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Canada's aid to Caribbean, regional

$930,884,910 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 311 projects and 277 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$931M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$158M

2024-25

Projects

311

with money reported

Recipient organizations

277

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $859M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $64.8M in repayable loans and $7.3M already spent in Canada.

2,650

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

10,178

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

0.40

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

3,328

affordable homes built

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

38,584

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

40 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$17.9M
2006-07$12.5M
2007-08$13.5M
2008-09$23.4M
2009-10$35.0M
2010-11$46.3M
2011-12$93.6M
2012-13$69.8M
2013-14$30.2M
2014-15$32.3M
2015-16$27.7M
2016-17$36.3M
2017-18$55.5M
2018-19$67.6M
2019-20$51.5M
2020-21$85.7M
2021-22$8.2M
2022-23$27.3M
2023-24$38.8M
2024-25$158M

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$178M19.1%
Energy$173M18.6%
Environment$68.5M7.4%
Conflict, peace & security$67.1M7.2%
Education$65.8M7.1%
Industry, mining & construction$56.5M6.1%
Banking & finance$46.9M5.0%
Disaster prevention$40.3M4.3%
Business$35.8M3.9%
Health$33.0M3.5%
Multisector$32.5M3.5%
Water & sanitation$29.4M3.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$26.0M2.8%
Other social services$24.1M2.6%
Transport$15.9M1.7%
7 others$38.0M4.1%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$861M92.5%
National Defence$55.8M6.0%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$9.8M1.1%
International Development Research Centre$2.1M0.2%
Public Health Agency of Canada$1.1M0.1%
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$442K0.0%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$350K0.0%
Finance Canada$263K0.0%
Ontario$150K0.0%
Alberta$75K0.0%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$22K0.0%
Canada Revenue Agency$4K0.0%

By aid type

Earmarked funds via implementing partners$398M42.8%
Project-type interventions$214M23.0%
Not recorded$103M11.0%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$92.7M10.0%
Canadian personnel$64.6M6.9%
Other technical assistance$41.3M4.4%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$9.5M1.0%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$7.3M0.8%
Basket funds/pooled funding$481K0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

CDB - Caribbean Development Bank$231M24.8%
Inter-American Development Bank$172M18.5%
DND/CAF$54.6M5.9%
IMF - International Monetary Fund$53.0M5.7%
World Bank$34.1M3.7%
University of the West Indies$33.3M3.6%
IFC - International Finance Corporation$23.0M2.5%
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization$23.0M2.5%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$15.8M1.7%
BIS - Bank for International Settlements$14.0M1.5%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$13.7M1.5%
Caribbean Court of Justice$13.7M1.5%
Statistics Canada$13.5M1.4%
PWGSC-Consulting & Audit Canada$12.8M1.4%
Caribbean Community Secretariat$12.2M1.3%
Development Finance Institute CanadFinDev Canada$11.6M1.2%
WUSC - World University Service of Canada$10.5M1.1%
Canada School of Public Service Ecole de la Fonction Publique$9.8M1.1%
Grand Challenges Canada$9.7M1.0%
IBRD/World Bank Institute$9.0M1.0%
Bank for International Settlements$9.0M1.0%
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency$9.0M1.0%
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)$8.8M0.9%
CHF$8.2M0.9%
Canada School of Public Service$7.6M0.8%
252 others$118M12.7%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) M013099001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2012-13 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$70.3M $70,340,000
2	Op GLOBE OGD2020080149 · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: DND/CAF	$54.7M $54,651,111
3	(no title in the data) M013705001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$50.0M $50,000,000
4	Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas II P002486001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$42.5M $42,465,000
5	Canadian climate resilience accelerator for Latin America and the Caribbean P012183001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$41.0M $41,000,000
6	Supporting Resilient Green Energy (SURGE) P012684001 · 2024-25 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$36.0M $36,000,000
7	Canada-International Finance Corporation Blended Climate Finance Program P002487001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IFC - International Finance Corporation	$23.0M $23,000,000
8	(no title in the data) A031129001 · 2005-06 to 2011-12 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$20.8M $20,789,889
9	(no title in the data) M013352001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2013-14 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$20.7M $20,680,337
10	(no title in the data) A034618001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2012-13 Main recipient: IMF - International Monetary Fund	$20.0M $20,000,000
11	CARICOM Climate Adaptation Fund P009524001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$20.0M $20,000,000
12	Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Center Phase V P001952001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IMF - International Monetary Fund	$20.0M $20,000,000
13	(no title in the data) A035388001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2014-15 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$17.5M $17,500,000
14	(no title in the data) A034806001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2015-16 Main recipient: World Bank	$16.4M $16,445,000
15	(no title in the data) A034766001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$15.9M $15,872,000
16	Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Center (CARTAC) - phase VI P013370001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: IMF - International Monetary Fund	$15.0M $15,000,000
17	(no title in the data) A034045001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2009-10 Main recipient: World Bank	$13.6M $13,569,990
18	Canada-Caribbean Resilience Facility P006224001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IBRD/World Bank Institute	$13.0M $13,000,000
19	Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility P002807001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$13.0M $12,955,000
20	(no title in the data) A031268001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2013-14 Main recipient: PWGSC-Consulting & Audit Canada	$12.9M $12,922,114
21	(no title in the data) A033983001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada	$12.5M $12,525,725
22	Strengthening Distance Education in the Caribbean P000160001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: University of the West Indies	$12.2M $12,244,343
23	Enhancing Public Financial Management in the Caribbean P000609001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: IMF - International Monetary Fund	$12.0M $12,000,000
24	Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening P000233001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Caribbean Court of Justice	$11.6M $11,645,695
25	Project for the Regional Advancement of Statistics in the Caribbean (PRASC) P000683001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Statistics Canada	$11.5M $11,491,963