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Canada's aid to Gambia

$91,930,651 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 257 projects and 184 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$91.9M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$12.1M

2024-25

Projects

257

with money reported

Recipient organizations

184

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $89.5M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $2.4M in repayable loans.

276

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

1,061

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

347

affordable homes built

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

4,022

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

4.2 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$4.9M
2006-07$2.3M
2007-08$2.0M
2008-09$996K
2009-10$793K
2010-11$831K
2011-12$2.8M
2012-13$1.8M
2013-14$147K
2014-15$199K
2015-16$159K
2016-17$3.0M
2017-18$6.2M
2018-19$4.8M
2019-20$6.6M
2020-21$6.1M
2021-22$7.6M
2022-23$17.0M
2023-24$11.6M
2024-25$12.1M

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$16.8M18.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$10.5M11.4%
Government & civil society$10.0M10.8%
Environment$9.6M10.4%
Energy$8.3M9.0%
Education$6.2M6.8%
Multisector$5.3M5.7%
Population & reproductive health$4.8M5.2%
Transport$3.7M4.0%
Other social services$3.0M3.3%
Food aid$2.1M2.3%
Debt relief$1.8M2.0%
Industry, mining & construction$1.7M1.9%
Budget support$1.4M1.5%
Emergency response$1.4M1.5%
10 others$5.5M6.0%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$60.5M65.9%
Finance Canada$25.6M27.8%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$3.6M3.9%
International Development Research Centre$1.8M1.9%
Quebec$193K0.2%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$184K0.2%
Canadian Intellectual Property Office$6K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$5320.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$55.9M60.8%
Project-type interventions$14.9M16.2%
Not recorded$12.0M13.0%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$8.0M8.7%
Canadian personnel$1.3M1.4%
Other technical assistance$33K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Development Association$20.1M21.9%
African Development Bank Group$11.5M12.5%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$8.7M9.5%
Collège denseignement général et professionnel de la Gaspésie et des$6.6M7.2%
WHO - World Health Organization$3.9M4.2%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$3.5M3.9%
NovaSphere$3.5M3.8%
WFP - World Food Programme$3.3M3.6%
World Bank$3.0M3.3%
IDA-CPL$2.7M2.9%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$2.0M2.2%
Green Climate Fund$2.0M2.2%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$2.0M2.2%
Universities Canada$1.7M1.9%
African Development Fund - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$1.2M1.3%
CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation$1.2M1.3%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$1.1M1.2%
Resource Efficient Agricultural Production (REAP)$1.0M1.1%
(not specified)$813K0.9%
Least Developed Countries Trust Fund (LDCF)$795K0.9%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$781K0.8%
Nova Scotia Gambia Association$684K0.7%
International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$669K0.7%
Gambia. Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education$507K0.6%
CECI Centre d'étude et de coopération$501K0.5%
159 others$8.3M9.0%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$9.7M $9,740,986
2	Ecosystem Solutions for Sustainable Adaptation P011653001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Collège denseignement général et professionnel de la Gaspésie et des	$4.0M $4,042,500
3	Support to the African Development Fund - Replenishment ADF-14 P002148001 · 2017-18 to 2019-20 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$3.8M $3,811,880
4	COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery and Health System Strengthening in Africa P011860002 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: WHO - World Health Organization	$3.2M $3,213,000
5	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	$3.0M $3,035,120
6	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$2.7M $2,710,406
7	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	$2.7M $2,698,814
8	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$2.7M $2,651,992
9	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$2.6M $2,594,280
10	Adaptation of Coastal Communities and the Blue Economy (APOCEB) P007667001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Collège denseignement général et professionnel de la Gaspésie et des	$2.5M $2,543,320
11	(no title in the data) M012117001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$2.5M $2,505,462
12	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	$2.4M $2,367,491
13	Canada's Contribution to the African Development Fund (ADF-15) 2021-2023 P008816001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$2.3M $2,253,643
14	Bilateral Support for Nationally Determined Contributions Implementation & Climate Governance in Togo, Gambia, Ghana and Liberia / Soutien bilatéral à la mise en uvre des contributions déterminées au niveau national et à la gouvernance climatique en Gambie, au Ghana, au Liberia et au Togo. OGDGCXE23I004 · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: NovaSphere	$2.2M $2,250,000
15	(no title in the data) M013584001 ↗ · 2011-12 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$2.0M $2,000,000
16	IDA - IDA 19 OGDFinance-2023-14 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$2.0M $1,960,469
17	(no title in the data) M010846003 · 2005-06 Main recipient: World Bank	$1.9M $1,925,000
18	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.9M $1,858,109
19	AfDB- Seventh general capital increase (GCI-VII) P008038001 · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$1.8M $1,783,378
20	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Institutional Support 2016-2018 P001268001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$1.4M $1,378,632
21	IDA - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) OGDFinance-2023-16 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.4M $1,369,251
22	Support to the First Replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P008176001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$1.4M $1,355,331
23	(no title in the data) S061268PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Universities Canada	$1.3M $1,279,012
24	Bilateral Support for Nationally Determined Contributions Implementation & Climate Governance in Togo, Gambia, Ghana and Liberia / Soutien bilatéral à la mise en uvre des contributions déterminées au niveau national et à la gouvernance climatique en Gambie, au Ghana, au Liberia et au Togo. OGDECCC-GCXE23I004 · 2024-25 Main recipient: NovaSphere	$1.2M $1,249,999
25	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Institutional Support 2019-2020 P002344001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$1.1M $1,143,871