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Canada's aid to Colombia

$797,136,152 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 847 projects and 490 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$797M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$51.5M

2024-25

Projects

847

with money reported

Recipient organizations

490

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $782M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $14.1M in repayable loans and $974K already spent in Canada.

2,414

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

9,268

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

0.36

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

3,030

affordable homes built

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

35,137

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

36 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$13.2M
2006-07$15.7M
2007-08$12.7M
2008-09$13.2M
2009-10$20.2M
2010-11$26.9M
2011-12$23.7M
2012-13$21.7M
2013-14$41.4M
2014-15$37.6M
2015-16$40.6M
2016-17$66.7M
2017-18$44.9M
2018-19$97.3M
2019-20$52.5M
2020-21$47.1M
2021-22$57.5M
2022-23$69.4M
2023-24$43.4M
2024-25$51.5M

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$173M21.7%
Emergency response$111M13.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$109M13.6%
Conflict, peace & security$103M12.9%
Education$90.5M11.4%
Health$32.8M4.1%
Multisector$30.2M3.8%
Population & reproductive health$26.2M3.3%
Environment$25.3M3.2%
Other social services$23.4M2.9%
Industry, mining & construction$19.8M2.5%
Business$16.6M2.1%
Water & sanitation$11.1M1.4%
Banking & finance$11.0M1.4%
Unallocated$4.1M0.5%
10 others$10.4M1.3%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$751M94.3%
Finance Canada$21.0M2.6%
International Development Research Centre$16.0M2.0%
Employment and Social Development Canada - Labour Program$2.3M0.3%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$1.9M0.2%
Quebec$1.9M0.2%
Natural Resources Canada$916K0.1%
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$568K0.1%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$418K0.1%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$259K0.0%
Royal Canadian Mounted Police$245K0.0%
Manitoba$124K0.0%
New Brunswick$53K0.0%
Alberta$25K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$18K0.0%
2 others$14K0.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$383M48.1%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$202M25.3%
Not recorded$75.1M9.4%
Canadian personnel$54.0M6.8%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$53.7M6.7%
Other technical assistance$20.7M2.6%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$5.1M0.6%
Basket funds/pooled funding$2.5M0.3%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$974K0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$40.9M5.1%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$38.5M4.8%
WFP - World Food Programme$37.4M4.7%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$35.1M4.4%
Consortium Save the Children & Norwegian Refugee Council$29.0M3.6%
Cuso International$24.6M3.1%
SOCODEVI - Canadian Cooperation Society for International Development$24.3M3.0%
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross$24.1M3.0%
Plan International Canada$23.3M2.9%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development$21.0M2.6%
World Bank$19.3M2.4%
Consortium DID-FADQDI$18.8M2.4%
OAS - Organization of American States$17.6M2.2%
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization$17.3M2.2%
Canadian Co-operative Association$16.9M2.1%
Int'l Organization for Migration$16.6M2.1%
Plan International Canada Inc. (Plan Canada)$15.9M2.0%
Mercy Corps$15.2M1.9%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$12.0M1.5%
The HALO Trust$12.0M1.5%
Profamilia$10.3M1.3%
Agriteam Canada$10.2M1.3%
Oxfam-Québec$10.1M1.3%
OHCHR - Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights$9.5M1.2%
Alinea International Ltd$9.4M1.2%
465 others$288M36.1%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	$21.1M $21,086,565
2	Multi-Donor Trust Fund of the United Nations for Post-Conflict in Colombia P001628001 ↗ · 2016-17 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$20.0M $20,000,000
3	Agroemprende Cacao P003092001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2024-25 Main recipient: SOCODEVI - Canadian Cooperation Society for International Development	$19.1M $19,125,052
4	Building Extractive Sector Governance P000719001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Agriteam Canada	$18.8M $18,817,732
5	Leading for Peace: Supporting the Rights of Children and Youth in Colombia P001238001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Plan International Canada	$18.4M $18,427,615
6	(no title in the data) A034106001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2013-14 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$17.0M $17,000,000
7	Global Concessional Financing Facility - Venezuelan Migrants P006901001 ↗ · 2018-19 Main recipient: World Bank	$17.0M $17,000,000
8	(no title in the data) A034477001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Plan International Canada Inc. (Plan Canada)	$13.2M $13,210,897
9	(no title in the data) D000326001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Int'l Organization for Migration	$12.4M $12,369,003
10	Landmine Action in Colombia P001237001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2024-25 Main recipient: The HALO Trust	$12.2M $12,155,143
11	Sustainable Colombian Opportunities for Peacebuilding and Employment P000856001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Cuso International	$11.9M $11,863,238
12	(no title in the data) A035469001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Consortium Save the Children & Norwegian Refugee Council	$11.3M $11,344,669
13	Support to the Agricultural Financial System P000579001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Consortium DID-FADQDI	$10.9M $10,888,199
14	(no title in the data) A034843001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2013-14 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$10.0M $10,000,000
15	Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Education for Youth P003109001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Profamilia	$9.8M $9,812,679
16	(no title in the data) A033951001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Consortium Save the Children & Norwegian Refugee Council	$9.7M $9,699,248
17	Protection and Education of Vulnerable Children and Youth P000616001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Mercy Corps	$9.6M $9,585,521
18	Improving Economic Performance of Agricultural Cooperatives - IMPACT P000577001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Canadian Co-operative Association	$9.0M $9,023,061
19	(no title in the data) A035501001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2014-15 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$9.0M $9,000,000
20	(no title in the data) A034856001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2011-12 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$9.0M $9,000,000
21	(no title in the data) D000165001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Société de coopération pour le développement international	$8.9M $8,900,425
22	(no title in the data) D000286001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Consortium DID-FADQDI	$8.8M $8,804,000
23	Protecting Children's Education in South-West Colombia P000267001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Consortium Save the Children & Norwegian Refugee Council	$8.4M $8,425,565
24	(no title in the data) A033954001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2013-14 Main recipient: OHCHR - Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights	$8.0M $8,000,000
25	Support to the First Replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P008176001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$7.5M $7,524,799