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Canada's aid to El Salvador

$120,786,414 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 411 projects and 248 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$121M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$11.4M

2024-25

Projects

411

with money reported

Recipient organizations

248

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $108M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $12.9M in repayable loans and $5K already spent in Canada.

333

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

1,279

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

0.05

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

418

affordable homes built

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

4,847

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

5.0 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$6.5M
2006-07$3.6M
2007-08$3.5M
2008-09$3.4M
2009-10$2.7M
2010-11$3.2M
2011-12$2.4M
2012-13$1.9M
2013-14$1.4M
2014-15$2.1M
2015-16$1.9M
2016-17$3.7M
2017-18$3.7M
2018-19$6.9M
2019-20$9.1M
2020-21$11.4M
2021-22$5.7M
2022-23$15.7M
2023-24$20.7M
2024-25$11.4M

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

Government & civil society$29.2M24.1%
Population & reproductive health$14.3M11.8%
Health$13.8M11.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$12.3M10.2%
Emergency response$11.5M9.5%
Education$7.2M6.0%
Conflict, peace & security$6.7M5.6%
Environment$5.9M4.9%
Multisector$4.7M3.9%
Other social services$4.1M3.4%
Energy$2.6M2.1%
Banking & finance$2.5M2.1%
Unallocated$1.6M1.4%
Water & sanitation$1.6M1.3%
Trade & tourism$729K0.6%
8 others$2.3M1.9%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$114M94.6%
International Development Research Centre$4.5M3.8%
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$854K0.7%
Finance Canada$413K0.3%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$342K0.3%
Public Health Agency of Canada$173K0.1%
Manitoba$97K0.1%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$27K0.0%
Alberta$25K0.0%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$10K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$8K0.0%
Quebec$6K0.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$50.2M41.6%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$22.4M18.5%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$21.4M17.7%
Not recorded$19.7M16.3%
Canadian personnel$7.0M5.8%
Other technical assistance$119K0.1%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$5K0.0%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$10.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

WFP - World Food Programme$10.3M8.5%
Green Climate Fund$8.7M7.2%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$8.6M7.1%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$6.7M5.5%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$5.2M4.3%
UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime$3.9M3.3%
Justice Education Society of British Columbia$3.6M3.0%
Avocats Sans Frontières Canada$3.5M2.9%
World Bank$3.4M2.8%
Cuso International$2.8M2.3%
IOM International Organization for Migration$2.7M2.3%
The Special Climate Change Fund$2.6M2.2%
Oxfam-Québec$2.4M2.0%
Plan International Canada$2.4M2.0%
CCFC - Christian Children's Fund of Canada$2.1M1.7%
LWBC - Lawyers Without Borders Canada$2.1M1.7%
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations$1.9M1.6%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$1.7M1.4%
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization$1.6M1.3%
IMF - International Monetary Fund$1.6M1.3%
Inter Pares$1.6M1.3%
Alinea International Ltd$1.5M1.3%
BlueOrchard LAC GDI Fund$1.4M1.2%
Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace$1.3M1.1%
Ipas$1.3M1.1%
223 others$35.9M29.8%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Support to the Second Replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P012385002 ↗ · 2023-24 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$5.4M $5,406,233
2	Protective Learning and Nurturing Environments for Girls Education (PLANE) P007054001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2022-23 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$3.9M $3,915,000
3	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
4	Improved access to justice for victims of gender-based violence P008651001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Avocats Sans Frontières Canada	$3.4M $3,375,667
5	Community promotion of the rights and bodily autonomy of girls and adolescents P010668001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund	$3.1M $3,150,000
6	Protecting Girls and Adolescents from Sexual Violence, Teenage Pregnancies and Early Unions P002859001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund	$2.8M $2,807,649
7	Economic Empowerment for Rural Women and Youth in El Salvador P011555001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	$2.8M $2,800,000
8	Empowering Women and Girls Affected by Migration and Forced Displacement P007559001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2023-24 Main recipient: IOM International Organization for Migration	$2.7M $2,723,200
9	SCCF 2023 - SPECIAL CLIMATE CHANGE FUND P012737001 ↗ · 2023-24 Main recipient: The Special Climate Change Fund	$2.6M $2,615,071
10	(no title in the data) M010846003 · 2005-06 Main recipient: World Bank	$2.5M $2,550,000
11	MujerES: Women leading for economic autonomy in El Salvador P011569001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Plan International Canada	$2.4M $2,370,000
12	Preventing Irregular Child and Youth Migration in Central America P001263001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: CCFC - Christian Children's Fund of Canada	$2.1M $2,112,016
13	(no title in the data) S064671PRG ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Cuso International	$2.0M $2,014,398
14	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	$1.8M $1,819,442
15	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 $1,818,564
16	COVID-19 Multi Country Emergency Response - World Food Programme 2020 P009833001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$1.7M $1,740,000
17	Oxfam-Québec - Equality in Action - Volunteer Cooperation 2020-2028 P007299001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Oxfam-Québec	$1.6M $1,616,399
18	World Food Programme - Global Multi Country CAP 2021 P010171002 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$1.5M $1,499,160
19	BlueOrchard Latin America and Caribbean Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Fund P011285001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: BlueOrchard LAC GDI Fund	$1.4M $1,425,000
20	Cross-border Crimes against Women and Girls in the Northern Triangle P005694001 · 2017-18 to 2021-22 Main recipient: LWBC - Lawyers Without Borders Canada	$1.4M $1,424,898
21	Women Leading Change P009162001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Alinea International Ltd	$1.4M $1,390,932
22	Global Multi-Country Emergency Food Assistance - World Food Programme 2022-2023 P011384001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$1.3M $1,302,318
23	Strengthening Criminal Investigations in Central America P005492001 · 2017-18 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Justice Education Society of British Columbia	$1.3M $1,296,142
24	Increasing Access to Safe Abortion and Contraception in Central America and Africa P002995002 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Ipas	$1.3M $1,276,000
25	World Food Programme - Long-Term Institutional Support 2016-2021 P001301001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$1.2M $1,179,499