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Canada's aid to Canada

$247,960,458 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 1,067 projects and 559 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$248M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

2024-25

Projects

1,067

with money reported

Recipient organizations

559

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $201M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $46.7M already spent in Canada.

621

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

2,385

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

0.09

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

780

affordable homes built

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

9,043

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

9.4 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$25.6M
2006-07$25.9M
2007-08$28.1M
2008-09$25.5M
2009-10$23.8M
2010-11$20.4M
2011-12$18.3M
2012-13$12.5M
2013-14$13.3M
2014-15$10.5M
2015-16$12.3M
2016-17$14.6M
2017-18$17.1M
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

Unallocated$116M47.0%
Multisector$38.6M15.6%
Education$23.8M9.6%
Government & civil society$19.6M7.9%
Health$12.6M5.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$9.2M3.7%
Industry, mining & construction$5.7M2.3%
Other social services$4.4M1.8%
Environment$3.9M1.6%
Business$3.1M1.3%
Population & reproductive health$2.5M1.0%
Banking & finance$2.3M0.9%
Conflict, peace & security$2.3M0.9%
Water & sanitation$1.5M0.6%
Trade & tourism$1.5M0.6%
8 others$497K0.2%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$247M99.4%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$1.4M0.6%

By aid type

Not recorded$129M52.0%
Canadian personnel$43.0M17.3%
Development awareness$40.3M16.3%
Project-type interventions$27.3M11.0%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$6.4M2.6%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$990K0.4%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$548K0.2%
Other technical assistance$338K0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$32.5M13.1%
Oxfam-Québec$18.4M7.4%
Cuso International$7.7M3.1%
Consortium WUSC-CECI$7.2M2.9%
CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education$6.4M2.6%
Aga Khan Foundation Canada$6.1M2.4%
Canadian Council for International Cooperation/Conseil Canadien pour$5.9M2.4%
Cowan Insurance Group Ltd Groupe Assurance Cowan$5.4M2.2%
Jeunesse Canada Monde / Canada World Youth$5.2M2.1%
Canadian Red Cross Society$4.5M1.8%
Ontario Council for International Cooperation$4.1M1.7%
British Columbia Council for International Cooperation$4.0M1.6%
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation$4.0M1.6%
Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économique$3.9M1.6%
Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation$3.8M1.5%
Atlantic Council for International Cooperation$3.7M1.5%
Alberta Council for Global Cooperation$3.7M1.5%
Debt Relief International Limited$3.6M1.5%
IISD - International Institute for Sustainable Development$3.4M1.4%
Association Québecoise des Organismes de Coopération$3.3M1.3%
Oxfam Canada$2.9M1.2%
Canadian Society for International Health$2.6M1.0%
Canadian Crossroads International$2.5M1.0%
Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace$2.3M0.9%
CHF$2.3M0.9%
534 others$98.5M39.7%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) S063941001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$22.0M $22,000,000
2	(no title in the data) S064524PRG ↗ · 2009-10 to 2014-15 Main recipient: Oxfam-Québec	$13.7M $13,715,596
3	(no title in the data) S061390001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$7.7M $7,712,004
4	(no title in the data) S064494PRG ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Consortium WUSC-CECI	$6.1M $6,110,650
5	(no title in the data) S064078PRG · 2007-08 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Canadian Council for International Cooperation/Conseil Canadien pour	$5.3M $5,319,205
6	(no title in the data) A031743005 · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Canadian Society for International Health	$5.3M $5,316,654
7	(no title in the data) S064528PRG ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Jeunesse Canada Monde / Canada World Youth	$5.1M $5,057,394
8	(no title in the data) S064189001 · 2008-09 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Cowan Insurance Group Ltd Groupe Assurance Cowan	$4.2M $4,220,936
9	Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) 2017-2018 P005065011 · 2017-18 Main recipient: CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education	$4.2M $4,217,502
10	(no title in the data) A031757014 · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Debt Relief International Limited	$4.1M $4,100,000
11	(no title in the data) S065022001 · 2012-13 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Aga Khan Foundation Canada	$3.9M $3,906,731
12	(no title in the data) S064671PRG ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Cuso International	$3.8M $3,760,212
13	(no title in the data) A031746006 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économique	$3.6M $3,558,965
14	Innovative Access: Increase Capacity for Economic and Social Growth Through Innovation P000810001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: Oxfam-Québec	$2.8M $2,846,479
15	Cuso International - Volunteer Cooperation 2015-2020 P000809001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: Cuso International	$2.4M $2,357,986
16	(no title in the data) S062966001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: IISD - International Institute for Sustainable Development	$2.3M $2,299,540
17	Engaging Canadians on Humanitarian Assistance - Canadian Red Cross 20142019 P000598001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$2.2M $2,249,273
18	(no title in the data) S065684001 · 2012-13 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$2.2M $2,219,982
19	(no title in the data) S063747PRG ↗ · 2006-07 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Canadian Co-operative Association	$2.2M $2,183,999
20	(no title in the data) A031757020 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit	$2.1M $2,085,062
21	(no title in the data) A031743009 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: International AIDS Society	$2.1M $2,052,115
22	(no title in the data) A031757016 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty	$2.0M $2,034,723
23	(no title in the data) A031757021 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: WTO - World Trade Organization	$2.0M $1,975,000
24	Support to the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children's Health (CanWaCH) 2016-2020 P001202001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: Canadian Network for MaternalNewborn and Child Health	$1.8M $1,843,493
25	(no title in the data) S064678PRG ↗ · 2008-09 to 2014-15 Main recipient: Oxfam Canada	$1.8M $1,756,217