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Canada's aid to Bulgaria

$2,903,691 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 27 projects and 29 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$2.9M

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 $2.9M given abroad as grants on this page.

9.0

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

130

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

0.14 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$1.5M
2006-07$1.1M
2007-08$240K
2008-09$49K
2009-10$62K
2010-11$3K
2011-12–
2012-13–
2013-14–
2014-15–
2015-16–
2016-17–
2017-18–
2018-19–
2019-20–
2020-21–
2021-22–
2022-23–
2023-24–
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$1.4M46.6%
Trade & tourism$458K15.8%
Industry, mining & construction$417K14.3%
Health$259K8.9%
Environment$189K6.5%
Education$95K3.3%
Unallocated$41K1.4%
Conflict, peace & security$24K0.8%
Business$19K0.6%
Communications$18K0.6%
Other social services$14K0.5%
Multisector$9K0.3%
Energy$9K0.3%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$2.9M100.0%

By aid type

Not recorded$2.9M99.9%
Project-type interventions$3K0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

SNC-Lavalin Inc.$1.8M60.5%
UMA GROUP LTD.$407K14.0%
OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie$284K9.8%
Canadian Public Health Association$279K9.6%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$76K2.6%
Pearson Peacekeeping Centre Le Centre Pearson pour le maintien$29K1.0%
Organization for Security and o-operation in Europe$16K0.5%
Royal Canadian Mounted Police$11K0.4%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$8K0.3%
CONFEMEN - Conférence des Ministres de l'Education des pays ayant le$7K0.2%
International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists$3K0.1%
IDEAS - International Development Evaluation Association Secretariat$3K0.1%
Goss Gilroy Inc.$3K0.1%
THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST$3K0.1%
INTERNATIONAL PRISON CHAPLAIN'S ASSOCIATION$2K0.1%
The Center for Victims of Torture$2K0.1%
Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens$2K0.1%
CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES$2K0.1%
CANADIAN HIV/AIDS LEGAL NETWORK$2K0.1%
(not specified)$1K0.0%
Apor International Inc.$9970.0%
Project Services International Inc.$8870.0%
PWGSC-Consulting & Audit Canada$6770.0%
Le Groupe Conseil Baastel Ltée$5890.0%
University of Toronto (The Governing Council of the)$5310.0%
4 others$1K0.0%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) Z020322001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: SNC-Lavalin Inc.	$1.8M $1,757,479
2	(no title in the data) K062124001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: UMA GROUP LTD.	$407K $407,009
3	(no title in the data) S062410001 · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Canadian Public Health Association	$279K $279,361
4	(no title in the data) A032653001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie	$184K $184,000
5	(no title in the data) Z020376001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$76K $76,480
6	(no title in the data) A030315001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: Pearson Peacekeeping Centre Le Centre Pearson pour le maintien	$32K $32,356
7	(no title in the data) A032653004 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie	$28K $27,600
8	(no title in the data) M012233001 · 2006-07 to 2007-08 Main recipient: OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie	$27K $26,680
9	(no title in the data) A032653003 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie	$23K $23,000
10	(no title in the data) A032653005 · 2006-07 Main recipient: OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie	$23K $23,000
11	(no title in the data) Z020620001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: Organization for Security and o-operation in Europe	$17K $16,783
12	(no title in the data) Z020425001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: Royal Canadian Mounted Police	$12K $12,202
13	(no title in the data) Z011421001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada	$8K $7,714
14	(no title in the data) A032652001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: CONFEMEN - Conférence des Ministres de l'Education des pays ayant le	$7K $6,960
15	(no title in the data) S064053001 · 2007-08 Main recipient: International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists	$3K $3,487
16	(no title in the data) A034654001 · 2009-10 Main recipient: IDEAS - International Development Evaluation Association Secretariat	$3K $3,346
17	(no title in the data) Z030005002 · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Goss Gilroy Inc.	$3K $3,100
18	(no title in the data) S063262001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST	$3K $2,728
19	(no title in the data) S063187001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: INTERNATIONAL PRISON CHAPLAIN'S ASSOCIATION	$2K $2,110
20	(no title in the data) S064612001 · 2008-09 Main recipient: The Center for Victims of Torture	$2K $2,100
21	(no title in the data) S064551001 · 2008-09 Main recipient: Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens	$2K $1,732
22	(no title in the data) S063581001 · 2006-07 Main recipient: CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES	$2K $1,684
23	(no title in the data) S063358001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: CANADIAN HIV/AIDS LEGAL NETWORK	$2K $1,566
24	(no title in the data) S063618001 · 2006-07 Main recipient: University of Toronto (The Governing Council of the)	$531 $531
25	(no title in the data) M012951001 · 2008-09 Main recipient: UN-NGLS - United Nations Non- Governmental Liaison Service	$335 $335