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Canada's aid to Central Africa, regional

$93,708,233 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 57 projects and 48 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$93.7M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$3.0M

2024-25

Projects

with money reported

Recipient organizations

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $93.7M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $19K in repayable loans.

289

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

1,110

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

0.04

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

363

affordable homes built

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

4,209

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

4.4 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$9.2M
2006-07$9.3M
2007-08$8.9M
2008-09$8.2M
2009-10$9.0M
2010-11$6.1M
2011-12$19.3M
2012-13$3.6M
2013-14$5.3M
2014-15$1.7M
2015-16$4.7M
2016-17$62K
2017-18$7K
2018-19–
2019-20$1.0M
2020-21$175K
2021-22$19K
2022-23$3.7M
2023-24$430K
2024-25$3.0M

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

Agriculture, forestry & fishing$39.3M41.9%
Emergency response$16.2M17.3%
Health$13.0M13.9%
Environment$10.3M11.0%
Government & civil society$5.4M5.8%
Trade & tourism$3.5M3.8%
Multisector$1.2M1.3%
Education$1.2M1.3%
Water & sanitation$1.0M1.1%
Conflict, peace & security$576K0.6%
Banking & finance$479K0.5%
Industry, mining & construction$378K0.4%
Transport$365K0.4%
Population & reproductive health$346K0.4%
Energy$130K0.1%
2 others$173K0.2%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$93.5M99.7%
Nova Scotia$250K0.3%

By aid type

Not recorded$44.6M47.6%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$32.4M34.6%
Project-type interventions$9.6M10.3%
Other technical assistance$3.2M3.4%
Canadian personnel$1.9M2.0%
Basket funds/pooled funding$1.4M1.5%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$565K0.6%

Top 25 recipient organizations

African Development Bank Group$17.8M19.0%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$12.7M13.5%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$11.6M12.4%
World Bank$10.9M11.6%
International Livestock Research Institute$10.7M11.4%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$6.5M6.9%
Université Laval Service des finances$5.0M5.4%
Consortium: Centre d'étude et de coopération internationale$3.0M3.2%
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross$2.5M2.7%
Université du Québec en Outaouais$2.4M2.5%
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE TROPICAL AGRICULTURE$2.1M2.3%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$1.8M1.9%
Autorité du Bassin du Niger$1.1M1.1%
Doctors Without Borders$1.0M1.1%
Partenariat pour le Développement Municipal$889K0.9%
Africa Rice Center$479K0.5%
(not specified)$423K0.5%
Agriteam Canada$392K0.4%
International Union for Conservation of Nature$388K0.4%
Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économique$382K0.4%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$346K0.4%
Research NS$250K0.3%
International Bank For Reconstruction and Devt (IBRD-T)$150K0.2%
PAYE DFAIT$120K0.1%
Deloitte & Touche$107K0.1%
23 others$761K0.8%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) A035427001 ↗ · 2011-12 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$16.0M $16,000,000
2	(no title in the data) A032229002 ↗ · 2006-07 to 2009-10 Main recipient: International Livestock Research Institute	$10.1M $10,080,150
3	(no title in the data) M011948001 · 2006-07 to 2007-08 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$8.2M $8,200,000
4	(no title in the data) M010014001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$6.0M $6,049,800
5	(no title in the data) A032808001 ↗ · 2006-07 to 2009-10 Main recipient: World Bank	$5.0M $4,995,500
6	(no title in the data) A032152004 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Université Laval Service des finances	$4.9M $4,874,257
7	United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund COVAX Delivery Grant P011763001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$3.4M $3,400,000
8	(no title in the data) A034320001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2010-11 Main recipient: World Bank	$3.1M $3,150,000
9	(no title in the data) A033944002 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: Consortium: Centre d'étude et de coopération internationale	$3.1M $3,050,982
10	UNHCR - Global - 2025 P015654001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$3.0M $3,000,450
11	(no title in the data) D000670001 ↗ · 2013-14 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$2.5M $2,500,250
12	(no title in the data) A032668001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Université du Québec en Outaouais	$2.5M $2,481,512
13	(no title in the data) A032162001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2014-15 Main recipient: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE TROPICAL AGRICULTURE	$2.1M $2,141,967
14	(no title in the data) M011896001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$2.0M $2,000,000
15	(no title in the data) M010429002 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$1.7M $1,703,991
16	(no title in the data) A035428001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$1.6M $1,604,432
17	(no title in the data) D003247002 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$1.5M $1,534,080
18	(no title in the data) D002130001 ↗ · 2014-15 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$1.5M $1,500,150
19	(no title in the data) D000644001 ↗ · 2013-14 Main recipient: ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross	$1.5M $1,500,000
20	(no title in the data) A034680001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2012-13 Main recipient: World Bank	$1.3M $1,290,000
21	(no title in the data) M013462001 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$1.2M $1,250,000
22	(no title in the data) A033535001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2009-10 Main recipient: World Bank	$1.1M $1,111,000
23	(no title in the data) A032039001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Autorité du Bassin du Niger	$1.1M $1,098,991
24	Ebola Crisis in the DRC - Emergency Medical Treatment - Doctors Without Borders (MSF) 2019/20 P008261001 ↗ · 2019-20 Main recipient: Doctors Without Borders	$1.0M $1,000,000
25	(no title in the data) M013466001 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross	$1.0M $1,000,000