Countries · Americas

Canada's aid to Barbados

$11,167,753 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 90 projects and 60 recipient organizations.

Explore every line in the dashboard →

Total, all years

$11.2M

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 $7.1M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $4.1M in repayable loans.

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

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

0.00

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

affordable homes built

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

319

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

0.33 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$1.0M
2006-07$876K
2007-08$670K
2008-09$606K
2009-10$383K
2010-11$1.1M
2011-12$942K
2012-13$455K
2013-14$46K
2014-15$15K
2015-16$972K
2016-17$435K
2017-18$268K
2018-19$376K
2019-20$509K
2020-21$310K
2021-22$985K
2022-23$800K
2023-24$393K
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

Government & civil society$5.3M47.4%
Conflict, peace & security$1.9M16.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$817K7.3%
Multisector$711K6.4%
Other social services$596K5.3%
Banking & finance$331K3.0%
Population & reproductive health$302K2.7%
Trade & tourism$296K2.6%
Health$287K2.6%
Environment$130K1.2%
Business$102K0.9%
Education$101K0.9%
Industry, mining & construction$98K0.9%
Unallocated$86K0.8%
Emergency response$48K0.4%
5 others$86K0.8%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$11.2M100.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$3.9M35.0%
Not recorded$3.5M31.7%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$2.3M20.5%
Canadian personnel$943K8.4%
Other technical assistance$488K4.4%

Top 25 recipient organizations

World Bank$1.6M14.3%
CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation$1.2M10.4%
UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime$761K6.8%
OAS - Organization of American States$601K5.4%
University of the West Indies$601K5.4%
CCAF-FCVI Inc.$582K5.2%
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament$531K4.8%
Telephonics Corporation$521K4.7%
WUSC - World University Service of Canada$520K4.7%
Caribbean Court of Justice$445K4.0%
Universities Canada$394K3.5%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$295K2.6%
Statistics Canada$294K2.6%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$272K2.4%
Inter-American Development Bank$255K2.3%
Caribbean Community Secretariat$252K2.3%
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization$245K2.2%
Commonwealth Games Association of Canada$237K2.1%
Organization of American States$177K1.6%
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions$159K1.4%
MALABAR SUPER SPICE CO. LTD.$108K1.0%
CANADEM$90K0.8%
Match International Centre$89K0.8%
Department of National Defence$88K0.8%
Cuso International$87K0.8%
35 others$807K7.2%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) A033313001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2012-13 Main recipient: World Bank	$1.6M $1,599,360
2	Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean P000268001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: University of the West Indies	$589K $588,868
3	(no title in the data) A033803PRG ↗ · 2007-08 to 2012-13 Main recipient: CCAF-FCVI Inc.	$585K $585,136
4	(no title in the data) D003058001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: Telephonics Corporation	$521K $520,836
5	Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprise and Linkages (PROPEL) - WUSC P000183002 · 2018-19 to 2019-20 Main recipient: WUSC - World University Service of Canada	$476K $476,355
6	Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening P000233001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Caribbean Court of Justice	$445K $444,947
7	(no title in the data) S065062001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Universities Canada	$394K $394,216
8	(no title in the data) M010939005 · 2005-06 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$296K $296,400
9	(no title in the data) M012646001 · 2007-08 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$296K $296,400
10	Project for the Regional Advancement of Statistics in the Caribbean (PRASC) P000683001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Statistics Canada	$294K $293,689
11	(no title in the data) M013000001 · 2008-09 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$289K $288,600
12	(no title in the data) M010939006 · 2006-07 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$277K $276,900
13	Enhancing tactical, operational and legal responses to sea-borne migration in LAC P012283001 · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	$275K $275,000
14	(no title in the data) A031066001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Caribbean Community Secretariat	$258K $258,457
15	Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility P002807001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$255K $255,000
16	(no title in the data) A021398001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: PAHO - Pan American Health Organization	$245K $245,000
17	(no title in the data) D002934001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament	$234K $233,722
18	(no title in the data) S063362PRG · 2006-07 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Commonwealth Games Association of Canada	$220K $219,962
19	Combating Trade Based Money Laundering & Cash Couriers in Latin America and the Caribbean P005893001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2021-22 Main recipient: UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	$211K $211,246
20	Support the fight against corruption in the Caribbean P002827001 · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	$176K $176,239
21	(no title in the data) M012063001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions	$159K $158,776
22	Bolstering Forensic Ballistics Capabilities in the Caribbean to Combat Illicit Firearms Trafficking P001432001 · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament	$159K $158,770
23	Securing Marine and Land Based Trade and Commercial Cargo in OAS Member States P008112001 · 2019-20 to 2022-23 Main recipient: OAS - Organization of American States	$145K $144,974
24	Évaluer les problèmes de tribunaux pour des délits liés à la drogue dans les Caraïbes et lAmérique P002746001 · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: OAS - Organization of American States	$142K $141,631
25	Support in the Implementation of the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap P009821001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament	$138K $138,268