Countries · Asia

Canada's aid to Asia, regional

$7,706,675,519 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 2,217 projects and 716 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$7.71B

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$501M

2024-25

Projects

2,217

with money reported

Recipient organizations

716

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $6.70B given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $291M in repayable loans and $712M already spent in Canada.

20,688

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

79,441

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

25,974

affordable homes built

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

301,164

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

312 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$107M
2006-07$147M
2007-08$175M
2008-09$177M
2009-10$242M
2010-11$301M
2011-12$415M
2012-13$446M
2013-14$318M
2014-15$342M
2015-16$354M
2016-17$436M
2017-18$452M
2018-19$363M
2019-20$436M
2020-21$687M
2021-22$752M
2022-23$470M
2023-24$586M
2024-25$501M

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$1.63B21.1%
Energy$1.16B15.1%
Multisector$670M8.7%
Administrative costs$656M8.5%
Emergency response$626M8.1%
Population & reproductive health$445M5.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$441M5.7%
Environment$367M4.8%
Government & civil society$305M4.0%
Unallocated$291M3.8%
Education$228M3.0%
Transport$182M2.4%
Conflict, peace & security$152M2.0%
Industry, mining & construction$138M1.8%
Banking & finance$132M1.7%
10 others$278M3.6%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$7.30B94.7%
Imputed foreign student subsidies$158M2.1%
Finance Canada$105M1.4%
International Development Research Centre$80.9M1.0%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$55.3M0.7%
Employment and Social Development Canada - Labour Program$4.0M0.1%
Quebec$2.1M0.0%
Natural Resources Canada$1.5M0.0%
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$690K0.0%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$439K0.0%
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$31K0.0%
Canadian Intellectual Property Office$14K0.0%

By aid type

Earmarked funds via implementing partners$2.83B36.7%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$2.09B27.1%
Not recorded$1.01B13.1%
Administrative costs$656M8.5%
Project-type interventions$535M6.9%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$411M5.3%
Canadian personnel$80.2M1.0%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$60.1M0.8%
Basket funds/pooled funding$15.8M0.2%
Other technical assistance$13.8M0.2%
Development awareness$2.3M0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Asian Development Bank$950M12.3%
World Bank$757M9.8%
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank$639M8.3%
Global Affairs Canada$577M7.5%
Donor Government$305M4.0%
MI - Micronutrient Initiative$299M3.9%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$257M3.3%
WHO - World Health Organization$253M3.3%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$229M3.0%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$176M2.3%
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)$140M1.8%
Canadian Foodgrains Bank$140M1.8%
IFC - International Finance Corporation$138M1.8%
OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs$124M1.6%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$109M1.4%
WFP - World Food Programme$107M1.4%
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)$105M1.4%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$103M1.3%
Global Partnership for Education c/o World Bank$90.0M1.2%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$87.8M1.1%
United Nations Organization$84.3M1.1%
WHO-Stop TB Partnership Trust Fund$83.8M1.1%
European Bank for Reconstructionand Development - Northern$81.6M1.1%
Nutrition International$80.0M1.0%
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross$76.2M1.0%
691 others$1.72B22.3%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Canadian climate and nature fund for the private sector in Asia P012801001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$310M $310,500,000
2	Climate Investment Funds - Accelerating Coal Transition Investment Program (CIF-ACT) P010807001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank	$300M $300,000,000
3	(no title in the data) M013100001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$191M $190,760,504
4	Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia - II P002162001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$190M $190,000,000
5	(no title in the data) M013306001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2014-15 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$183M $182,624,388
6	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: Donor Government	$164M $164,255,070
7	Institutional Support to Nutrition Internationals Strategic Plan P005253001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2024-25 Main recipient: MI - Micronutrient Initiative	$140M $140,000,000
8	Energy Transition Program P006167001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank	$138M $137,500,000
9	(no title in the data) M013354001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2013-14 Main recipient: World Bank	$126M $126,000,000
10	(no title in the data) M013704001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2012-13 Main recipient: World Bank	$126M $126,000,000
11	(no title in the data) M012761001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2010-11 Main recipient: World Bank	$104M $103,500,000
12	(no title in the data) M013700001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2014-15 Main recipient: (not specified)	$95.4M $95,380,250
13	Imputed Student Costs - Asia OGD2017999007a001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: Donor Government	$94.9M $94,916,255
14	Equitable Access to Therapeutics P009897001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$92.0M $92,000,000
15	Administrative Costs Administrative Costs · 2017-18 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$80.5M $80,544,795
16	Administrative Costs-Common Services OGDADMIN-2023 · 2023-24 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$77.2M $77,167,169
17	Canada-EBRD High Impact Partnership on Climate Action – repayable contribution P010532001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: European Bank for Reconstructionand Development - Northern	$75.0M $75,000,000
18	Canada-International Finance Corporation Blended Climate Finance Program P002487001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IFC - International Finance Corporation	$75.0M $75,000,000
19	(no title in the data) M013850001 ↗ · 2012-13 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$75.0M $75,000,000
20	Partnership for Gender Equality - Equality Fund P008157001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Equality Fund	$75.0M $75,000,000
21	(no title in the data) M012821001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2012-13 Main recipient: MI - Micronutrient Initiative	$73.5M $73,500,000
22	(no title in the data) D000514001 ↗ · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: World Bank	$69.0M $69,000,000
23	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2022 · 2022-23 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$68.4M $68,388,094
24	Administrative Costs-Services Received without Charges OGDADMIN-2019 · 2018-19 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$67.1M $67,091,910
25	Administrative Costs OGDADMIN-2024 · 2024-25 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$62.6M $62,604,585