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Canada's aid to Belize

$75,904,310 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 234 projects and 186 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$75.9M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$8.2M

2024-25

Projects

234

with money reported

Recipient organizations

186

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $70.2M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $5.7M in repayable loans and $6K already spent in Canada.

217

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

832

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

0.03

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

272

affordable homes built

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

3,153

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

3.3 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$2.3M
2006-07$2.3M
2007-08$4.4M
2008-09$2.1M
2009-10$461K
2010-11$1.8M
2011-12$1.0M
2012-13$478K
2013-14$2.0M
2014-15$2.1M
2015-16$3.6M
2016-17$3.1M
2017-18$927K
2018-19$11.4M
2019-20$1.9M
2020-21$5.1M
2021-22$5.4M
2022-23$12.0M
2023-24$5.1M
2024-25$8.2M

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

Transport$11.4M15.0%
Government & civil society$10.2M13.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$8.2M10.8%
Education$7.2M9.5%
Environment$5.8M7.7%
Multisector$5.0M6.6%
Conflict, peace & security$4.5M5.9%
Banking & finance$3.6M4.8%
Population & reproductive health$2.8M3.7%
Health$2.8M3.7%
Other social services$2.7M3.6%
Disaster prevention$2.6M3.5%
Water & sanitation$2.3M3.0%
Industry, mining & construction$1.3M1.8%
Reconstruction & relief$1.3M1.7%
7 others$4.1M5.4%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$73.9M97.4%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$853K1.1%
International Development Research Centre$699K0.9%
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$230K0.3%
Alberta$86K0.1%
Quebec$75K0.1%
Finance Canada$45K0.1%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$18K0.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$33.6M44.2%
Project-type interventions$19.2M25.3%
Not recorded$11.6M15.2%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$8.9M11.7%
Canadian personnel$1.6M2.1%
Other technical assistance$1.0M1.4%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$6K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

CDB - Caribbean Development Bank$36.7M48.3%
World Bank$2.5M3.3%
UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime$2.1M2.8%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$2.0M2.6%
WFP - World Food Programme$1.9M2.5%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$1.8M2.4%
Canadian Red Cross Society$1.6M2.1%
Colleges and Institutes Canada (previously named ACCC)$1.6M2.0%
Green Climate Fund$1.4M1.8%
Caribbean Community Climate Change$1.3M1.7%
CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation$1.2M1.5%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$1.1M1.4%
Canadian Commercial Corporation$1.1M1.4%
Department of National Defence$1.0M1.4%
Cuso International$1.0M1.3%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$926K1.2%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$866K1.1%
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament$741K1.0%
Center for Clean Air Policy$708K0.9%
Memorial University of Newfoundland$651K0.9%
Inter-American Development Bank$648K0.9%
Statistics Canada$627K0.8%
University of the West Indies$606K0.8%
CCAF-FCVI Inc.$582K0.8%
FOOD & AGR ORG OF THE UNITED NATION$570K0.7%
161 others$10.7M14.0%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Ninth Replenishment - Special Development Fund - Caribbean Development Bank P002152001 · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$12.0M $11,995,357
2	Replenishment of the SDF-10 at the Caribbean Development Bank - institutional support 2021 to 2024 P009028001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$9.3M $9,305,389
3	(no title in the data) M012177001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$5.2M $5,151,432
4	(no title in the data) M013798001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2014-15 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$4.0M $4,042,606
5	Skills to Access the Green Economy P005001001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada (previously named ACCC)	$2.6M $2,648,650
6	(no title in the data) M011181001 · 2007-08 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$2.1M $2,099,456
7	Caribbean Development Bank Special Development Fund's 8th Replenishment 2015/2017 P000372002 · 2016-17 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$2.0M $2,021,303
8	(no title in the data) M013798002 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$2.0M $2,021,303
9	Adolescent pregnancy prevention in Belize and Suriname program 2024 to 2029 P014358001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund	$2.0M $2,000,000
10	Resilience and Enhanced Adaptability to Disasters in the Caribbean P011997001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$1.9M $1,920,000
11	(no title in the data) A033313001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2012-13 Main recipient: World Bank	$1.6M $1,599,360
12	Community Resilience Building P002743001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$1.6M $1,595,870
13	Climate Change Action for Gender-Sensitive Resilience P002810001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$1.5M $1,490,250
14	Enhancing Ecosystem and Coastal Protection in the Caribbean P011284001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Caribbean Community Climate Change	$1.3M $1,272,813
15	Support to the second replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P012385001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$1.0M $1,010,792
16	(no title in the data) M013440001 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: World Bank	$848K $848,000
17	UNODC Cyber Capacity Building in the Northern Triangle Phase 2 P007786001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2023-24 Main recipient: UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	$820K $820,246
18	Gender-responsive climate smart agriculture food systems in the Caribbean P012863001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: FOOD & AGR ORG OF THE UNITED NATION	$812K $812,500
19	Op ACKEE 5.0 P009961003 · 2021-22 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Department of National Defence	$700K $700,492
20	Op ACKEE P002780007 · 2022-23 Main recipient: Canadian Commercial Corporation	$700K $700,000
21	Project for the Regional Advancement of Statistics in the Caribbean (PRASC) P000683001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Statistics Canada	$627K $626,791
22	Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean P000268001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: University of the West Indies	$593K $593,468
23	(no title in the data) A033803PRG ↗ · 2007-08 to 2012-13 Main recipient: CCAF-FCVI Inc.	$585K $585,136
24	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$564K $563,750
25	(no title in the data) A033880001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: Federation of Canadian Municipalities	$561K $560,568