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Canada's aid to Bolivia

$428,827,578 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 595 projects and 355 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$429M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$18.8M

2024-25

Projects

595

with money reported

Recipient organizations

355

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $425M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $4.0M in repayable loans and $2K already spent in Canada.

1,311

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

5,035

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

0.20

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

1,646

affordable homes built

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

19,088

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

20 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$24.6M
2006-07$18.8M
2007-08$21.8M
2008-09$23.9M
2009-10$23.5M
2010-11$22.3M
2011-12$20.6M
2012-13$22.8M
2013-14$20.3M
2014-15$14.6M
2015-16$15.3M
2016-17$21.5M
2017-18$32.9M
2018-19$19.8M
2019-20$22.4M
2020-21$23.7M
2021-22$15.3M
2022-23$27.5M
2023-24$18.5M
2024-25$18.8M

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$76.5M17.9%
Government & civil society$75.7M17.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$47.1M11.0%
Population & reproductive health$42.7M10.0%
Industry, mining & construction$34.7M8.1%
Multisector$20.8M4.9%
Education$20.7M4.8%
Business$20.4M4.7%
Environment$18.0M4.2%
Other social services$13.5M3.2%
Transport$11.9M2.8%
Water & sanitation$10.3M2.4%
Banking & finance$8.6M2.0%
Unallocated$8.5M2.0%
Energy$7.4M1.7%
9 others$11.9M2.8%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$405M94.5%
Finance Canada$11.4M2.7%
International Development Research Centre$6.1M1.4%
Quebec$2.8M0.6%
Natural Resources Canada$2.5M0.6%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$309K0.1%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$282K0.1%
Canadian Space Agency$45K0.0%
Alberta$25K0.0%
Manitoba$8K0.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$134M31.3%
Not recorded$113M26.3%
Canadian personnel$83.6M19.5%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$48.8M11.4%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$32.6M7.6%
Basket funds/pooled funding$6.3M1.5%
Sector budget support$4.5M1.1%
Other technical assistance$3.8M0.9%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$2.3M0.5%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$2K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$35.0M8.2%
Oxfam-Québec$18.9M4.4%
Inter-American Investment Corporation$16.0M3.7%
Société de coopération pour le développement international$14.9M3.5%
Plan International Canada Inc. (Plan Canada)$14.6M3.4%
Plan International Canada$12.3M2.9%
SOCODEVI & CCISD$11.0M2.6%
Cuso International$10.4M2.4%
IBM Canada Ltd. (Formerly Pricewaterhouse Consult.)$10.4M2.4%
International Development Association$9.9M2.3%
Government of the Netherlands - Ministry of Foreign Affairs$9.1M2.1%
Consortium WUSC-CECI$9.0M2.1%
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization$8.5M2.0%
Canadian Crossroads International$8.4M2.0%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$8.2M1.9%
CECI - Centre for International Studies and Cooperation$8.2M1.9%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$6.9M1.6%
Ministerio de salud y deportes Ministry of Health and Sport$6.7M1.6%
Save the Children Canada$6.6M1.5%
IIC Inter-American Investment Corporation$6.6M1.5%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$6.4M1.5%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$6.1M1.4%
SOCODEVI - Canadian Cooperation Society for International Development$5.8M1.4%
MI - Micronutrient Initiative$5.5M1.3%
Fondation Jules et Paul-Émile Léger$5.5M1.3%
330 others$168M39.1%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Support to the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) - IDB Invest 2016-2025 P003010001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Inter-American Investment Corporation	$22.7M $22,652,235
2	(no title in the data) A032217001 ↗ · 2006-07 to 2014-15 Main recipient: Instituto Nactional de la Estadistica	$17.6M $17,611,329
3	(no title in the data) A034372001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Plan International Canada Inc. (Plan Canada)	$12.3M $12,281,742
4	Improving Living Conditions and Health in Rural and Indigenous Communities in Chuquisaca P001312001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: SOCODEVI & CCISD	$11.0M $11,000,000
5	(no title in the data) A030420001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2013-14 Main recipient: IBM Canada Ltd. (Formerly Pricewaterhouse Consult.)	$10.5M $10,473,932
6	(no title in the data) A031442002 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$10.4M $10,400,000
7	(no title in the data) A034014001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Government of the Netherlands - Ministry of Foreign Affairs	$10.0M $9,999,997
8	(no title in the data) A034923001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Société de coopération pour le développement international	$9.7M $9,672,061
9	Achieving Reproductive Rights for Adolescents, Reducing Maternal and Newborn Mortality P001956001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Plan International Canada	$9.2M $9,204,104
10	Empowering Adolescents to Prevent Unwanted Pregnancies, HIV and Violence P002704001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2022-23 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$9.2M $9,175,520
11	Together Against Violence - Women of Bolivia: Your Rights, Your Budget P001955001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Oxfam-Québec	$6.9M $6,949,618
12	(no title in the data) A033957001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Ministerio de salud y deportes Ministry of Health and Sport	$5.7M $5,694,244
13	(no title in the data) A033957002 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2012-13 Main recipient: MI - Micronutrient Initiative	$5.5M $5,550,000
14	(no title in the data) A032846001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: UNDP - BOLIVIA PROGRAMA DE NACIONES UNIDAS PARA	$5.5M $5,500,000
15	Centre for International Studies and Cooperation - Volunteer Cooperation 2020-2028 P007317001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CECI - Centre for International Studies and Cooperation	$5.5M $5,471,972
16	(no title in the data) S064671PRG ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Cuso International	$5.4M $5,371,731
17	(no title in the data) A034525001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada	$5.3M $5,335,537
18	(no title in the data) A033957003 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2010-11 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$5.0M $5,000,000
19	(no title in the data) A032214001 ↗ · 2006-07 to 2014-15 Main recipient: Ingenieros y Arquitectos Asociados La Paz Ltd.	$4.6M $4,627,781
20	(no title in the data) S064494PRG ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Consortium WUSC-CECI	$4.6M $4,579,632
21	(no title in the data) A031442004 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Fondo Nacional de Inversion Productiva y Social	$4.5M $4,500,000
22	Innovative Access: Increase Capacity for Economic and Social Growth Through Innovation P000810001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Oxfam-Québec	$4.4M $4,433,718
23	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Development Association	$4.2M $4,208,321
24	(no title in the data) A032594001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: International Potato Centre	$4.0M $4,000,000
25	EQWIP HUBS: Canada World Youth and Youth Challenge International - Volunteer Sending 2015-2020 P000812001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Canada World Youth	$3.9M $3,943,039