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Canada's aid to Chile

$53,277,432 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 223 projects and 188 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$53.3M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$1.1M

2024-25

Projects

223

with money reported

Recipient organizations

188

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $30.2M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $22.1M in repayable loans and $920K already spent in Canada.

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

358

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

0.01

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

117

affordable homes built

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

1,358

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

1.4 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$6.7M
2006-07$3.4M
2007-08$2.0M
2008-09$1.4M
2009-10$2.5M
2010-11$1.1M
2011-12$761K
2012-13$674K
2013-14$653K
2014-15$553K
2015-16$1.2M
2016-17$3.6M
2017-18$3.6M
2018-19$10.2M
2019-20$3.5M
2020-21$2.4M
2021-22$3.3M
2022-23$3.8M
2023-24$797K
2024-25$1.1M

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

Education$11.6M21.8%
Environment$9.9M18.7%
Conflict, peace & security$7.6M14.3%
Government & civil society$5.3M9.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$2.7M5.0%
Banking & finance$2.6M4.9%
Emergency response$2.4M4.6%
Health$2.3M4.2%
Population & reproductive health$2.0M3.8%
Industry, mining & construction$2.0M3.7%
Multisector$1.4M2.7%
Other social services$1.3M2.5%
Disaster prevention$896K1.7%
Unallocated$441K0.8%
Energy$340K0.6%
9 others$462K0.9%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$44.2M83.0%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$7.4M13.9%
International Development Research Centre$1.5M2.8%
Quebec$135K0.3%
Canadian Space Agency$7K0.0%
New Brunswick$2K0.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$27.8M52.3%
Not recorded$16.0M30.0%
Canadian personnel$3.9M7.3%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$2.4M4.4%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$1.4M2.6%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$1.3M2.4%
Other technical assistance$447K0.8%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$73K0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency$7.2M13.4%
Arcadis Canada Inc.$5.0M9.4%
World Bank$3.6M6.8%
University of Prince Edward Island$3.6M6.7%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$2.8M5.2%
Universities Canada$2.6M4.9%
BlueOrchard LAC GDI Fund$2.4M4.4%
ARCADIS Canada$2.0M3.8%
Colleges and Institutes Canada (previously named ACCC)$1.8M3.3%
Inter-American Development Bank$1.5M2.9%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$1.3M2.4%
CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education$1.2M2.2%
CUSO$1.1M2.0%
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization$900K1.7%
Natural Resources Canada$882K1.7%
IFRC Appeals via CRCS$750K1.4%
Barreau du Québec$705K1.3%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$698K1.3%
University of Alberta$685K1.3%
Universidad de Chile$620K1.2%
UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime$583K1.1%
Grand Challenges Canada$556K1.0%
World Vision Canada$500K0.9%
(not specified)$499K0.9%
Center for Reproductive Rights$462K0.9%
163 others$9.4M17.7%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	IAEA DSRS removal in Latin America and the Caribbean P006480001 ↗ · 2018-19 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency	$6.5M $6,513,631
2	Canada's Support for the Implementation of Chile's Nationally Determined Contribution/Appui du Canada à la mise en uvre de la contribution déterminée au niveau national du Chili OGDGCXE18I004 · 2019-20 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Arcadis Canada Inc.	$4.0M $4,000,000
3	Skills for Employment in the Extractives Sector of the Pacific Alliance P001265001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada	$3.9M $3,886,355
4	BlueOrchard Latin America and Caribbean Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Fund P011285001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: BlueOrchard LAC GDI Fund	$2.3M $2,327,500
5	(no title in the data) M010846003 · 2005-06 Main recipient: World Bank	$2.3M $2,325,000
6	(no title in the data) S061268PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Universities Canada	$2.2M $2,238,271
7	(no title in the data) S065649001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2015-16 Main recipient: University of Prince Edward Island	$2.0M $2,014,667
8	Canada's Support for the Implementation of Chile's Nationally Determined Contribution GCXE18I004 · 2018-19 Main recipient: ARCADIS Canada	$2.0M $2,000,000
9	Wekimun Rural Training Centre for Aboriginal Youth in Chili P000445001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: University of Prince Edward Island	$1.6M $1,566,705
10	Supporting the Socio-Economic Integration of Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in the Americas P010865001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$1.5M $1,547,000
11	(no title in the data) S062456PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: CUSO	$1.1M $1,091,073
12	NDC Implementation Chile (Waste) OGD2017105015 · 2017-18 Main recipient: Arcadis Canada Inc.	$1.0M $1,000,000
13	Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) 2017-2018 P005065012 · 2018-19 to 2019-20 Main recipient: CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education	$914K $913,900
14	(no title in the data) A031148001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Natural Resources Canada	$874K $873,502
15	(no title in the data) M013440001 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: World Bank	$848K $848,000
16	(no title in the data) M013295001 ↗ · 2009-10 Main recipient: IFRC Appeals via CRCS	$750K $750,000
17	(no title in the data) A020910015 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Barreau du Québec	$705K $705,088
18	Canada-Pacific Alliance Scholarships P001316001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: University of Alberta	$686K $686,394
19	Innovation Platform for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health P001010001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Grand Challenges Canada	$561K $561,120
20	(no title in the data) S061266PRG ↗ · 2005-06 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada	$559K $558,882
21	(no title in the data) M011442001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$525K $524,502
22	(no title in the data) M013296001 ↗ · 2009-10 Main recipient: World Vision Canada	$500K $500,000
23	(no title in the data) M013289001 ↗ · 2009-10 Main recipient: PAHO - Pan American Health Organization	$500K $500,000
24	Changing the Law, Changing Lives P013531001 · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Center for Reproductive Rights	$462K $461,520
25	(no title in the data) M013696001 ↗ · 2011-12 Main recipient: World Bank	$454K $454,500