Countries · Middle East

Canada's aid to Lebanon

$1,063,523,580 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 539 projects and 246 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$1.06B

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$96.0M

2024-25

Projects

539

with money reported

Recipient organizations

246

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $1.03B given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $35.6M in repayable loans and $1.5M already spent in Canada.

3,168

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

12,165

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

0.47

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

3,978

affordable homes built

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

46,120

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

48 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$5.2M
2006-07$19.1M
2007-08$11.6M
2008-09$11.1M
2009-10$6.0M
2010-11$1.9M
2011-12$898K
2012-13$12.0M
2013-14$73.2M
2014-15$43.9M
2015-16$57.7M
2016-17$85.6M
2017-18$89.0M
2018-19$89.8M
2019-20$88.3M
2020-21$131M
2021-22$59.3M
2022-23$98.2M
2023-24$83.8M
2024-25$96.0M

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$676M63.6%
Conflict, peace & security$80.5M7.6%
Education$69.3M6.5%
Multisector$52.4M4.9%
Government & civil society$47.0M4.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$34.2M3.2%
Other social services$19.7M1.9%
Business$19.0M1.8%
Banking & finance$13.2M1.2%
Health$12.7M1.2%
Industry, mining & construction$12.7M1.2%
Reconstruction & relief$6.7M0.6%
Population & reproductive health$3.9M0.4%
Unallocated$3.2M0.3%
Water & sanitation$2.8M0.3%
9 others$10.0M0.9%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$1.04B97.9%
International Development Research Centre$13.9M1.3%
Finance Canada$3.8M0.4%
Ontario$2.0M0.2%
Quebec$1.2M0.1%
Nova Scotia$1.0M0.1%
Canadian Space Agency$2510.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$494M46.5%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$403M37.9%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$70.7M6.7%
Not recorded$55.9M5.3%
Basket funds/pooled funding$25.7M2.4%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$11.4M1.1%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$1.5M0.1%
Canadian personnel$1.0M0.1%
Other technical assistance$126K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$185M17.4%
WFP - World Food Programme$181M17.0%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$112M10.5%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$55.6M5.2%
UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East$34.6M3.3%
Oxfam-Québec$30.4M2.9%
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations$28.7M2.7%
UN Interim Force in Lebanon$26.8M2.5%
Mercy Corps$25.4M2.4%
International Medical Corps UK$24.7M2.3%
World Bank$22.2M2.1%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$20.4M1.9%
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross$15.7M1.5%
Humanitarian Coalition$13.2M1.2%
IOM International Organization for Migration$13.1M1.2%
Canadian Foodgrains Bank$13.0M1.2%
Canadian Red Cross Society$12.9M1.2%
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank$12.9M1.2%
World Vision Canada$12.6M1.2%
UNRWA - United Nations Relief & Works Agency for Palestine Refugees$12.1M1.1%
Norwegian Refugee Council$10.5M1.0%
World Relief Canada$10.5M1.0%
Doctors of the World Canada$10.0M0.9%
Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace$9.9M0.9%
UN Women$8.6M0.8%
221 others$162M15.2%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Expanding the Social Safety Net P009476001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$45.5M $45,500,000
2	Emergency Assistance - Country-Level Funding for the Middle East - UNHCR 2019-2021 P007798001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2021-22 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$44.8M $44,808,840
3	Syria Crisis - Assistance for Refugees and Displaced Persons in Multiple Countries - UNHCR P002105001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$42.0M $42,000,000
4	(no title in the data) D003094001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$30.0M $30,000,000
5	Syria Crisis - Food Assistance for Syrian Refugees in Jordan and Lebanon - WFP 2016 P002108001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$29.7M $29,670,312
6	Syria Crisis - Support to the No Lost Generation Initiative in Jordan and Lebanon - UNICEF 2016 P002107001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$24.0M $24,000,878
7	The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Global Multi-Country CAP 2022 to 2023 P011382001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$24.0M $23,999,980
8	Multi-Country Emergency Food Assistance in the Middle East - WFP 2019-2021 P007796001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2021-22 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$23.2M $23,222,640
9	Enhancing Food and Nutrition Security in Lebanon P011553001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	$20.0M $20,000,000
10	Support for Lebanon's Recovery P010143001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: World Bank	$20.0M $20,000,000
11	Multi-Country - UNICEF Humanitarian Appeals for the Middle East 2019-2021 P007794001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$19.7M $19,729,710
12	Education Access and Quality Learning in Lebanon P001986001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$15.0M $15,000,000
13	(no title in the data) D000633002 ↗ · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$14.5M $14,537,250
14	Middle East Countries Emergency Food Assistance - World Food Programme 2022-2023 P011394001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$14.5M $14,502,060
15	Womens economic empowerment in Lebanon P013011001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$13.0M $13,000,000
16	Enhancing skills for inclusive economic recovery and growth in Lebanon P014293001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: IOM International Organization for Migration	$12.0M $12,000,000
17	School Meals in Emergencies and Protracted Crises - WFP 2016-2021 P001834001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$12.0M $11,997,250
18	Middle East, North Africa and Ukraine Emergency Food Assistance - WFP 2024 P013967001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$11.5M $11,494,350
19	UNHCR Multi-Country CAP 2024-2025 P013971001 · 2024-25 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$10.8M $10,752,480
20	UNRWA - Institutional Support 2020-2022 P009434001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East	$10.7M $10,682,389
21	Canadian Foodgrains Bank - Institutional Support 2021 to 2024 P006627001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Canadian Foodgrains Bank	$10.5M $10,500,000
22	Market-based Opportunities and Skills Training for Women and Youth in Lebanon P005217001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Mercy Corps	$10.1M $10,129,324
23	Supporting Women's Resilience in Crisis in Lebanon P002880001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$10.0M $10,000,000
24	Syria Crisis - Emergency Health Assistance in Lebanon - Médecins du Monde Canada 2017-2019 P002361001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Doctors of the World Canada	$10.0M $10,000,000
25	Syria Crisis - Meeting Urgent Health Needs in Lebanon - International Medical Corps 2017-2019 P002360001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Medical Corps UK	$10.0M $10,000,000