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Canada's aid to Liberia

$173,063,749 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 282 projects and 171 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$173M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$12.7M

2024-25

Projects

282

with money reported

Recipient organizations

171

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $169M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $4.3M in repayable loans and $227K already spent in Canada.

520

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

1,998

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

0.08

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

653

affordable homes built

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

7,573

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

7.9 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$5.1M
2006-07$3.1M
2007-08$4.2M
2008-09$2.7M
2009-10$1.6M
2010-11$5.4M
2011-12$2.6M
2012-13$3.6M
2013-14$1.1M
2014-15$14.0M
2015-16$8.8M
2016-17$12.3M
2017-18$9.4M
2018-19$11.9M
2019-20$10.7M
2020-21$10.3M
2021-22$13.6M
2022-23$25.5M
2023-24$14.5M
2024-25$12.7M

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$29.7M17.2%
Health$27.2M15.7%
Government & civil society$21.2M12.3%
Transport$17.4M10.1%
Energy$15.0M8.7%
Population & reproductive health$9.9M5.7%
Education$9.4M5.4%
Multisector$7.2M4.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$6.9M4.0%
Environment$5.9M3.4%
Conflict, peace & security$4.1M2.4%
Other social services$4.1M2.4%
Unallocated$2.7M1.6%
Banking & finance$2.3M1.3%
Water & sanitation$2.2M1.3%
10 others$7.9M4.5%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$125M72.5%
Finance Canada$37.2M21.5%
Public Health Agency of Canada$5.2M3.0%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$3.5M2.0%
International Development Research Centre$1.3M0.8%
Quebec$324K0.2%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$73K0.0%
Manitoba$49K0.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$92.4M53.4%
Project-type interventions$32.8M18.9%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$20.8M12.0%
Not recorded$19.5M11.3%
Canadian personnel$6.8M3.9%
Other technical assistance$403K0.2%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$227K0.1%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$88K0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Development Association$28.6M16.5%
African Development Bank Group$19.0M11.0%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$17.4M10.0%
WFP - World Food Programme$15.3M8.8%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$9.2M5.3%
World Bank$6.1M3.5%
Public Health Agency of Canada$5.3M3.1%
IDA-CPL$4.8M2.8%
Right To Play International$4.6M2.7%
Canadian Red Cross Society$4.6M2.7%
UN Women$4.0M2.3%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$3.7M2.2%
NovaSphere$3.5M2.0%
WHO - World Health Organization$3.4M2.0%
United Nations Mission in Liberia$3.3M1.9%
Samaritan's Purse Canada$2.7M1.5%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$2.2M1.2%
CODE - Canadian Organization for Development Through Education$2.1M1.2%
Green Climate Fund$1.9M1.1%
African Development Fund - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$1.9M1.1%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$1.9M1.1%
WaterAid Canada$1.8M1.1%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$1.8M1.0%
UN Women - United Nations Entityfor Gender Equality and theEmpowerment of Women$1.6M1.0%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$1.6M0.9%
146 others$20.8M12.0%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$8.2M $8,225,071
2	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$7.7M $7,678,329
3	Support to the African Development Fund - Replenishment ADF-14 P002148001 · 2017-18 to 2019-20 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$6.1M $6,141,921
4	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	$6.1M $6,053,305
5	Women's Political Empowerment and Leadership in West and Central Africa P002354001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: UN Women	$5.5M $5,500,000
6	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	$5.2M $5,217,815
7	COVID-19 Vaccine Donations - Janssen - 28,800 vaccines shipped from Manufacturer OGDHC-Vaccine-2022-1 · 2022-23 Main recipient: Public Health Agency of Canada	$5.2M $5,180,787
8	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	$5.0M $4,972,219
9	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$5.0M $4,963,953
10	African Development Bank - 16th replenishment of the African Development Fund 2023 to 2025 P012750001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$4.8M $4,828,301
11	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$4.8M $4,818,469
12	Canada's Contribution to the African Development Fund (ADF-15) 2021-2023 P008816001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$4.3M $4,341,384
13	AfDB- Seventh general capital increase (GCI-VII) P008038001 · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$3.7M $3,681,587
14	(no title in the data) D001615001 ↗ · 2014-15 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$3.5M $3,499,650
15	(no title in the data) S063739PRG ↗ · 2007-08 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Right To Play International	$3.0M $2,996,493
16	IDA - IDA 19 OGDFinance-2023-14 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$2.7M $2,673,538
17	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Institutional Support 2016-2018 P001268001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$2.6M $2,637,602
18	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$2.6M $2,602,479
19	(no title in the data) D001667001 ↗ · 2014-15 Main recipient: Samaritan's Purse Canada	$2.6M $2,600,000
20	(no title in the data) M010846003 · 2005-06 Main recipient: World Bank	$2.3M $2,325,000
21	Bilateral Support for Nationally Determined Contributions Implementation & Climate Governance in Togo, Gambia, Ghana and Liberia / Soutien bilatéral à la mise en uvre des contributions déterminées au niveau national et à la gouvernance climatique en Gambie, au Ghana, au Liberia et au Togo. OGDGCXE23I004 · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: NovaSphere	$2.2M $2,250,000
22	(no title in the data) M012571001 ↗ · 2007-08 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$2.0M $2,000,000
23	(no title in the data) M012386001 ↗ · 2006-07 to 2007-08 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$2.0M $2,000,000
24	(no title in the data) D002872001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: WHO - World Health Organization	$2.0M $1,999,800
25	(no title in the data) D001111026 · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: United Nations Mission in Liberia	$2.0M $1,993,873