,000
5	(no title in the data) CTCBP 2012-436 · 2013-14 Main recipient: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	$750K $749,986
6	(no title in the data) CTCBP 2012-433 · 2013-14 Main recipient: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	$500K $499,743
7	(no title in the data) M011381001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: (not specified)	$280K $280,103
8	(no title in the data) CTCBP 2011-405 · 2013-14 Main recipient: Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)	$245K $244,517
9	(no title in the data) CTCBP 2011-406 · 2013-14 Main recipient: Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)	$189K $189,127
10	(no title in the data) CTCBP 2013-505 · 2013-14 Main recipient: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)	$156K $156,168
11	(no title in the data) GPSF-12-051 · 2013-14 Main recipient: Department of National Defence (DND)	$104K $104,134
12	(no title in the data) CTCBP 2011-403 · 2013-14 Main recipient: (not specified)	$24K $23,519
13	(no title in the data) ACCBP 2011-205b · 2013-14 Main recipient: Mission (ACCRA)	$21K $20,936
14	(no title in the data) ACCBP 2011-205 · 2013-14 Main recipient: DFATD Mission (DAKAR)	$14K $14,276
15	(no title in the data) Nigeria/NVRI & Ghana/VSD - CCC Travel - S. Déry · 2013-14 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Dev (DFATD)	$14K $13,855
16	(no title in the data) ACCBP 2011-205c · 2013-14 Main recipient: Mission (DAKAR)	$11K $11,301
17	(no title in the data) CTCBP 2013-530 · 2013-14 Main recipient: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)	$11K $10,898
18	(no title in the data) CTCBP 2013-522 · 2013-14 Main recipient: (not specified)	$3K $2,994