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Canada's aid to Dominica

$85,027,815 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 193 projects and 140 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$85.0M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$5.2M

2024-25

Projects

193

with money reported

Recipient organizations

140

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $82.2M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $1.4M in repayable loans and $1.5M already spent in Canada.

254

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

974

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

0.04

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

319

affordable homes built

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

3,694

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

3.8 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$3.3M
2006-07$3.8M
2007-08$12.2M
2008-09$2.3M
2009-10$347K
2010-11$818K
2011-12$742K
2012-13$347K
2013-14$1.5M
2014-15$1.4M
2015-16$2.6M
2016-17$1.9M
2017-18$2.5M
2018-19$9.0M
2019-20$6.7M
2020-21$4.1M
2021-22$11.1M
2022-23$9.9M
2023-24$5.5M
2024-25$5.2M

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$15.8M18.6%
Education$15.6M18.3%
Disaster prevention$7.7M9.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$6.8M8.0%
Industry, mining & construction$6.3M7.4%
Health$5.0M5.8%
Transport$4.9M5.7%
Multisector$4.6M5.4%
Environment$3.8M4.5%
Reconstruction & relief$3.1M3.6%
Water & sanitation$2.9M3.4%
Emergency response$1.4M1.7%
Energy$1.3M1.6%
Other social services$1.1M1.3%
Budget support$1.0M1.2%
7 others$3.7M4.3%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$75.9M89.2%
Finance Canada$8.0M9.5%
International Development Research Centre$1.1M1.3%
Canadian Intellectual Property Office$6K0.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$25.3M29.8%
Not recorded$22.9M26.9%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$18.0M21.2%
Project-type interventions$15.2M17.9%
Canadian personnel$1.6M1.8%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$1.5M1.7%
Other technical assistance$584K0.7%

Top 25 recipient organizations

CDB - Caribbean Development Bank$41.8M49.2%
International Development Association$6.1M7.2%
Ministry of FinanceCommonwealth of Dominica$3.8M4.4%
UN Women$2.5M2.9%
WUSC - World University Service of Canada$2.5M2.9%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$2.3M2.7%
WFP - World Food Programme$2.2M2.6%
IDA-CPL$1.6M1.9%
Cuso International$1.6M1.9%
World Bank$1.6M1.9%
Colleges and Institutes Canada (previously named ACCC)$1.6M1.8%
CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education$1.2M1.4%
CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation$1.2M1.4%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$1.1M1.3%
CRC Sogema Inc.$1.0M1.2%
The University of the West Indies$984K1.2%
IBRD/World Bank Institute$980K1.2%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$667K0.8%
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization$649K0.8%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$646K0.8%
FOOD & AGR ORG OF THE UNITED NATION$569K0.7%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$550K0.6%
Universities Canada$460K0.5%
Inter-American Development Bank$418K0.5%
Justice Education Society of British Columbia$381K0.4%
115 others$6.6M7.7%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) M011181001 · 2007-08 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$9.3M $9,271,628
2	Providing Disaster Recovery and Resilience to Schools and Institutions in Dominica P006172001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2019-20 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$9.2M $9,250,000
3	Replenishment of the SDF-10 at the Caribbean Development Bank - institutional support 2021 to 2024 P009028001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$6.9M $6,945,670
4	(no title in the data) M012177001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$6.3M $6,325,176
5	Ninth Replenishment - Special Development Fund - Caribbean Development Bank P002152001 · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$4.5M $4,543,195
6	Support to the Climate Resilience Execution Agency of Dominica (CREAD) P006904001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Ministry of FinanceCommonwealth of Dominica	$3.8M $3,750,000
7	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$3.1M $3,135,564
8	(no title in the data) M013798001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2014-15 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$2.7M $2,706,208
9	Skills to Access the Green Economy P005001001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada (previously named ACCC)	$2.6M $2,648,650
10	Build Back Equal P010393001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UN Women	$2.5M $2,500,000
11	Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean P006153001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WUSC - World University Service of Canada	$2.0M $2,003,473
12	Resilience and Enhanced Adaptability to Disasters in the Caribbean P011997001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$1.9M $1,920,000
13	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$1.6M $1,638,846
14	(no title in the data) A033313001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2012-13 Main recipient: World Bank	$1.6M $1,601,280
15	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.6M $1,552,314
16	Caribbean Development Bank Special Development Fund's 8th Replenishment 2015/2017 P000372002 · 2016-17 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$1.4M $1,353,104
17	(no title in the data) M013798002 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$1.4M $1,353,103
18	Climate Change Action for Gender-Sensitive Resilience P002810001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$1.1M $1,095,450
19	(no title in the data) A030945001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: CRC Sogema Inc.	$1.1M $1,054,615
20	Francophonie scholarships 2014-2019 P000647001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education	$1.0M $1,031,883
21	(no title in the data) A032589001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$1.0M $1,029,300
22	Canada-Caribbean Resilience Facility P006224001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: IBRD/World Bank Institute	$980K $980,000
23	Gender-responsive climate smart agriculture food systems in the Caribbean P012863001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: FOOD & AGR ORG OF THE UNITED NATION	$812K $812,500
24	IDA - IDA 19 OGDFinance-2023-14 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$711K $710,549
25	Connecting communities for climate and disaster risk preparedness (CCC-DRiP): A research development based approach in Dominica/Des communautés connectées pour se préparer aux risques de catastrophe : une démarche fondée sur le développement de la recherche en Dominique OGD108663-001 ↗ · 2023-24 Main recipient: The University of the West Indies	$599K $599,260