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Canada's aid to Kenya

$1,358,794,204 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 1,260 projects and 706 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$1.36B

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$101M

2024-25

Projects

1,260

with money reported

Recipient organizations

706

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $1.31B given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $46.3M in repayable loans and $1.2M already spent in Canada.

4,047

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

15,541

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

0.60

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

5,081

affordable homes built

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

58,916

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

61 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$31.8M
2006-07$37.3M
2007-08$26.8M
2008-09$25.8M
2009-10$22.9M
2010-11$34.1M
2011-12$59.5M
2012-13$44.2M
2013-14$44.7M
2014-15$44.8M
2015-16$40.0M
2016-17$74.0M
2017-18$83.4M
2018-19$95.0M
2019-20$109M
2020-21$99.4M
2021-22$123M
2022-23$155M
2023-24$107M
2024-25$101M

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

Emergency response$230M16.9%
Government & civil society$186M13.7%
Health$180M13.2%
Education$177M13.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$103M7.6%
Population & reproductive health$84.8M6.2%
Energy$58.8M4.3%
Multisector$53.6M3.9%
Transport$51.0M3.8%
Water & sanitation$41.1M3.0%
Industry, mining & construction$41.0M3.0%
Environment$39.5M2.9%
Other social services$29.1M2.1%
Business$16.6M1.2%
Communications$12.5M0.9%
10 others$54.6M4.0%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$1.01B74.6%
Finance Canada$293M21.6%
International Development Research Centre$41.2M3.0%
Public Health Agency of Canada$8.2M0.6%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$885K0.1%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$650K0.0%
Manitoba$333K0.0%
Quebec$222K0.0%
New Brunswick$205K0.0%
Alberta$98K0.0%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$55K0.0%
Canada Revenue Agency$42K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$25K0.0%
Statistics Canada$10K0.0%
Canadian Intellectual Property Office$2K0.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$449M33.1%
Project-type interventions$431M31.7%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$262M19.3%
Not recorded$168M12.4%
Canadian personnel$39.1M2.9%
Basket funds/pooled funding$4.3M0.3%
Other technical assistance$3.4M0.2%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$1.2M0.1%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$500K0.0%
Development awareness$10K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Development Association$232M17.0%
WFP - World Food Programme$176M13.0%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$87.8M6.5%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$59.2M4.4%
African Development Bank Group$52.6M3.9%
Aga Khan Foundation Canada$47.2M3.5%
IDA-CPL$41.2M3.0%
Canadian Foodgrains Bank$26.7M2.0%
WUSC - World University Service of Canada$26.1M1.9%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$24.2M1.8%
CARE Canada$23.7M1.7%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$22.2M1.6%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$22.0M1.6%
Plan International Canada$20.6M1.5%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$19.8M1.5%
Government of Kenya - Ministry of Finance$16.3M1.2%
Grand Challenges Canada$16.2M1.2%
World Vision Canada$14.3M1.0%
International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$13.2M1.0%
World Bank$12.5M0.9%
MEDA - Mennonite Economic Development Associates$12.2M0.9%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$12.2M0.9%
Energy Access Relief Fund (EARF)$10.9M0.8%
UK Department for International Development$10.6M0.8%
International Development Research Centre$9.4M0.7%
681 others$350M25.8%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$59.8M $59,824,189
2	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$57.5M $57,498,953
3	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$41.9M $41,948,134
4	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$41.2M $41,227,035
5	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$35.9M $35,890,507
6	(no title in the data) M013132001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2011-12 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$31.6M $31,600,000
7	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	$29.9M $29,900,266
8	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	$25.9M $25,886,501
9	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	$25.6M $25,643,685
10	Support to the African Development Fund - Replenishment ADF-14 P002148001 · 2017-18 to 2019-20 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$23.1M $23,102,178
11	Foundations for Education and Empowerment in Africa P007597001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Aga Khan Foundation Canada	$19.8M $19,759,637
12	IDA - IDA 19 OGDFinance-2023-14 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$19.7M $19,702,026
13	(no title in the data) D000295001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2014-15 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$19.6M $19,650,000
14	Kenya Education for Employment Program P001118001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada	$19.0M $18,994,392
15	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$18.2M $18,223,191
16	Innovation Platform for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health P001010001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Grand Challenges Canada	$16.2M $16,186,136
17	Equitable Prosperity Through Private Sector Development in Kenya P000613001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: MEDA - Mennonite Economic Development Associates	$16.0M $16,014,202
18	(no title in the data) A033003001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Government of Kenya - Ministry of Finance	$15.1M $15,133,801
19	Nature-Positive Food Systems for Climate Change Adaptation P011740001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Canadian Foodgrains Bank	$14.1M $14,083,300
20	Learning Through Education and Access to Skills for Employment for Refugees and Host Communities P007333001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WUSC - World University Service of Canada	$13.1M $13,149,997
21	COSME for Women in coastal regions of Kenya P011912001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Plan International Canada	$12.5M $12,539,002
22	(no title in the data) M013577001 ↗ · 2011-12 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$11.0M $11,000,000
23	Energy Access Relief Fund (EARF) P009804001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: Energy Access Relief Fund (EARF)	$10.9M $10,920,000
24	(no title in the data) S065022001 · 2012-13 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Aga Khan Foundation Canada	$10.0M $10,045,875
25	World Food Programme – Global South Grain Initiative P012366001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$10.0M $10,000,000