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Canada's aid to Europe, regional

$1,562,145,131 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 1,516 projects and 482 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$1.56B

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$111M

2024-25

Projects

1,516

with money reported

Recipient organizations

482

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $1.31B given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $82.0M in repayable loans and $165M already spent in Canada.

4,058

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

15,584

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

0.60

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

5,095

affordable homes built

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

59,079

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

61 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$16.5M
2006-07$56.4M
2007-08$35.0M
2008-09$28.7M
2009-10$33.5M
2010-11$49.1M
2011-12$75.0M
2012-13$56.7M
2013-14$60.0M
2014-15$70.7M
2015-16$98.5M
2016-17$60.4M
2017-18$80.3M
2018-19$69.9M
2019-20$70.9M
2020-21$142M
2021-22$116M
2022-23$242M
2023-24$88.9M
2024-25$111M

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$263M16.8%
Unallocated$178M11.4%
Administrative costs$164M10.5%
Conflict, peace & security$131M8.4%
Environment$126M8.0%
Population & reproductive health$125M8.0%
Multisector$116M7.5%
Emergency response$116M7.4%
Government & civil society$90.9M5.8%
Energy$87.3M5.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$45.5M2.9%
Banking & finance$28.2M1.8%
Education$23.3M1.5%
Other social services$12.6M0.8%
Water & sanitation$12.4M0.8%
10 others$44.2M2.8%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$1.56B99.8%
Imputed foreign student subsidies$1.9M0.1%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$661K0.0%
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$455K0.0%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$296K0.0%
Canadian Intellectual Property Office$1K0.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$651M41.6%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$337M21.6%
Project-type interventions$176M11.3%
Not recorded$173M11.1%
Administrative costs$164M10.5%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$33.1M2.1%
Basket funds/pooled funding$15.8M1.0%
Canadian personnel$5.0M0.3%
Other technical assistance$4.9M0.3%
Development awareness$2.5M0.2%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$800K0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

World Bank$226M14.5%
Global Affairs Canada$149M9.6%
United Nations Organization$84.2M5.4%
European Bank for Reconstructionand Development - Northern$81.6M5.2%
WHO - World Health Organization$69.7M4.5%
International Organisation of La Francophonie$59.8M3.8%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$58.5M3.7%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$44.8M2.9%
United Nations General Trust Fund$36.5M2.3%
IFC - International Finance Corporation$36.5M2.3%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$36.3M2.3%
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness$31.4M2.0%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$23.7M1.5%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$22.6M1.4%
Green Climate Fund$22.0M1.4%
OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe$21.7M1.4%
UNDP Multi Donor Trust Fund office$21.5M1.4%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$21.3M1.4%
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross$20.2M1.3%
Donor Government$19.9M1.3%
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization$16.9M1.1%
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations$15.7M1.0%
OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie$15.4M1.0%
OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs$14.6M0.9%
UN Women$13.3M0.9%
457 others$398M25.5%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Canada-EBRD High Impact Partnership on Climate Action – repayable contribution P010532001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: European Bank for Reconstructionand Development - Northern	$75.0M $75,000,000
2	(no title in the data) M013427001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2014-15 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$54.1M $54,142,503
3	(no title in the data) M013354001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2013-14 Main recipient: World Bank	$49.5M $49,500,000
4	United Nations (UN) General Budget - IAE P005022006 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: United Nations General Trust Fund	$39.8M $39,843,611
5	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2022 · 2022-23 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$39.8M $39,820,763
6	(no title in the data) M012761001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2010-11 Main recipient: World Bank	$31.5M $31,500,000
7	(no title in the data) M012569001 ↗ · 2006-07 Main recipient: World Bank	$28.8M $28,750,000
8	Administrative Costs OGDADMIN-2024 · 2024-25 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$27.8M $27,841,304
9	Canada-International Finance Corporation Blended Climate Finance Program P002487001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IFC - International Finance Corporation	$25.0M $25,000,000
10	(no title in the data) M012569002 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2014-15 Main recipient: World Bank	$23.9M $23,885,919
11	(no title in the data) D000514001 ↗ · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: World Bank	$18.0M $18,000,000
12	Administrative Costs-Common Services OGDADMIN-2023 · 2023-24 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$16.9M $16,858,607
13	(no title in the data) D002420001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: World Bank	$16.8M $16,800,000
14	Canadas assessed contribution to the United Nations Regular Budget P005025006 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: United Nations Organization	$16.3M $16,312,318
15	Investing in Peace - the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund P012252001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNDP Multi Donor Trust Fund office	$14.0M $14,000,000
16	(no title in the data) D000166002 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: World Bank	$13.7M $13,687,504
17	Administrative Costs-Services Received without Charges OGDADMIN-2019 · 2018-19 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$12.6M $12,598,122
18	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 Main recipient: Donor Government	$12.1M $12,081,301
19	Canadas assessed contribution to the United Nations Regular Budget P005022004 · 2020-21 Main recipient: United Nations Organization	$11.8M $11,826,538
20	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2021-Admin · 2020-21 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$11.7M $11,692,945
21	Equitable Access to Therapeutics P009897001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$11.5M $11,500,000
22	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2021 · 2021-22 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$11.5M $11,473,033
23	United Nations (UN) General Budget - IAE P005022005 · 2021-22 Main recipient: United Nations General Trust Fund	$11.3M $11,336,296
24	(no title in the data) OGDADMIN-2020-Admin · 2019-20 Main recipient: Global Affairs Canada	$11.0M $11,009,047
25	Green Climate Fund - Initial Resource Mobilization Repayable Contribution P001249002 ↗ · 2018-19 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$11.0M $11,000,000