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Canada's aid to Mexico

$230,051,977 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 536 projects and 393 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$230M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$22.9M

2024-25

Projects

536

with money reported

Recipient organizations

393

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $199M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $20.5M in repayable loans and $10.3M already spent in Canada.

615

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

2,361

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

0.09

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

772

affordable homes built

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

8,949

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

9.3 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$12.6M
2006-07$8.1M
2007-08$7.1M
2008-09$6.4M
2009-10$2.9M
2010-11$2.3M
2011-12$2.1M
2012-13$625K
2013-14$688K
2014-15$456K
2015-16$5.1M
2016-17$5.8M
2017-18$6.9M
2018-19$34.2M
2019-20$23.2M
2020-21$9.3M
2021-22$11.8M
2022-23$43.9M
2023-24$23.7M
2024-25$22.9M

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

Environment$39.7M17.3%
Government & civil society$32.5M14.1%
Other social services$31.4M13.7%
Health$29.1M12.7%
Education$21.7M9.4%
Energy$16.9M7.4%
Conflict, peace & security$15.6M6.8%
Multisector$9.2M4.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$7.8M3.4%
Industry, mining & construction$7.4M3.2%
Banking & finance$6.3M2.7%
Unallocated$5.5M2.4%
Water & sanitation$2.2M1.0%
Population & reproductive health$2.0M0.9%
Emergency response$1.2M0.5%
8 others$1.4M0.6%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$144M62.5%
Public Health Agency of Canada$26.0M11.3%
Employment and Social Development Canada - Labour Program$20.5M8.9%
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$13.1M5.7%
Finance Canada$8.7M3.8%
International Development Research Centre$8.6M3.7%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$7.0M3.0%
Quebec$1.3M0.6%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$843K0.4%
Ontario$100K0.0%
Alberta$40K0.0%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$38K0.0%
Canada Revenue Agency$31K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$30K0.0%
New Brunswick$6K0.0%
2 others$4K0.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$124M54.0%
Not recorded$37.2M16.2%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$34.5M15.0%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$21.4M9.3%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$10.3M4.5%
Canadian personnel$1.7M0.7%
Other technical assistance$480K0.2%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$341K0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Public Health Agency of Canada$26.0M11.3%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$25.3M11.0%
Inter-American Development Bank$17.3M7.5%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development$8.7M3.8%
CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education$8.0M3.5%
The Special Climate Change Fund$6.0M2.6%
Canadian Commercial Corporation$5.8M2.5%
CCFC - Christian Children's Fund of Canada$5.7M2.5%
Unifor$5.0M2.2%
Clearstone Engineering Ltd.$5.0M2.2%
United States Departmentof Energy$4.9M2.1%
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)$4.9M2.1%
UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime$4.7M2.0%
Universities Canada$4.5M1.9%
Steelworkers Humanity Fund$4.4M1.9%
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons$3.7M1.6%
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION$3.2M1.4%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$3.1M1.4%
American Bar Association$3.0M1.3%
Développement international Desjardins$2.9M1.2%
UNHCR$2.8M1.2%
World Vision Canada$2.4M1.1%
BlueOrchard LAC GDI Fund$2.4M1.0%
IIC Inter-American Investment Corporation$2.3M1.0%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$2.3M1.0%
368 others$65.7M28.6%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	COVID-19 Vaccine Donations - Janssen - 28,800 vaccines shipped from Manufacturer OGDHC-Vaccine-2022-1 · 2022-23 Main recipient: Public Health Agency of Canada	$26.0M $26,007,966
2	Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas II P002486001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$16.1M $16,150,000
3	(no title in the data) M010431001 · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$11.0M $11,026,954
4	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	$9.1M $9,080,651
5	Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) 2017-2018 P005065011 · 2018-19 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education	$7.8M $7,837,294
6	SCCF 2023 - SPECIAL CLIMATE CHANGE FUND P012737001 ↗ · 2023-24 Main recipient: The Special Climate Change Fund	$6.0M $6,018,587
7	Preventing Irregular Child and Youth Migration in Central America P001263001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: CCFC - Christian Children's Fund of Canada	$5.7M $5,704,723
8	The Mexico Worker Rights Action Centre Project/Renforcer les relations industrielles au Mexique : prévention des conflits de travail et accès à la justice en matière de travail OGDLabour-18123026 · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Unifor	$5.0M $5,000,000
9	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$4.6M $4,630,051
10	(no title in the data) M011442001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$4.5M $4,490,055
11	(no title in the data) S061268PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Universities Canada	$4.5M $4,476,541
12	The Strengthening Capacity to Implement the Labour Reform and Labour Justice /Renforcer les relations industrielles au Mexique : prévention des conflits de travail et accès à la justice en matière de travail OGDLabour-18123000 · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Steelworkers Humanity Fund	$4.4M $4,396,103
13	Canada's Support for the Implementation of Mexico's Nationally Determined Contribution/Appui du Canada à la mise en uvre de la contribution déterminée au niveau national du Mexique OGDGCXE18I003 · 2018-19 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Clearstone Engineering Ltd.	$4.3M $4,294,317
14	Skills for Employment in the Extractives Sector of the Pacific Alliance P001265001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada	$3.9M $3,886,355
15	(no title in the data) D003553001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	$3.7M $3,689,000
16	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$3.7M $3,685,994
17	Strengthening industrial relations in Mexico: labour dispute prevention and access to labour justice OGDLabour-20053179 · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION	$3.2M $3,200,981
18	Strengthening Legal Representation of Workers and Trade Unions in Mexico / Renforcement de la représentation en justice des travailleurs et des syndicats au Mexique OGDLabour-19344191 · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: American Bar Association	$3.0M $3,000,000
19	Building nuclear security capacity of the Mexican National Guard P008164001 ↗ · 2019-20 Main recipient: United States Departmentof Energy	$3.0M $3,000,000
20	Support to the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) - IDB Invest 2016-2025 P003010001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IIC Inter-American Investment Corporation	$2.8M $2,781,218
21	Strengthening climate adaptation to address the adverse environmental drivers of migration in agriculture- and resource-dependent communities in Southern Mexico / Renforcer ladaptation au climat pour faire face aux facteurs environnementaux défavorables qui stimulent la migration dans les communautés agricoles et dépendantes des ressources du sud du Mexique. OGDIRCD248772007 · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Organization for Migration	$2.5M $2,500,000
22	Harvesting Labour Rights in the Agricultural Sector of Sinaloa and Jalisco, Mexico/Récolte des droits du travail dans le secteur agricole des États de Sinaloa et de Jalisco, Mexique OGDLabour-18702191 · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: World Vision Canada	$2.4M $2,400,916
23	BlueOrchard Latin America and Caribbean Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Fund P011285001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: BlueOrchard LAC GDI Fund	$2.3M $2,327,500
24	Sixth Replenishment (2014-2018) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) - II P000553002 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: GEF	$2.3M $2,317,496
25	Strengthening Mexicos Capacity to provide comprehensive assistance to asylum-seekers, refugees and beneficiaries of complementary protection, Phase II / Mesures visant à renforcer la capacité du Mexique à fournir une assistance globale aux demandeurs d'asile, aux réfugiés et aux bénéficiaires de la protection complémentaire, Phase II OGDIRCC-D248778011 · 2024-25 Main recipient: UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)	$2.2M $2,246,141