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Canada's aid to Gabon

$15,383,499 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 176 projects and 176 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$15.4M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$1.4M

2024-25

Projects

176

with money reported

Recipient organizations

176

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $13.5M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $22K in repayable loans and $1.9M already spent in Canada.

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

160

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

0.01

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

affordable homes built

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

605

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

0.63 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$3.6M
2006-07$1.1M
2007-08$372K
2008-09$347K
2009-10$83K
2010-11$1.0M
2011-12$63K
2012-13–
2013-14$95K
2014-15$86K
2015-16$334K
2016-17$500K
2017-18$596K
2018-19$1.9M
2019-20$912K
2020-21$829K
2021-22$719K
2022-23$733K
2023-24$613K
2024-25$1.4M

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$3.8M24.7%
Multisector$2.9M18.7%
Education$2.6M16.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$1.1M7.0%
Government & civil society$930K6.0%
Population & reproductive health$804K5.2%
Water & sanitation$494K3.2%
Environment$479K3.1%
Other social services$419K2.7%
Communications$352K2.3%
Energy$248K1.6%
Disaster prevention$227K1.5%
Transport$196K1.3%
Unallocated$182K1.2%
Industry, mining & construction$146K1.0%
7 others$559K3.6%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$14.0M91.0%
Finance Canada$1.0M6.5%
International Development Research Centre$199K1.3%
Quebec$186K1.2%
Transport Canada$5550.0%

By aid type

Not recorded$5.5M35.9%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$4.7M30.4%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$1.9M12.3%
Project-type interventions$1.9M12.1%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$945K6.1%
Canadian personnel$434K2.8%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$38K0.2%
Other technical assistance$23K0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

World Bank$1.7M10.9%
CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education$1.2M8.0%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development$1.0M6.5%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$924K6.0%
UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL - UNITÉ DE SANTÉ INTERNATIONAL EN ASSOCIATION$861K5.6%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$671K4.4%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$636K4.1%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$636K4.1%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$574K3.7%
OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie$533K3.5%
WHO - World Health Organization$511K3.3%
Universities Canada$460K3.0%
(not specified)$421K2.7%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$365K2.4%
YCI - Youth Challenge International$338K2.2%
SOGEVEM ASSOCIÉS EXPERTS CONSEILS LTÉE$338K2.2%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$307K2.0%
Uncoded$242K1.6%
Canadian Bureau for International Education$213K1.4%
World Bank Economic Development Institute$200K1.3%
PWGSC-Consulting & Audit Canada$192K1.3%
CÉGEP SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU$183K1.2%
Investisseur privé du pays apporteur$148K1.0%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$138K0.9%
CONFEJES - Conférence des Ministres de la Jeunesse et des Sports$138K0.9%
151 others$2.4M15.9%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Francophonie scholarships 2014-2019 P000647001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education	$1.0M $1,031,883
2	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	$1.0M $1,024,696
3	(no title in the data) A030344001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL - UNITÉ DE SANTÉ INTERNATIONAL EN ASSOCIATION	$924K $924,001
4	(no title in the data) M013440001 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: World Bank	$848K $848,000
5	(no title in the data) M010846003 · 2005-06 Main recipient: World Bank	$825K $825,000
6	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	$500K $500,417
7	(no title in the data) S063007001 · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Universities Canada	$462K $462,324
8	(no title in the data) M012245001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$440K $440,000
9	Canadian International Development Scholarships Program 2030 P010034001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada	$429K $429,125
10	Canadas assessed contribution to the World Health Organization (WHO) P005028006 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WHO - World Health Organization	$386K $386,444
11	Youth Challenge International - IYIP Internships 2018-2021 P002609001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2022-23 Main recipient: YCI - Youth Challenge International	$338K $338,448
12	(no title in the data) K061747001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: SOGEVEM ASSOCIÉS EXPERTS CONSEILS LTÉE	$338K $338,163
13	(no title in the data) A030735005 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$325K $324,505
14	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$292K $291,818
15	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$269K $268,894
16	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Institutional Support 2022 P011991001 · 2022-23 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$244K $244,176
17	Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) - YUNDE - Crisis Pool - 2020/2021 P009106106 · 2020-21 Main recipient: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR	$240K $240,459
18	(no title in the data) D000452001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: Canadian Bureau for International Education	$209K $209,331
19	Francophonie scholarships 2020-2025 P008649001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education	$208K $207,763
20	(no title in the data) A031904001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: World Bank Economic Development Institute	$200K $200,000
21	(no title in the data) A032653001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie	$192K $192,000
22	(no title in the data) A031789001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: PWGSC-Consulting & Audit Canada	$184K $183,638
23	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	$175K $175,284
24	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	$174K $174,107
25	Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) - YUNDE - 2024 to 2025 P014221075 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: (not specified)	$170K $169,865