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Canada's aid to China

$364,871,089 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 516 projects and 500 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$365M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$3.7M

2024-25

Projects

516

with money reported

Recipient organizations

500

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $355M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $5.2M in repayable loans and $4.7M already spent in Canada.

1,096

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

4,207

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

0.16

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

1,376

affordable homes built

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

15,949

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

17 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$60.9M
2006-07$40.4M
2007-08$36.7M
2008-09$62.1M
2009-10$19.0M
2010-11$14.2M
2011-12$6.9M
2012-13$6.0M
2013-14$5.5M
2014-15$1.3M
2015-16$1.5M
2016-17$9.2M
2017-18$7.1M
2018-19$41.0M
2019-20$7.0M
2020-21$7.2M
2021-22$7.6M
2022-23$13.0M
2023-24$14.6M
2024-25$3.7M

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

Environment$78.9M21.6%
Government & civil society$71.9M19.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$35.5M9.7%
Industry, mining & construction$23.3M6.4%
Multisector$18.6M5.1%
Reconstruction & relief$17.4M4.8%
Other social services$17.1M4.7%
Transport$17.1M4.7%
Health$16.3M4.5%
Emergency response$16.3M4.5%
Energy$16.1M4.4%
Education$14.5M4.0%
Water & sanitation$8.3M2.3%
Population & reproductive health$7.3M2.0%
Banking & finance$1.7M0.5%
10 others$4.5M1.2%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$319M87.3%
Finance Canada$25.5M7.0%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$14.2M3.9%
Quebec$2.1M0.6%
International Development Research Centre$1.9M0.5%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$1.1M0.3%
Canada Revenue Agency$808K0.2%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$500K0.1%
Canadian Food Inspection Agency$107K0.0%
Alberta$20K0.0%
Statistics Canada$12K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$9K0.0%
Public Service Commission of Canada$6000.0%

By aid type

Not recorded$219M60.0%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$82.3M22.6%
Canadian personnel$28.4M7.8%
Project-type interventions$18.7M5.1%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$6.0M1.6%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$4.7M1.3%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$4.1M1.1%
Other technical assistance$1.5M0.4%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Agriteam Canada$41.4M11.3%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$41.3M11.3%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development$25.5M7.0%
Agriculture et Agri-Food Canada Corporate Services Branch$23.7M6.5%
IFRC Appeals via CRCS$17.4M4.8%
Simon Fraser University$15.9M4.4%
Statistics Canada$13.0M3.6%
Green Climate Fund$11.0M3.0%
World Bank$9.5M2.6%
IBM Canada Ltd. (Formerly Pricewaterhouse Consult.)$9.4M2.6%
Asian Development Bank$7.5M2.0%
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)$6.3M1.7%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$6.0M1.6%
Foundation for International Training$5.9M1.6%
TTA TECHNOLOGY TRAINING ASSOCIATES LTD$5.4M1.5%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$5.0M1.4%
ILO - International Labour Organization$4.7M1.3%
GEF$4.4M1.2%
Canada School of Public Service Ecole de la Fonction Publique$4.2M1.1%
National Judicial Institute$4.0M1.1%
Canadian Unicef Committee$4.0M1.1%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$3.8M1.0%
Canadian Bar Association$3.6M1.0%
Parliamentary Centre$3.4M0.9%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$3.3M0.9%
475 others$85.5M23.4%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	$26.0M $26,021,218
2	(no title in the data) A032124001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Agriteam Canada	$18.0M $17,950,936
3	(no title in the data) M012855001 · 2008-09 Main recipient: IFRC Appeals via CRCS	$17.4M $17,356,091
4	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$14.1M $14,119,360
5	(no title in the data) A031882001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Agriteam Canada	$13.6M $13,649,249
6	(no title in the data) A031879001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Statistics Canada	$13.1M $13,087,033
7	(no title in the data) A032079001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Agriculture et Agri-Food Canada Corporate Services Branch	$12.1M $12,058,770
8	(no title in the data) A031565001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Agriculture et Agri-Food Canada Corporate Services Branch	$12.1M $12,055,509
9	(no title in the data) M011442001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$10.3M $10,339,047
10	(no title in the data) M010846003 · 2005-06 Main recipient: World Bank	$9.5M $9,525,000
11	(no title in the data) A032889001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Simon Fraser University	$8.6M $8,565,142
12	Support to the Second Replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P012385002 ↗ · 2023-24 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$8.0M $7,969,413
13	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$7.5M $7,500,942
14	Sixth Replenishment (2014-2018) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) - II P000553002 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: GEF	$6.1M $6,063,962
15	(no title in the data) A030906001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Agriteam Canada	$5.9M $5,936,742
16	(no title in the data) A031335001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: IBM Canada Ltd. (Formerly Pricewaterhouse Consult.)	$5.5M $5,480,930
17	(no title in the data) M010431001 · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$5.3M $5,298,666
18	(no title in the data) A032299001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Federation of Canadian Municipalities	$5.0M $4,965,279
19	(no title in the data) A032870001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Foundation for International Training	$4.8M $4,842,073
20	Asian Development Bank - 11th Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund 2017-2020 P002426001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$4.7M $4,711,140
21	Contribution to the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED- China Council)/Contribution au Conseil chinois de coopération internationale en environnement et en développement (CCCIED - Conseil chinois) OGDGCXE20I003 · 2019-20 to 2021-22 Main recipient: INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	$4.6M $4,646,418
22	(no title in the data) A032100001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Canada School of Public Service Ecole de la Fonction Publique	$4.2M $4,233,722
23	(no title in the data) A031883001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: National Judicial Institute	$4.0M $4,000,000
24	(no title in the data) A034693001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2010-11 Main recipient: ILO - International Labour Organization	$4.0M $4,000,000
25	(no title in the data) M012857001 · 2008-09 Main recipient: Canadian Unicef Committee	$4.0M $4,000,000