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Canada's aid to Congo

$73,274,842 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 224 projects and 158 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$73.3M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$9.4M

2024-25

Projects

224

with money reported

Recipient organizations

158

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $69.4M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $2.0M in repayable loans and $1.9M already spent in Canada.

214

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

822

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

0.03

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

269

affordable homes built

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

3,117

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

3.2 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$2.4M
2006-07$3.2M
2007-08$1.6M
2008-09$727K
2009-10$1.0M
2010-11$1.1M
2011-12$1.0M
2012-13$1.1M
2013-14$215K
2014-15$96K
2015-16$435K
2016-17$2.0M
2017-18$2.8M
2018-19$3.5M
2019-20$4.0M
2020-21$5.2M
2021-22$6.5M
2022-23$15.1M
2023-24$11.7M
2024-25$9.4M

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

Health$13.8M18.9%
Government & civil society$7.7M10.5%
Education$7.1M9.7%
Emergency response$6.7M9.1%
Population & reproductive health$5.6M7.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$5.1M6.9%
Environment$4.6M6.3%
Multisector$4.6M6.3%
Other social services$3.2M4.4%
Industry, mining & construction$3.1M4.3%
Transport$3.1M4.2%
Budget support$2.2M3.0%
Debt relief$1.8M2.5%
Energy$1.0M1.4%
Conflict, peace & security$665K0.9%
9 others$3.0M4.1%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$51.3M70.0%
Finance Canada$21.5M29.3%
Quebec$225K0.3%
International Development Research Centre$206K0.3%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$34K0.0%
Alberta$25K0.0%
Manitoba$14K0.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$43.5M59.3%
Project-type interventions$10.4M14.1%
Not recorded$10.0M13.7%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$7.3M10.0%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$1.9M2.6%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$225K0.3%
Other technical assistance$27K0.0%
Canadian personnel$16K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Development Association$14.5M19.8%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$11.0M15.0%
DID - Développement international Desjardins$7.0M9.6%
African Development Bank Group$6.3M8.6%
WFP - World Food Programme$3.9M5.3%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$3.6M4.9%
IDA-CPL$2.9M3.9%
International Monetary Fund - Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust$2.2M3.0%
World Bank$1.3M1.8%
CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education$1.2M1.7%
African Development Fund - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$1.1M1.4%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$1.0M1.4%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$953K1.3%
Central Emergency Response FundCERF$944K1.3%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$937K1.3%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$912K1.2%
Red Cross Int'l Aid Trust of Canada (ICRC) International Committee of$827K1.1%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$707K1.0%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$694K0.9%
Green Climate Fund$644K0.9%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$573K0.8%
OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie$534K0.7%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$509K0.7%
(not specified)$494K0.7%
Global Network of Women Peacebuilders$482K0.7%
133 others$8.0M11.0%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Climate Change Adaptation for Women in Protected Areas of Congo and Chad P011753001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: DID - Développement international Desjardins	$7.0M $7,033,500
2	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$6.4M $6,380,716
3	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Institutional support 2023 to 2025 P012277001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$4.7M $4,658,878
4	Fonds mondial de lutte contre le sida, la tuberculose et le paludisme-Appui Institutionnel 2020-2022 P005247001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$3.7M $3,720,664
5	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
6	(no title in the data) M012117001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$3.0M $2,985,231
7	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$2.9M $2,872,358
8	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Institutional Support 2017-2019 P002028001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$2.3M $2,310,693
9	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$2.3M $2,265,972
10	PRGT Reserve account OGDFinance-2023-4 · 2023-24 Main recipient: International Monetary Fund - Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust	$2.2M $2,202,666
11	IDA - IDA 19 OGDFinance-2023-14 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$2.1M $2,070,670
12	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.7M $1,699,283
13	Canada's Contribution to the African Development Fund (ADF-15) 2021-2023 P008816001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$1.2M $1,157,674
14	IDA - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) OGDFinance-2023-16 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.1M $1,148,286
15	Francophonie scholarships 2014-2019 P000647001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education	$1.0M $1,031,883
16	AfDB- Seventh general capital increase (GCI-VII) P008038001 · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$1.0M $1,029,948
17	(no title in the data) M013824001 ↗ · 2012-13 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$999K $999,342
18	African Development Fund - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative OGDFinance-2023-17 · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: African Development Fund - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative	$960K $959,847
19	Central Emergency Response Fund 2016-2020 - OCHA P001148001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Central Emergency Response FundCERF	$944K $944,393
20	(no title in the data) M013440001 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: World Bank	$848K $848,000
21	Support to the African Development Fund - Replenishment ADF-14 P002148001 · 2017-18 to 2019-20 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$840K $840,337
22	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$826K $825,549
23	(no title in the data) M013284001 ↗ · 2009-10 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$700K $700,000
24	Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance - Institutional Support 2021-2025 P006992001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance	$696K $695,717
25	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$654K $653,826