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Canada's aid to Jamaica

$199,675,980 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 381 projects and 265 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$200M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$17.9M

2024-25

Projects

381

with money reported

Recipient organizations

265

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $191M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $8.6M in repayable loans and $42K already spent in Canada.

590

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

2,264

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

0.09

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

740

affordable homes built

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

8,584

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

8.9 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$7.3M
2006-07$5.7M
2007-08$10.6M
2008-09$5.0M
2009-10$4.7M
2010-11$5.1M
2011-12$6.0M
2012-13$5.2M
2013-14$12.3M
2014-15$10.5M
2015-16$12.3M
2016-17$12.1M
2017-18$6.4M
2018-19$7.7M
2019-20$5.9M
2020-21$7.4M
2021-22$16.0M
2022-23$26.8M
2023-24$14.7M
2024-25$17.9M

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

Government & civil society$63.2M31.6%
Health$27.4M13.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$20.8M10.4%
Education$16.1M8.1%
Environment$13.9M7.0%
Conflict, peace & security$10.7M5.4%
Multisector$7.8M3.9%
Population & reproductive health$7.8M3.9%
Banking & finance$4.5M2.3%
Disaster prevention$4.4M2.2%
Water & sanitation$4.3M2.2%
Other social services$3.6M1.8%
Business$2.7M1.4%
Unallocated$2.7M1.3%
Industry, mining & construction$2.4M1.2%
7 others$7.3M3.6%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$189M94.8%
Public Health Agency of Canada$6.5M3.3%
International Development Research Centre$2.7M1.4%
Finance Canada$630K0.3%
Quebec$409K0.2%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$97K0.0%
Alberta$40K0.0%
Canada Revenue Agency$2K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$2K0.0%
Manitoba$1K0.0%
Statistics Canada$7080.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$76.7M38.4%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$47.4M23.7%
Not recorded$33.4M16.7%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$30.6M15.3%
Canadian personnel$10.1M5.0%
Other technical assistance$1.5M0.8%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$42K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

CDB - Caribbean Development Bank$28.1M14.1%
Inter-American Development Bank$21.2M10.6%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$16.9M8.5%
Cuso International$10.7M5.4%
Department of Justice Canada$9.8M4.9%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$8.6M4.3%
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization$7.8M3.9%
Public Health Agency of Canada$6.5M3.3%
WUSC - World University Service of Canada$6.2M3.1%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$6.1M3.1%
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture$4.8M2.4%
The Special Climate Change Fund$4.7M2.4%
Alinea International Ltd$3.9M1.9%
Oxfam Canada$3.0M1.5%
Canadian Red Cross Society$2.6M1.3%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$2.6M1.3%
World Bank$2.5M1.2%
BlueOrchard LAC GDI Fund$2.4M1.2%
Colleges and Institutes Canada (previously named ACCC)$2.3M1.1%
Canadian Urban Institute$2.2M1.1%
WFP - World Food Programme$2.2M1.1%
Canadian Commercial Corporation$1.9M0.9%
The University of the West Indies$1.8M0.9%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$1.8M0.9%
Micro Enterprise Financing Limited$1.6M0.8%
240 others$37.5M18.8%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) D000158001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$15.0M $15,000,000
2	Improving Equitable Access and Vaccination Coverage Against COVID-19 P011811001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: PAHO - Pan American Health Organization	$7.5M $7,515,000
3	The Social Justice Project (So-JUST) P010384001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$7.0M $7,000,000
4	(no title in the data) A032861002 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Department of Justice Canada	$6.8M $6,821,065
5	Replenishment of the SDF-10 at the Caribbean Development Bank - institutional support 2021 to 2024 P009028001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$5.7M $5,710,279
6	Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean P006153001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WUSC - World University Service of Canada	$5.7M $5,676,507
7	COVID-19 Vaccine Donations - AstraZeneca - 200,000 vaccines shipped from Canada OGD-HC-Vaccines-2021 · 2021-22 Main recipient: Public Health Agency of Canada	$5.6M $5,647,128
8	(no title in the data) M011181001 · 2007-08 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$5.5M $5,544,416
9	(no title in the data) M013798001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2014-15 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$5.0M $5,011,498
10	UNICEF - COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery and Health System Strengthening P011782001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$5.0M $5,005,000
11	Citizen Security and Justice Program P000548001 ↗ · 2016-17 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$5.0M $5,000,000
12	(no title in the data) A034263001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture	$4.9M $4,904,348
13	(no title in the data) S064671PRG ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Cuso International	$4.8M $4,753,983
14	SCCF 2023 - SPECIAL CLIMATE CHANGE FUND P012737001 ↗ · 2023-24 Main recipient: The Special Climate Change Fund	$4.7M $4,701,732
15	(no title in the data) A032861003 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$4.5M $4,456,000
16	(no title in the data) A031571001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$4.1M $4,113,133
17	Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation - United Nations Development Programme P000047003 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$4.0M $4,050,000
18	Strengthening Access, Inclusion and Leadership for SRHR in Jamaica P010612001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Alinea International Ltd	$3.9M $3,856,632
19	Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation - Department of Justice Canada and the UNDP P000047002 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Department of Justice Canada	$3.8M $3,780,554
20	(no title in the data) M012177001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$3.8M $3,776,632
21	Skills to Access the Green Economy P005001001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada (previously named ACCC)	$3.5M $3,519,238
22	Cuso International - Volunteer Cooperation 2020-2028 P007294001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Cuso International	$3.1M $3,087,909
23	WE-Talk for the reduction of gender-based violence P010434001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Oxfam Canada	$3.0M $3,000,000
24	Ninth Replenishment - Special Development Fund - Caribbean Development Bank P002152001 · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$2.9M $2,949,876
25	(no title in the data) M013798002 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$2.5M $2,505,756