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Canada's aid to Bhutan

$54,339,559 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 151 projects and 129 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$54.3M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$6.4M

2024-25

Projects

151

with money reported

Recipient organizations

129

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $51.3M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $3.0M in repayable loans and $73K already spent in Canada.

158

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

607

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

0.02

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

199

affordable homes built

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

2,303

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

2.4 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$2.9M
2006-07$2.5M
2007-08$1.7M
2008-09$1.4M
2009-10$100K
2010-11$976K
2011-12$117K
2012-13–
2013-14$25K
2014-15$1.6M
2015-16$1.7M
2016-17$1.3M
2017-18$2.6M
2018-19$2.3M
2019-20$3.5M
2020-21$2.6M
2021-22$9.3M
2022-23$6.7M
2023-24$6.6M
2024-25$6.4M

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

Agriculture, forestry & fishing$10.0M18.5%
Education$8.8M16.3%
Water & sanitation$5.6M10.4%
Health$5.3M9.8%
Government & civil society$4.4M8.2%
Environment$3.9M7.1%
Multisector$2.8M5.2%
Banking & finance$2.4M4.4%
Disaster prevention$2.2M4.0%
Energy$1.6M2.9%
Trade & tourism$1.2M2.1%
Transport$984K1.8%
Population & reproductive health$866K1.6%
Other social services$753K1.4%
Industry, mining & construction$677K1.2%
8 others$2.8M5.2%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$41.0M75.4%
Finance Canada$10.9M20.1%
International Development Research Centre$2.1M3.9%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$125K0.2%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$117K0.2%
Quebec$93K0.2%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$32.0M58.8%
Not recorded$9.2M16.9%
Project-type interventions$7.9M14.5%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$5.0M9.2%
Canadian personnel$200K0.4%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$73K0.1%
Other technical assistance$14K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Development Association$8.8M16.2%
Green Climate Fund$6.6M12.1%
Asian Development Bank$5.9M10.9%
Least Developed Countries Fund$4.5M8.2%
University of New Brunswick$3.4M6.3%
The Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning$3.3M6.1%
WFP - World Food Programme$3.3M6.1%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$3.0M5.5%
IDA-CPL$1.6M2.9%
International Centre For Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)$1.1M1.9%
Tarayana Foundation$1.0M1.9%
World Bank$1.0M1.9%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$895K1.6%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$827K1.5%
Universities Canada$640K1.2%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$632K1.2%
WHO - World Health Organization$587K1.1%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$548K1.0%
Least Developed Countries Trust Fund (LDCF)$541K1.0%
(not specified)$513K0.9%
International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$459K0.8%
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development$440K0.8%
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)$375K0.7%
International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund$350K0.6%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$328K0.6%
104 others$3.7M6.8%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Least Developed Countries Fund - Institutional Support 2021-2025 P010872001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: Least Developed Countries Fund	$4.5M $4,464,286
2	(no title in the data) A032078001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: University of New Brunswick	$3.4M $3,441,957
3	Bhutan Education and Skills Training P010696001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: The Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning	$3.3M $3,308,800
4	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$3.0M $3,001,305
5	(no title in the data) D000431001 ↗ · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$3.0M $3,000,000
6	Support to the Second Replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P012385002 ↗ · 2023-24 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$2.9M $2,868,761
7	Asian Development Bank - 11th Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund 2017-2020 P002426001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$2.1M $2,057,819
8	(no title in the data) M011980001 · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$2.0M $2,029,860
9	Support to the First Replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P008176001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$2.0M $1,996,401
10	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.8M $1,808,005
11	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$1.6M $1,588,164
12	Asian Development Bank - 12th replenishment development fund 2021 to 2024 P009026001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$1.3M $1,266,980
13	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.1M $1,148,883
14	IDA - IDA 19 OGDFinance-2023-14 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.1M $1,078,111
15	Integrated climate adaptation solutions for the Hindu Kush Himalaya region P013610001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: International Centre For Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)	$1.1M $1,050,000
16	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$1.0M $1,042,434
17	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.0M $1,016,740
18	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$985K $985,200
19	Support to the second replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P012385001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$896K $895,648
20	(no title in the data) M013440001 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: World Bank	$848K $848,000
21	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$796K $795,944
22	(no title in the data) M010987001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$786K $786,348
23	Bhutanese Knowledge for Indigenous Development OGD109442 · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Tarayana Foundation	$709K $708,780
24	(no title in the data) S061268PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Universities Canada	$640K $639,506
25	Sixth Replenishment (2014-2018) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) - I P000553001 ↗ · 2017-18 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$634K $634,474