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Canada's aid to Malawi

$602,934,348 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 546 projects and 345 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$603M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$48.3M

2024-25

Projects

546

with money reported

Recipient organizations

345

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $597M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $5.9M in repayable loans and $40K already spent in Canada.

1,843

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

7,075

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

0.27

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

2,313

affordable homes built

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

26,822

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

28 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$29.5M
2006-07$21.9M
2007-08$25.4M
2008-09$20.1M
2009-10$22.6M
2010-11$16.4M
2011-12$30.9M
2012-13$19.0M
2013-14$16.5M
2014-15$14.0M
2015-16$12.6M
2016-17$38.7M
2017-18$34.2M
2018-19$37.4M
2019-20$35.9M
2020-21$41.3M
2021-22$33.3M
2022-23$57.9M
2023-24$47.1M
2024-25$48.3M

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

Health$210M34.8%
Population & reproductive health$93.4M15.5%
Education$59.7M9.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$48.9M8.1%
Government & civil society$38.8M6.4%
Emergency response$35.2M5.8%
Water & sanitation$18.3M3.0%
Other social services$16.0M2.7%
Multisector$15.6M2.6%
Transport$12.4M2.1%
Energy$10.3M1.7%
Environment$9.6M1.6%
Banking & finance$5.3M0.9%
Disaster prevention$5.2M0.9%
Communications$4.3M0.7%
10 others$19.8M3.3%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$510M84.5%
Finance Canada$84.8M14.1%
International Development Research Centre$6.8M1.1%
Quebec$711K0.1%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$314K0.1%
Manitoba$268K0.0%
Alberta$160K0.0%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$117K0.0%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$35K0.0%
Canadian Intellectual Property Office$6K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$8260.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$250M41.5%
Not recorded$123M20.3%
Project-type interventions$112M18.6%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$83.9M13.9%
Canadian personnel$26.5M4.4%
Other technical assistance$7.0M1.2%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$500K0.1%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$40K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$101M16.7%
International Development Association$69.3M11.5%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$45.7M7.6%
African Development Bank Group$32.1M5.3%
WHO - World Health Organization$26.3M4.4%
Cowater International Inc.$24.9M4.1%
WFP - World Food Programme$21.6M3.6%
World Bank$18.9M3.1%
CARE Canada$17.1M2.8%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$14.0M2.3%
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit$10.9M1.8%
Malawi Program Support Unit$10.1M1.7%
IDA-CPL$9.8M1.6%
Consortium WUSC-CECI$9.3M1.5%
Canadian Co-operative Association$8.4M1.4%
Oxfam Canada$8.0M1.3%
Johns Hopkins University (School of Public Health)$7.8M1.3%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$7.3M1.2%
CODE - Canadian Organization for Development Through Education$7.1M1.2%
Save the Children Canada$6.7M1.1%
WUSC - World University Service of Canada$6.0M1.0%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$5.7M0.9%
Agriteam Canada$5.0M0.8%
Pitambra Books Pvt. Ltd.$5.0M0.8%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$4.7M0.8%
320 others$120M19.9%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	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	$33.6M $33,624,066
2	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	$33.0M $33,017,812
3	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$29.0M $28,965,622
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	$26.5M $26,451,253
5	Integrated Pathways for Improving Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health P001037001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Cowater International Inc.	$22.3M $22,324,258
6	(no title in the data) A031403001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Pitambra Books Pvt. Ltd.	$18.4M $18,350,160
7	(no title in the data) M013621001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2015-16 Main recipient: WHO - World Health Organization	$14.9M $14,900,000
8	(no title in the data) M012328001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2011-12 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$14.7M $14,700,001
9	(no title in the data) A035263001 ↗ · 2011-12 Main recipient: World Bank	$13.5M $13,500,000
10	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$10.9M $10,910,352
11	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$10.4M $10,374,374
12	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$9.8M $9,765,530
13	Support to Innovations in Health, Rights and Development (IHeard) - Malawi P008385001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CODE - Canadian Organization for Development Through Education	$9.3M $9,272,120
14	(no title in the data) M012117001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$8.0M $8,022,804
15	Institutional Support to Global Fund P000656 · 2016-17 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$7.9M $7,880,363
16	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$7.4M $7,354,874
17	IDA - IDA 19 OGDFinance-2023-14 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$7.3M $7,313,026
18	(no title in the data) A030608001 ↗ · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$7.2M $7,250,000
19	Support to the African Development Fund - Replenishment ADF-14 P002148001 · 2017-18 to 2019-20 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$7.2M $7,157,256
20	(no title in the data) A034776001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2012-13 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$6.9M $6,900,000
21	Canada's Contribution to the African Development Fund (ADF-15) 2021-2023 P008816001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$6.8M $6,751,366
22	(no title in the data) M012954001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Save the Children Canada	$6.7M $6,666,000
23	(no title in the data) M013430001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2014-15 Main recipient: WHO - World Health Organization	$6.7M $6,660,000
24	(no title in the data) A035288001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2015-16 Main recipient: CARE Canada	$6.1M $6,061,873
25	Southern African Nutrition Initiative P001040001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: CARE Canada	$6.0M $6,008,757