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Canada's aid to Laos

$138,895,606 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 284 projects and 240 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$139M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$9.4M

2024-25

Projects

284

with money reported

Recipient organizations

240

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $123M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $14.4M in repayable loans and $1.4M already spent in Canada.

380

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

1,459

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

0.06

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

477

affordable homes built

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

5,531

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

5.7 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$11.0M
2006-07$9.8M
2007-08$7.1M
2008-09$5.0M
2009-10$1.1M
2010-11$1.8M
2011-12$1.4M
2012-13$674K
2013-14$1.7M
2014-15$2.0M
2015-16$1.9M
2016-17$6.9M
2017-18$7.9M
2018-19$6.3M
2019-20$35.4M
2020-21$5.3M
2021-22$7.5M
2022-23$8.5M
2023-24$8.0M
2024-25$9.4M

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

Transport$33.5M24.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$12.8M9.2%
Health$12.7M9.1%
Conflict, peace & security$11.6M8.3%
Education$11.0M7.9%
Government & civil society$10.5M7.5%
Multisector$8.1M5.8%
Population & reproductive health$7.1M5.1%
Environment$5.9M4.2%
Other social services$5.4M3.9%
Water & sanitation$4.5M3.2%
Industry, mining & construction$3.4M2.4%
Energy$2.7M1.9%
Banking & finance$1.9M1.4%
Disaster prevention$1.4M1.0%
8 others$6.5M4.7%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$86.4M62.2%
Finance Canada$49.8M35.9%
International Development Research Centre$1.5M1.1%
Manitoba$544K0.4%
Employment and Social Development Canada - Labour Program$500K0.4%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$162K0.1%
Canadian Intellectual Property Office$15K0.0%
Statistics Canada$4K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$3380.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$72.4M52.1%
Not recorded$35.3M25.4%
Project-type interventions$15.7M11.3%
Canadian personnel$9.6M6.9%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$3.5M2.5%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$1.4M1.0%
Other technical assistance$587K0.4%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$333K0.2%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)$27.7M20.0%
Asian Development Bank$20.7M14.9%
International Development Association$18.5M13.3%
Cuso International$4.8M3.4%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$4.3M3.1%
World Bank$4.3M3.1%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$3.6M2.6%
Institut Pasteur du Laos$3.4M2.4%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$2.6M1.9%
IDA-CPL$2.5M1.8%
Public Health Agency of Canada$2.0M1.4%
SAVANNAKHET$2.0M1.4%
CUSO$1.8M1.3%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$1.8M1.3%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$1.7M1.2%
Veterinarians Without Borders$1.7M1.2%
Green Climate Fund$1.4M1.0%
Simon Fraser University$1.3M0.9%
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)$1.3M0.9%
CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education$1.2M0.9%
Adventist Development and Relief Agency Canada$1.1M0.8%
Oxfam-Québec$1.1M0.8%
HealthBridge Foundation of Canada$1.0M0.7%
International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$994K0.7%
AsDB Special Funds$934K0.7%
215 others$25.2M18.1%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	AIIB FIN-AIIB-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)	$27.7M $27,744,622
2	(no title in the data) M011980001 · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$10.1M $10,056,384
3	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$5.3M $5,304,922
4	(no title in the data) M010987001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$5.0M $5,004,844
5	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Development Association	$3.8M $3,794,246
6	Asian Development Bank - 11th Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund 2017-2020 P002426001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$3.4M $3,381,639
7	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$3.2M $3,164,299
8	Cuso International - Volunteer Cooperation 2015-2020 P000809001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Cuso International	$3.1M $3,132,012
9	Reinforced Investigation and Response to Emerging Viral Pathogens of Security Concern P012155001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Institut Pasteur du Laos	$2.9M $2,939,121
10	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$2.5M $2,485,876
11	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$2.5M $2,485,481
12	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$2.4M $2,408,023
13	(no title in the data) M010846003 · 2005-06 Main recipient: World Bank	$2.4M $2,375,000
14	Asian Development Bank - 12th replenishment development fund 2021 to 2024 P009026001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)	$2.4M $2,372,309
15	(no title in the data) A030721001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: SAVANNAKHET	$2.3M $2,349,136
16	Investigation and Response to Emerging Viral Pathogens of Security Concern P012155002 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Public Health Agency of Canada	$1.9M $1,871,193
17	(no title in the data) S062456PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: CUSO	$1.8M $1,831,440
18	(no title in the data) A020638001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: HealthBridge Foundation of Canada	$1.4M $1,396,139
19	IDA - IDA 19 OGDFinance-2023-14 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.4M $1,367,024
20	(no title in the data) S062643001 · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Simon Fraser University	$1.3M $1,305,001
21	Gavi Alliance - Institutional Support - 2016-2020 P001153001 · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance	$1.3M $1,277,779
22	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	$1.2M $1,236,908
23	Support to the First Replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P008176001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$1.2M $1,221,062
24	(no title in the data) M010007001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$1.2M $1,216,426
25	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$1.2M $1,184,399