Countries · Middle East

Canada's aid to Iran

$40,687,151 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 123 projects and 55 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$40.7M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$443K

2024-25

Projects

123

with money reported

Recipient organizations

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $31.8M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $7.5M in repayable loans and $1.4M 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

377

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

123

affordable homes built

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

1,431

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

1.5 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$537K
2006-07$243K
2007-08$201K
2008-09–
2009-10–
2010-11$500K
2011-12$458
2012-13$48
2013-14$5.4M
2014-15$1.9M
2015-16$16.7M
2016-17$715K
2017-18$2.5M
2018-19$3.1M
2019-20$1.6M
2020-21$2.2M
2021-22$3.2M
2022-23$733K
2023-24$595K
2024-25$443K

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

Conflict, peace & security$15.7M38.6%
Government & civil society$11.0M26.9%
Unallocated$5.3M13.1%
Population & reproductive health$3.1M7.6%
Emergency response$2.1M5.2%
Multisector$1.6M4.0%
Environment$825K2.0%
Health$539K1.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$170K0.4%
Other social services$136K0.3%
Disaster prevention$74K0.2%
Energy$60K0.1%
Education$23K0.1%
Trade & tourism$12K0.0%
Food aid$11K0.0%
6 others$28K0.1%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$39.3M96.6%
Quebec$1.2M2.9%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$186K0.5%
International Development Research Centre$18K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$8K0.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$23.9M58.7%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$8.4M20.6%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$6.1M14.9%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$1.4M3.4%
Not recorded$987K2.4%
Canadian personnel$4K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation Fund$9.8M24.1%
IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency$7.5M18.5%
University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs$3.2M8.0%
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO See C. Robert - Email Manon$3.1M7.6%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$2.5M6.2%
International Republican Institute (IRI)$1.4M3.4%
International Republican Institute$1.4M3.4%
Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS)$1.4M3.4%
New York University$1.0M2.6%
Off-Centre Productions$1000K2.5%
University of Toronto$971K2.4%
WFP - World Food Programme$855K2.1%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$787K1.9%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$716K1.8%
City University of New York Brooklyn College$711K1.7%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$594K1.5%
City University of New York$531K1.3%
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center$505K1.2%
World Bank$375K0.9%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$354K0.9%
INT'L INST FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES$228K0.6%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$226K0.6%
International Peace Institute (IPI) formerly International Peace Academy$221K0.5%
International Atomic Energy Agency$156K0.4%
Central Emergency Response FundCERF$152K0.4%
30 others$968K2.4%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Monitoring Irans implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action P006564001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2021-22 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency	$5.5M $5,500,000
2	(no title in the data) D002948001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation Fund	$5.0M $5,000,000
3	(no title in the data) D002409001 ↗ · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO See C. Robert - Email Manon	$3.3M $3,260,259
4	(no title in the data) GPSF-13-001 · 2013-14 Main recipient: University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs	$3.2M $3,237,446
5	(no title in the data) D002367001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation Fund	$3.0M $3,000,000
6	Support for the IAEA's monitoring of the JCPOA by Iran P005262001 ↗ · 2017-18 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency	$1.5M $1,500,000
7	(no title in the data) GPSF-13-087 · 2013-14 Main recipient: International Republican Institute (IRI)	$1.4M $1,391,891
8	(no title in the data) D002404001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: International Republican Institute	$1.4M $1,365,661
9	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	$1.3M $1,331,324
10	Promoting Human Rights in the Middle East D002804001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: New York University	$1.0M $1,042,521
11	(no title in the data) D003365001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation Fund	$1.0M $1,000,000
12	(no title in the data) D002294001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: Off-Centre Productions	$1000K $999,950
13	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	$804K $803,522
14	(no title in the data) D003489001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation Fund	$796K $796,080
15	(no title in the data) D001551001 · 2014-15 Main recipient: University of Toronto	$787K $786,583
16	(no title in the data) D001549001 · 2014-15 Main recipient: City University of New York Brooklyn College	$711K $711,363
17	(no title in the data) GPSF-13-075 · 2013-14 Main recipient: City University of New York	$531K $531,336
18	(no title in the data) M013434003 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$500K $500,000
19	IAEA SAFEGUARDS P006435001 · 2018-19 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency	$445K $445,000
20	(no title in the data) D002803001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: Iran Human Rights Documentation Center	$439K $438,834
21	UNHCR - Institutional Support - 2017-2019 P002053001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2019-20 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$400K $400,354
22	(no title in the data) M010846003 · 2005-06 Main recipient: World Bank	$375K $375,000
23	Institutional Support to Global Fund P000656 · 2016-17 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$319K $319,081
24	Programme de bourses pour étudiants étrangers QC-2020-2 · 2019-20 Main recipient: Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS)	$290K $290,334
25	Programme de bourses pour étudiants étrangers OGDMELS-2017040222 · 2017-18 Main recipient: Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS)	$284K $284,000