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Canada's aid to Americas, regional

$4,452,581,730 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 2,095 projects and 652 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$4.45B

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$284M

2024-25

Projects

2,095

with money reported

Recipient organizations

652

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $3.69B given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $133M in repayable loans and $626M already spent in Canada.

11,402

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

43,782

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

1.7

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

14,315

affordable homes built

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

165,979

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

172 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$67.6M
2006-07$125M
2007-08$135M
2008-09$132M
2009-10$149M
2010-11$152M
2011-12$185M
2012-13$156M
2013-14$182M
2014-15$176M
2015-16$240M
2016-17$224M
2017-18$240M
2018-19$226M
2019-20$333M
2020-21$463M
2021-22$301M
2022-23$326M
2023-24$356M
2024-25$284M

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$722M16.2%
Administrative costs$599M13.4%
Government & civil society$397M8.9%
Unallocated$353M7.9%
Emergency response$347M7.8%
Environment$333M7.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$269M6.0%
Population & reproductive health$220M4.9%
Multisector$214M4.8%
Energy$198M4.4%
Education$165M3.7%
Conflict, peace & security$135M3.0%
Industry, mining & construction$92.5M2.1%
Banking & finance$74.6M1.7%
Business$65.6M1.5%
10 others$269M6.0%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$4.42B99.4%
Imputed foreign student subsidies$15.7M0.4%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$5.8M0.1%
Canada Revenue Agency$2.5M0.1%
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$1.2M0.0%
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$1.2M0.0%
Quebec$826K0.0%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$687K0.0%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$460K0.0%
Public Health Agency of Canada$315K0.0%
Employment and Social Development Canada - Labour Program$200K0.0%
Transport Canada$46K0.0%
International Development Research Centre$4K0.0%
Canadian Intellectual Property Office$2K0.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$1.36B30.5%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$1.09B24.4%
Not recorded$630M14.1%
Administrative costs$599M13.4%
Project-type interventions$496M11.1%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$191M4.3%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$28.3M0.6%
Canadian personnel$25.5M0.6%
Basket funds/pooled funding$19.4M0.4%
Other technical assistance$15.2M0.3%
Development awareness$2.9M0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Global Affairs Canada$542M12.2%
World Bank$433M9.7%
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank$274M6.1%
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization$219M4.9%
Inter-American Development Bank$182M4.1%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$172M3.9%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$149M3.3%
OAS - Organization of American States$134M3.0%
IFC - International Finance Corporation$115M2.6%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$108M2.4%
Donor Government$100M2.2%
Organization of American States$86.8M1.9%
United Nations Organization$84.4M1.9%
WHO - World Health Organization$81.6M1.8%
Canadian Foodgrains Bank$78.5M1.8%
Equality Fund$75.0M1.7%
Global Partnership for Education c/o World Bank$66.0M1.5%
Green Climate Fund$59.9M1.3%
International Organisation of La Francophonie$56.5M1.3%
WFP - World Food Programme$52.9M1.2%
Canadian Red Cross Society$51.7M1.2%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development$50.0M1.1%
OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs$48.9M1.1%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$48.0M1.1%
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture$47.3M1.1%
627 others$1.14B25.6%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Payment of assessed contribution to the PAHO P002696001 · 2016-17 to 2024-25 Main recipient: PAHO - Pan American Health Organization	$131M $130,529,479
2	Payment for the assessed contribution to the OAS 2017 P001069004 · 2016-17 to 2024-25 Main recipient: OAS - Organization of American States	$114M $113,628,610
3	Administrative Costs-Common Services OGDADMIN-2023 · 2023-24 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$104M $104,268,396
4	Energy Transition Program P006167001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank	$82.5M $82,500,000
5	(no title in the data) M013308001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$77.5M $77,457,982
6	Administrative Costs OGDADMIN-2024 · 2024-25 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$76.0M $75,987,574
7	Partnership for Gender Equality - Equality Fund P008157001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Equality Fund	$75.0M $75,000,000
8	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2022 · 2022-23 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$60.9M $60,904,853
9	Administrative Costs-Services Received without Charges OGDADMIN-2019 · 2018-19 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$55.1M $55,075,542
10	(no title in the data) M013427001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2014-15 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$54.1M $54,142,503
11	Canada-International Finance Corporation Blended Climate Finance Program P002487001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IFC - International Finance Corporation	$52.0M $52,000,000
12	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2021 · 2021-22 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$50.6M $50,607,940
13	(no title in the data) D002420001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: World Bank	$50.4M $50,400,000
14	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: Donor Government	$50.4M $50,388,532
15	(no title in the data) M013354001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2013-14 Main recipient: World Bank	$49.5M $49,500,000
16	(no title in the data) M012169001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2010-11 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$47.9M $47,876,400
17	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2021-Admin · 2020-21 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$47.8M $47,848,436
18	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2020-Admin · 2019-20 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$45.4M $45,422,349
19	Global biodiversity framework fund P012759001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	$45.0M $45,000,000
20	Forests and Landscapes Program P006167003 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank	$45.0M $45,000,000
21	COVAX Advance Market Commitment P009862001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance	$44.0M $44,000,000
22	COVAX Advance Market Commitment P009862002 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance	$44.0M $44,000,000
23	Administrative Costs Administrative Costs · 2017-18 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$42.0M $42,047,558
24	Canadian Foodgrains Bank - Institutional Support 2016-2020 P001302001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Canadian Foodgrains Bank	$41.2M $41,250,000
25	United Nations (UN) General Budget - IAE P005022006 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: United Nations General Trust Fund	$39.8M $39,843,611