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Canada's aid to Bangladesh

$2,313,895,680 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 809 projects and 417 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$2.31B

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$148M

2024-25

Projects

809

with money reported

Recipient organizations

417

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $2.27B given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $40.5M in repayable loans and $338K already spent in Canada.

7,016

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

26,940

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

1.0

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

8,808

affordable homes built

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

102,129

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

106 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$73.4M
2006-07$72.3M
2007-08$72.3M
2008-09$64.3M
2009-10$91.7M
2010-11$59.2M
2011-12$60.0M
2012-13$73.4M
2013-14$66.8M
2014-15$69.6M
2015-16$71.0M
2016-17$105M
2017-18$132M
2018-19$199M
2019-20$167M
2020-21$197M
2021-22$194M
2022-23$234M
2023-24$164M
2024-25$148M

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$518M22.4%
Education$480M20.7%
Government & civil society$230M10.0%
Population & reproductive health$228M9.9%
Emergency response$198M8.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$102M4.4%
Other social services$99.3M4.3%
Energy$68.4M3.0%
Multisector$66.4M2.9%
Transport$63.9M2.8%
Banking & finance$47.5M2.1%
Environment$46.2M2.0%
Disaster prevention$37.5M1.6%
Water & sanitation$31.6M1.4%
Business$31.4M1.4%
11 others$65.2M2.8%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$1.79B77.3%
Finance Canada$493M21.3%
Public Health Agency of Canada$18.6M0.8%
International Development Research Centre$10.8M0.5%
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$2.0M0.1%
Ontario$750K0.0%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$419K0.0%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$333K0.0%
Manitoba$246K0.0%
Quebec$187K0.0%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$100K0.0%
Alberta$45K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$42K0.0%
Statistics Canada$12K0.0%
Public Service Commission of Canada$1K0.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$632M27.3%
Project-type interventions$562M24.3%
Not recorded$397M17.2%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$388M16.8%
Basket funds/pooled funding$179M7.8%
Sector budget support$64.0M2.8%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$41.2M1.8%
Canadian personnel$36.7M1.6%
Other technical assistance$12.9M0.6%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$338K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Development Association$392M16.9%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$174M7.5%
World Bank$153M6.6%
Asian Development Bank$141M6.1%
BRAC$113M4.9%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$112M4.8%
ILO - International Labour Organization$101M4.4%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$80.5M3.5%
WFP - World Food Programme$65.0M2.8%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$64.8M2.8%
IDA-CPL$51.1M2.2%
icddr,b$48.9M2.1%
Economic Relations Division Ministry of Finance, Government of$46.5M2.0%
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)$40.0M1.7%
Cowater International Inc.$37.3M1.6%
Plan International Canada$36.5M1.6%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$35.9M1.6%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$33.4M1.4%
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank$30.0M1.3%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$26.7M1.2%
World Vision Canada$26.0M1.1%
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh$24.7M1.1%
IOM International Organization for Migration$24.3M1.1%
International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$19.1M0.8%
Public Health Agency of Canada$18.6M0.8%
392 others$419M18.1%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$117M $116,507,303
2	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Development Association	$89.7M $89,688,142
3	(no title in the data) A034253001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2015-16 Main recipient: World Bank	$64.0M $64,000,000
4	(no title in the data) A031503001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$57.6M $57,582,585
5	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$56.4M $56,406,275
6	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$51.1M $51,097,926
7	(no title in the data) A034252001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Economic Relations Division Ministry of Finance, Government of	$46.5M $46,526,315
8	BRAC Strategic Partnership Arrangement - BRAC-SPA P001342001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: BRAC	$44.5M $44,500,000
9	Gender-Responsive Skills and Livelihoods in Coxs Bazar P010738001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2023-24 Main recipient: ILO - International Labour Organization	$44.0M $44,000,000
10	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$43.1M $43,093,739
11	(no title in the data) A032610003 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$43.0M $43,000,000
12	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$42.1M $42,094,546
13	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Note payable OGD2020080014 · 2020-21 Main recipient: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)	$40.0M $40,032,365
14	Improving Maternal, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Bangladesh P001075001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$34.8M $34,800,000
15	IDA - IDA 19 OGDFinance-2023-14 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$30.9M $30,860,705
16	Addressing Environmental Degradation in Cox's Bazar District P010741001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2023-24 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$30.0M $30,000,000
17	Strengthening Health Systems and Services in Bangladesh P001076001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank	$30.0M $30,000,000
18	(no title in the data) M013185002 ↗ · 2009-10 Main recipient: World Bank	$28.4M $28,355,600
19	Education for Refugees and Host Community P010739001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$27.5M $27,500,000
20	Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights P007358001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: icddr,b	$24.0M $24,000,000
21	(no title in the data) A031865001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$22.3M $22,256,418
22	Asian Development Bank - 12th replenishment development fund 2021 to 2024 P009026001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$20.0M $20,027,623
23	Environmental Rehabilitation and Improving Livelihoods in Cox's Bazar P006361001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$20.0M $20,000,000
24	icddr,b - Institutional Support 2018-2022 P001405001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: icddr,b	$19.9M $19,925,000
25	(no title in the data) A034250001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2015-16 Main recipient: BRAC	$19.8M $19,817,795