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Canada's aid to Malaysia

$43,510,115 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 228 projects and 167 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$43.5M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$8.3M

2024-25

Projects

228

with money reported

Recipient organizations

167

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $25.8M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $17.7M in repayable loans.

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

306

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

0.01

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

100

affordable homes built

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

1,161

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

1.2 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$1.2M
2006-07$562K
2007-08$518K
2008-09$436K
2009-10$70K
2010-11–
2011-12$32K
2012-13–
2013-14$2.0M
2014-15$720K
2015-16$1.6M
2016-17$6.4M
2017-18$2.0M
2018-19$2.1M
2019-20$2.8M
2020-21$3.0M
2021-22$3.0M
2022-23$4.4M
2023-24$4.3M
2024-25$8.3M

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

Conflict, peace & security$17.7M40.6%
Environment$5.0M11.4%
Government & civil society$4.2M9.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$3.5M8.0%
Multisector$3.0M6.9%
Health$2.2M5.1%
Other social services$1.8M4.1%
Unallocated$1.4M3.2%
Banking & finance$902K2.1%
Emergency response$866K2.0%
Population & reproductive health$858K2.0%
Energy$736K1.7%
Trade & tourism$414K1.0%
Industry, mining & construction$358K0.8%
Disaster prevention$226K0.5%
7 others$388K0.9%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$35.5M81.6%
International Development Research Centre$6.2M14.2%
Employment and Social Development Canada - Labour Program$799K1.8%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$750K1.7%
Quebec$222K0.5%
Canada Revenue Agency$80K0.2%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$31.2M71.7%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$7.9M18.1%
Not recorded$2.8M6.3%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$1.1M2.6%
Other technical assistance$397K0.9%
Canadian personnel$174K0.4%

Top 25 recipient organizations

United States Departmentof Energy$7.6M17.5%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$4.2M9.6%
Department of National Defence$3.0M6.9%
UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime$2.1M4.8%
BlackBerry Limited$1.9M4.4%
Universiti Putra Malaysia$1.8M4.2%
Classified$1.3M3.0%
CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation$1.2M2.7%
International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, Inc.$1.0M2.4%
INTERPOL-International Criminal Police Organization$977K2.2%
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime$816K1.9%
Women's Aid Organisation, Malaysia$808K1.9%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$790K1.8%
ILO$750K1.7%
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)$750K1.7%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$660K1.5%
Westminster Foundation for DemocracWFD Westminster Foundation$625K1.4%
Toronto Centre$622K1.4%
RCMP$596K1.4%
(not specified)$558K1.3%
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia$557K1.3%
GEF$532K1.2%
Canadian Commercial Corporation$469K1.1%
The Global Initiative against7bis Avenue de la Paix$408K0.9%
University of Peradeniya$391K0.9%
142 others$9.1M20.9%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	PPS Upgrades to Nuclear Facilities in Malaysia P002011001 · 2016-17 Main recipient: United States Departmentof Energy	$4.5M $4,500,000
2	BlackBerry Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence - Malaysia P014520001 · 2024-25 Main recipient: BlackBerry Limited	$1.9M $1,900,000
3	Strengthening CBRN Defence and Response Capabilities of the Malaysian Armed Forces P006905001 · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Department of National Defence	$1.8M $1,803,000
4	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$1.7M $1,658,335
5	Strengthening the CBRN Defence & Response Capability of the Malaysian Armed Forces P010538002 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Department of National Defence	$1.6M $1,618,500
6	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$1.6M $1,597,484
7	Strengthening physical protection at radiological facilities in the Indo-Pacific P015325001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: United States Departmentof Energy	$1.3M $1,314,000
8	(no title in the data) D003347001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: United States Departmentof Energy	$1.2M $1,199,900
9	Climate-adaptive, inclusive, nature-based aquaculture (CAINA) in Malaysia and Solomon Islands / Aquaculture adaptée au climat, inclusive et fondée sur la nature en Malaisie et dans les Îles Salomon OGD110226-001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, Inc.	$1.0M $1,026,360
10	Enhancing climate resilience in Malaysian shrimp coastal communities: quorum sensing properties in algal integrated multi-trophic aquaculture / Renforcer la résilience climatique des communautés côtières de crevettes de Malaisie : propriétés de détection du quorum dans laquaculture OGD110225-001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Universiti Putra Malaysia	$899K $898,700
11	(no title in the data) 4040-03/15/UNODC · 2013-14 Main recipient: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	$816K $816,086
12	Advancing Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Malaysia OGDLabour-19362490 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: ILO	$799K $799,000
13	Strengthening the CBRN Defence & Response Capability of the Malaysian Armed Forces P010538001 · 2021-22 Main recipient: Classified	$770K $769,762
14	Sixth Replenishment (2014-2018) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) - I P000553001 ↗ · 2017-18 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$768K $768,165
15	Decarbonization of cement and concrete in Thailand with regional South-South experience sharing with Malaysia and the Philippines (agreement amended - Jan 2025) OGDECCC-GCXE24I005 · 2024-25 Main recipient: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)	$750K $750,000
16	Sixth Replenishment (2014-2018) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) - II P000553002 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: GEF	$695K $695,289
17	Regional Counter-Terrorism Maritime Security Programme P002764001 · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: INTERPOL-International Criminal Police Organization	$628K $628,342
18	(no title in the data) M012060001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Toronto Centre	$622K $621,540
19	Physical Protection Security upgrades and related training (Malaysia and Thailand hospitals) P009108001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: United States Departmentof Energy	$600K $600,000
20	Endemicity, care and gender: towards developing resilience in Malaysias essential care workforce and infrastructure OGD110016-001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Women's Aid Organisation, Malaysia	$586K $585,530
21	Southeast Asia Precursor Control and Border Management Project P013551001 · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	$558K $558,329
22	Integrated quorum quenching strategies to reduce antimicrobial resistance in shrimp aquaculture (i-QAS) OGD109055 · 2019-20 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Universiti Putra Malaysia	$502K $501,984
23	Frameworks and Related Capacities to Counter the Financing of Terrorism P002964001 · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	$446K $445,843
24	(no title in the data) D001653001 · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	$440K $440,428
25	UNHCR - Institutional Support - 2020 - 2023 P007836001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2023-24 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$418K $418,314