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Canada's aid to Cuba

$131,488,015 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 299 projects and 216 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$131M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$8.3M

2024-25

Projects

299

with money reported

Recipient organizations

216

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $126M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $5.4M in repayable loans and $141K already spent in Canada.

389

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

1,493

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

0.06

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

488

affordable homes built

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

5,660

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

5.9 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$10.4M
2006-07$9.1M
2007-08$8.1M
2008-09$8.8M
2009-10$6.9M
2010-11$5.0M
2011-12$4.3M
2012-13$3.4M
2013-14$5.7M
2014-15$2.3M
2015-16$2.4M
2016-17$4.9M
2017-18$14.3M
2018-19$7.3M
2019-20$4.7M
2020-21$4.2M
2021-22$5.9M
2022-23$8.6M
2023-24$6.8M
2024-25$8.3M

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$24.5M18.7%
Government & civil society$21.8M16.6%
Education$16.8M12.8%
Environment$8.7M6.6%
Debt relief$8.5M6.4%
Energy$7.7M5.8%
Multisector$7.5M5.7%
Health$6.9M5.2%
Population & reproductive health$6.1M4.6%
Emergency response$5.4M4.1%
Conflict, peace & security$4.5M3.4%
Industry, mining & construction$3.8M2.9%
Communications$2.9M2.2%
Water & sanitation$2.6M2.0%
Other social services$1.4M1.1%
9 others$2.4M1.8%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$126M95.6%
International Development Research Centre$3.1M2.4%
Public Health Agency of Canada$1.1M0.9%
Quebec$958K0.7%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$371K0.3%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$93K0.1%
Manitoba$20K0.0%
Canadian Intellectual Property Office$12K0.0%

By aid type

Not recorded$46.3M35.2%
Project-type interventions$31.9M24.2%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$16.8M12.8%
Canadian personnel$14.9M11.3%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$12.9M9.8%
Debt relief$8.5M6.4%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$141K0.1%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$34K0.0%
Other technical assistance$22K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Cowater International Inc.$11.2M8.5%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$9.2M7.0%
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology$8.8M6.7%
Central Government$8.5M6.4%
WFP - World Food Programme$8.2M6.3%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$7.0M5.3%
Universities Canada$6.9M5.2%
CARE Canada$5.7M4.4%
Consortium of CARE CANADAand Oxfam Canada$5.5M4.2%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$4.7M3.6%
UNDP - Cuba$3.9M2.9%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$3.7M2.8%
IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency$3.0M2.3%
John Roper and Associates$2.9M2.2%
Oxfam Canada$2.5M1.9%
PWGSC-Consulting & Audit Canada$2.2M1.7%
(not specified)$1.9M1.5%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$1.8M1.3%
Dalhousie University International Research and$1.7M1.3%
Jeunesse Canada Monde / Canada World Youth$1.7M1.3%
Central Emergency Response FundCERF$1.5M1.1%
International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund$1.4M1.1%
Canadian Urban Institute$1.4M1.1%
Partenaires Canadiens pour la Santé Internationale (PCSI)$1.4M1.1%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$1.2M0.9%
191 others$23.5M17.9%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) OGD2017999010 · 2017-18 Main recipient: Central Government	$8.5M $8,462,720
2	Strengthening the Fruit Production Chains in Cuba P000547001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$7.5M $7,500,000
3	Enhancing Womens Leadership and Involvement in Cubas Renewable Energy Sector P005464001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Cowater International Inc.	$6.1M $6,079,414
4	Contributing to Sustainable Food Production in Cuban Municipalities P000182001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Consortium of CARE CANADAand Oxfam Canada	$5.2M $5,214,232
5	(no title in the data) S061268PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Universities Canada	$5.1M $5,116,047
6	(no title in the data) A032563001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2014-15 Main recipient: CARE Canada	$4.9M $4,913,347
7	(no title in the data) A032564001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$4.8M $4,849,919
8	(no title in the data) A035063001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology	$4.6M $4,558,884
9	(no title in the data) A032272001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology	$4.3M $4,316,242
10	(no title in the data) A032273001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: UNDP - Cuba	$3.9M $3,850,000
11	(no title in the data) A032562001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: PWGSC-Consulting & Audit Canada	$3.3M $3,335,671
12	(no title in the data) D000005001 ↗ · 2013-14 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$3.0M $3,000,000
13	Supporting inclusive food security and nutrition in Cuba P014330001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$3.0M $3,000,000
14	(no title in the data) A035064001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Cowater International Inc.	$2.8M $2,824,231
15	(no title in the data) A033609001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2013-14 Main recipient: John Roper and Associates	$2.8M $2,813,788
16	Strengthening the Capacity of Auditors in Cuba P000197001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: Cowater International Inc.	$2.3M $2,280,834
17	Soutenir le développement d'architectures de détection de la sécurité nucléaire en Amérique latine P006475001 ↗ · 2018-19 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency	$2.1M $2,062,500
18	(no title in the data) A031717001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$2.0M $2,017,801
19	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$1.9M $1,866,866
20	She Produces Too: Cuba Food Security P009805001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CARE Canada	$1.8M $1,823,881
21	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	$1.8M $1,782,879
22	(no title in the data) S062451PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Jeunesse Canada Monde / Canada World Youth	$1.6M $1,631,249
23	(no title in the data) A031864001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Partenaires Canadiens pour la Santé Internationale (PCSI)	$1.4M $1,438,001
24	Enhancing management of disused sealed radioactive sources - phase 2 P011228001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund	$1.4M $1,427,492
25	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	$1.4M $1,391,140