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Canada's aid to Guinea

$234,352,330 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 332 projects and 252 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$234M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$16.4M

2024-25

Projects

332

with money reported

Recipient organizations

252

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $230M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $2.5M in repayable loans and $1.6M already spent in Canada.

710

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

2,728

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

0.11

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

892

affordable homes built

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

10,343

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

11 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$12.7M
2006-07$8.3M
2007-08$6.8M
2008-09$6.4M
2009-10$3.5M
2010-11$2.7M
2011-12$2.0M
2012-13$1.8M
2013-14$2.4M
2014-15$17.9M
2015-16$14.9M
2016-17$11.0M
2017-18$10.4M
2018-19$15.1M
2019-20$14.8M
2020-21$14.8M
2021-22$23.1M
2022-23$26.5M
2023-24$22.7M
2024-25$16.4M

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$49.9M21.3%
Government & civil society$31.1M13.3%
Emergency response$25.1M10.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$22.9M9.8%
Energy$21.4M9.1%
Population & reproductive health$17.3M7.4%
Environment$13.0M5.5%
Industry, mining & construction$11.8M5.1%
Education$11.7M5.0%
Multisector$8.1M3.5%
Transport$5.0M2.2%
Other social services$4.6M2.0%
Banking & finance$2.1M0.9%
Conflict, peace & security$1.9M0.8%
Water & sanitation$1.6M0.7%
10 others$6.7M2.9%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$194M82.7%
Finance Canada$35.3M15.1%
International Development Research Centre$4.2M1.8%
Quebec$951K0.4%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$127K0.1%
Public Health Agency of Canada$13K0.0%
New Brunswick$3K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$5600.0%
Transport Canada$3330.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$99.2M42.3%
Project-type interventions$47.7M20.3%
Not recorded$40.6M17.3%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$32.5M13.9%
Canadian personnel$10.2M4.4%
Other technical assistance$2.5M1.0%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$1.6M0.7%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$88K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Development Association$28.1M12.0%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$27.0M11.5%
African Development Bank Group$21.7M9.3%
WFP - World Food Programme$15.5M6.6%
UPA Développement international$12.0M5.1%
WUSC - World University Service of Canada$11.3M4.8%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$10.4M4.5%
UPA DI - Union des producteurs agricoles développement$7.8M3.3%
Consortium WUSC-CECI$7.4M3.2%
CRC Sogema Inc.$6.9M2.9%
Canadian Red Cross Society$6.7M2.8%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$6.6M2.8%
World Bank$4.2M1.8%
IDA-CPL$4.2M1.8%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$3.8M1.6%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$3.5M1.5%
IFC - International Finance Corporation$3.4M1.5%
WHO - World Health Organization$3.3M1.4%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$3.1M1.3%
Helen Keller International$2.8M1.2%
Canadian Crossroads International$2.8M1.2%
International Development Research Centre$2.4M1.0%
Développement international Desjardins$2.1M0.9%
Collège denseignement général et professionnel de la Gaspésie et des$2.1M0.9%
Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie$2.0M0.8%
227 others$33.2M14.2%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Women Pro-Forests: Climate Change Adaptation in the Moyen-Bafing National Park P011923001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UPA Développement international	$11.6M $11,599,125
2	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	$9.4M $9,415,967
3	(no title in the data) A020715001 · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: UPA DI - Union des producteurs agricoles développement	$8.1M $8,139,206
4	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	$7.6M $7,604,540
5	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$7.4M $7,386,025
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	$6.9M $6,875,442
7	Canada's Contribution to the African Development Fund (ADF-15) 2021-2023 P008816001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$6.5M $6,461,191
8	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$6.3M $6,316,820
9	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$6.3M $6,267,387
10	West Africa Governance and Economic Sustainability (WAGES) in Extractive Areas P001241001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: WUSC - World University Service of Canada	$5.9M $5,927,684
11	AfDB- Seventh general capital increase (GCI-VII) P008038001 · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$5.9M $5,893,493
12	(no title in the data) D000431001 ↗ · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$5.6M $5,600,000
13	Nature-based climate adaptation in the Guinean forests of West Africa P011885001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WUSC - World University Service of Canada	$5.4M $5,429,071
14	(no title in the data) S064494PRG ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Consortium WUSC-CECI	$5.1M $5,063,111
15	Enhanced Child Health Days P001152001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$5.0M $5,002,500
16	(no title in the data) D001943001 ↗ · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$5.0M $5,000,000
17	(no title in the data) A020714001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: CRC Sogema Inc.	$4.8M $4,768,958
18	Support to the African Development Fund - Replenishment ADF-14 P002148001 · 2017-18 to 2019-20 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$4.3M $4,306,153
19	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$4.2M $4,225,532
20	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$4.0M $3,967,697
21	African Development Bank - 16th replenishment of the African Development Fund 2023 to 2025 P012750001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$3.9M $3,874,984
22	(no title in the data) D001615001 ↗ · 2014-15 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$3.5M $3,499,650
23	Enhancing Extractive Sector Benefit Sharing P000715001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: IFC - International Finance Corporation	$3.4M $3,425,000
24	Institutional Support to Global Fund P000656 · 2016-17 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$3.1M $3,145,294
25	(no title in the data) A031171001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: CRC Sogema Inc.	$3.0M $2,951,763