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Canada's aid to Brazil

$144,588,397 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 481 projects and 363 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$145M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$18.9M

2024-25

Projects

481

with money reported

Recipient organizations

363

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $140M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $2.1M in repayable loans and $2.8M already spent in Canada.

431

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

1,655

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

0.06

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

541

affordable homes built

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

6,273

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

6.5 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$16.8M
2006-07$10.6M
2007-08$7.8M
2008-09$9.1M
2009-10$7.7M
2010-11$6.4M
2011-12$1.4M
2012-13$540K
2013-14$245K
2014-15$302K
2015-16$3.9M
2016-17$4.8M
2017-18$4.3M
2018-19$19.3M
2019-20$6.9M
2020-21$6.3M
2021-22$3.7M
2022-23$8.6M
2023-24$6.9M
2024-25$18.9M

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

Environment$38.4M26.6%
Government & civil society$22.5M15.6%
Health$17.4M12.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$12.6M8.7%
Education$9.6M6.7%
Multisector$8.0M5.6%
Other social services$5.2M3.6%
Unallocated$4.7M3.3%
Transport$4.3M3.0%
Energy$4.2M2.9%
Industry, mining & construction$3.7M2.6%
Water & sanitation$2.5M1.7%
Population & reproductive health$2.4M1.6%
Banking & finance$2.1M1.5%
Conflict, peace & security$1.9M1.3%
10 others$4.9M3.4%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$122M84.1%
Finance Canada$8.5M5.9%
International Development Research Centre$8.3M5.7%
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$2.3M1.6%
Natural Resources Canada$1.9M1.3%
Quebec$1.6M1.1%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$389K0.3%
Canadian Space Agency$48K0.0%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$13K0.0%
Statistics Canada$8K0.0%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$2K0.0%

By aid type

Not recorded$52.1M36.0%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$40.1M27.7%
Project-type interventions$27.0M18.7%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$14.3M9.9%
Canadian personnel$6.0M4.2%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$2.8M2.0%
Other technical assistance$2.3M1.6%

Top 25 recipient organizations

GEF - Global Environment Facility$25.6M17.7%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$10.2M7.0%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development$8.5M5.9%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$5.8M4.0%
Green Climate Fund$5.5M3.8%
Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace$4.0M2.8%
IIC Inter-American Investment Corporation$3.8M2.6%
World Fisheries Trust$3.4M2.4%
Canada School of Public Service Ecole de la Fonction Publique$2.8M1.9%
UNODA-United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs$2.6M1.8%
Conservation International$2.4M1.7%
University of British Columbia Office of Financial Services$2.3M1.6%
Consortium International de Développement en éducation (CIDE)$2.2M1.5%
University of New Brunswick$2.1M1.5%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$2.1M1.4%
GEF$2.0M1.4%
Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS)$2.0M1.4%
Grand Challenges Canada$2.0M1.4%
Jeunesse Canada Monde / Canada World Youth$2.0M1.4%
University of Toronto (The Governing Council of the)$1.9M1.3%
Universities Canada$1.8M1.3%
UNHCR$1.8M1.2%
Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de l'Outaouais$1.7M1.2%
Inter-American Development Bank$1.6M1.1%
Ryerson International Development Centre$1.5M1.0%
338 others$43.1M29.8%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	UNMPTF for the Brazilian Legal Amazon P015366001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$10.0M $10,000,000
2	(no title in the data) M011442001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$9.1M $9,139,050
3	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	$8.8M $8,779,846
4	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$6.3M $6,328,943
5	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$6.0M $6,011,033
6	Support to the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) - IDB Invest 2016-2025 P003010001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IIC Inter-American Investment Corporation	$4.3M $4,251,417
7	(no title in the data) A021807001 · 2005-06 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$3.5M $3,541,373
8	Support to the First Replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P008176001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$3.4M $3,393,804
9	(no title in the data) S063452PRG · 2006-07 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace	$3.0M $2,965,690
10	Sixth Replenishment (2014-2018) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) - II P000553002 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: GEF	$2.8M $2,784,794
11	(no title in the data) D003559001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: UNODA-United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs	$2.6M $2,592,000
12	Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund - International Biodiversity - program 2024 to 2026 P014016001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: Conservation International	$2.4M $2,409,365
13	(no title in the data) A021807002 · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: University of British Columbia Office of Financial Services	$2.3M $2,330,230
14	(no title in the data) A021807006 · 2006-07 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Consortium International de Développement en éducation (CIDE)	$2.2M $2,190,264
15	(no title in the data) A020911008 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: University of New Brunswick	$2.1M $2,097,228
16	(no title in the data) A021807005 · 2006-07 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada	$2.0M $2,045,186
17	Green Climate Fund - Initial Resource Mobilization Cushion Contribution P001249003 ↗ · 2018-19 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$2.0M $2,012,470
18	Innovation Platform for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health P001010001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Grand Challenges Canada	$2.0M $1,974,709
19	(no title in the data) S062451PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Jeunesse Canada Monde / Canada World Youth	$2.0M $1,957,500
20	(no title in the data) A021807010 · 2008-09 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Canada School of Public Service Ecole de la Fonction Publique	$1.9M $1,886,468
21	(no title in the data) A021807008 · 2008-09 to 2010-11 Main recipient: University of Toronto (The Governing Council of the)	$1.9M $1,868,275
22	Ensuring Protection and Integration of Haitians and Afghans in Brazil/ OGDIRCD248778003 · 2023-24 Main recipient: UNHCR	$1.8M $1,790,000
23	(no title in the data) A020911004 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: World Fisheries Trust	$1.8M $1,782,537
24	(no title in the data) M010431001 · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$1.7M $1,743,392
25	(no title in the data) A020911006 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de l'Outaouais	$1.7M $1,688,531