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Canada's aid to Mongolia

$136,304,319 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 210 projects and 178 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$136M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$15.3M

2024-25

Projects

210

with money reported

Recipient organizations

178

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $132M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $4.5M in repayable loans.

407

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

1,562

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

0.06

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

511

affordable homes built

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

5,923

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

6.1 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$4.7M
2006-07$6.0M
2007-08$3.4M
2008-09$3.4M
2009-10$8.8M
2010-11$1.0M
2011-12$782K
2012-13$597K
2013-14$591K
2014-15$166K
2015-16$5.4M
2016-17$9.2M
2017-18$11.7M
2018-19$11.5M
2019-20$8.5M
2020-21$10.8M
2021-22$10.9M
2022-23$14.5M
2023-24$9.0M
2024-25$15.3M

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

Government & civil society$35.2M25.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$25.5M18.7%
Industry, mining & construction$23.3M17.1%
Health$11.8M8.6%
Other social services$6.3M4.6%
Energy$6.2M4.5%
Education$5.6M4.1%
Environment$5.3M3.9%
Multisector$3.7M2.7%
Transport$2.7M1.9%
Population & reproductive health$2.5M1.9%
Water & sanitation$2.2M1.6%
Banking & finance$1.6M1.1%
Business$1.2M0.9%
Trade & tourism$996K0.7%
8 others$2.2M1.6%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$120M88.0%
Finance Canada$16.0M11.7%
Quebec$238K0.2%
International Development Research Centre$67K0.0%
Manitoba$20K0.0%
Public Service Commission of Canada$11K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$2660.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$61.6M45.2%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$32.0M23.4%
Not recorded$27.8M20.4%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$11.1M8.1%
Canadian personnel$3.4M2.5%
Other technical assistance$494K0.4%

Top 25 recipient organizations

CESO - Canadian Executive Service Organization$18.3M13.4%
Asian Development Bank$14.0M10.3%
International Development Association$12.8M9.4%
World Bank$8.2M6.0%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$7.6M5.6%
Agriteam Canada$6.6M4.8%
Alinea International Ltd$6.1M4.5%
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)$5.9M4.3%
The Asia Foundation$5.9M4.3%
Canadian Co-operative Association$5.4M4.0%
International DevelopmentLaw Organization (IDLO)$4.5M3.3%
Green Climate Fund$4.2M3.1%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$3.8M2.8%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$2.9M2.1%
International Republican Institute$2.8M2.1%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$2.6M1.9%
University of Saskatchewan Treasury Department$2.5M1.9%
WHO - World Health Organization$2.5M1.9%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$2.4M1.7%
IDA-CPL$2.1M1.6%
Consortium WUSC - World University Service of Canada / CECI - Center for International Studies and Cooperation$1.6M1.2%
Canadian Executive Service Organization$1.1M0.8%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$1.1M0.8%
Adventist Development and Relief Agency Canada$1.0M0.8%
International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$976K0.7%
153 others$9.4M6.9%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Enhancing Resource Management through Institutional Transformation in Mongolia P001011001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2023-24 Main recipient: CESO - Canadian Executive Service Organization	$15.9M $15,909,933
2	(no title in the data) M013185002 ↗ · 2009-10 Main recipient: World Bank	$7.1M $7,079,800
3	Moving Towards a Professional and Citizen-Centred Civil Service in Mongolia P001678001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2022-23 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$7.0M $7,000,000
4	Strengthening Extractive Sector Management in Mongolia P000721001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Agriteam Canada	$7.0M $6,986,878
5	ECCO-FARM Mongolia P011263001 · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Alinea International Ltd	$5.0M $4,998,724
6	(no title in the data) M010987001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$4.7M $4,745,819
7	(no title in the data) M011980001 · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$4.6M $4,633,062
8	Canadian climate and nature fund for the private sector in Asia P012801001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)	$4.5M $4,500,000
9	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$4.4M $4,417,447
10	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$4.4M $4,375,905
11	United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund COVAX Delivery Grant P011763001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$3.4M $3,400,000
12	Increasing Wealth and Improving Food Security Through the Integrated Cooperative Business Model P000951001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Canadian Co-operative Association	$3.2M $3,169,540
13	Women's Economic Empowerment in Mongolia P006469001 · 2019-20 to 2024-25 Main recipient: The Asia Foundation	$3.0M $3,000,000
14	Strengthening the Response to Gender-Based Violence in Mongolia P001679001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2023-24 Main recipient: International DevelopmentLaw Organization (IDLO)	$3.0M $2,995,846
15	Asian Development Bank - 12th replenishment development fund 2021 to 2024 P009026001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)	$2.8M $2,796,645
16	(no title in the data) S062532001 · 2006-07 to 2011-12 Main recipient: University of Saskatchewan Treasury Department	$2.5M $2,550,000
17	Asian Development Bank - 11th Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund 2017-2020 P002426001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$2.4M $2,404,320
18	Strengthening Democratic Participation and Transparency in the Public Sector in Mongolia P001016001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: The Asia Foundation	$2.3M $2,299,543
19	Canada-Mongolia MERIT Project P013230001 · 2024-25 Main recipient: CESO - Canadian Executive Service Organization	$2.2M $2,205,851
20	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$2.1M $2,142,311
21	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.7M $1,673,703
22	Increaased participation of women in 2016 legislative elections in Mongolia P001338001 · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: International Republican Institute	$1.7M $1,671,537
23	Green Climate Fund - Initial Resource Mobilization Cushion Contribution P001249003 ↗ · 2018-19 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$1.6M $1,631,232
24	Uniterra - CECI & WUSC - Volunteer Sending 2015-2020 P000808001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Consortium WUSC - World University Service of Canada / CECI - Center for International Studies and Cooperation	$1.6M $1,588,627
25	Support to the Second Replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P012385002 ↗ · 2023-24 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$1.5M $1,508,049