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Canada's aid to Montserrat

$4,870,629 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 30 projects and 30 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$4.9M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

2024-25

Projects

with money reported

Recipient organizations

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $4.9M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $25 already spent in Canada.

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

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

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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

affordable homes built

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

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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

0.23 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$270K
2006-07$312K
2007-08$121K
2008-09$66K
2009-10$12K
2010-11$293
2011-12$38K
2012-13$29K
2013-14$685K
2014-15$685K
2015-16$685K
2016-17$695K
2017-18$9K
2018-19–
2019-20$6K
2020-21$264K
2021-22$554K
2022-23$409K
2023-24$30K
2024-25–

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$1.0M21.3%
Transport$634K13.0%
Education$592K12.2%
Other social services$537K11.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$333K6.8%
Water & sanitation$223K4.6%
Population & reproductive health$215K4.4%
Environment$210K4.3%
Multisector$203K4.2%
Unallocated$164K3.4%
Health$164K3.4%
Disaster prevention$139K2.8%
Reconstruction & relief$99K2.0%
Energy$64K1.3%
Trade & tourism$60K1.2%
7 others$198K4.1%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$4.9M100.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$2.8M57.8%
Not recorded$782K16.1%
Project-type interventions$772K15.8%
Other technical assistance$472K9.7%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$29K0.6%
Canadian personnel$2930.0%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$250.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

CDB - Caribbean Development Bank$2.8M57.6%
Statistics Canada$472K9.7%
University of the West Indies$412K8.5%
Caribbean Court of Justice$267K5.5%
Caribbean Community Secretariat$252K5.2%
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization$245K5.0%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$93K1.9%
Organization of American States$66K1.4%
TDV Global Inc.$60K1.2%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$57K1.2%
The Accountant General of St. Lucia$27K0.6%
St. Lucia Social Developemnt Fund$17K0.3%
Antigua& Barbuda Science Innovation$17K0.3%
Dominica Association of Local$14K0.3%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$13K0.3%
National Cultural Foundation$13K0.3%
UNDP$7K0.2%
Commonwealth Games Association of Canada$6K0.1%
Rotary Club of Grenada East$5K0.1%
IDMAG - International Development Management Advisory Group Inc.$4K0.1%
PWGSC-Consulting & Audit Canada$4K0.1%
ILO - International Labour Organization$4K0.1%
KARTINI INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING INC.$3K0.1%
International Labour Organisation$3K0.1%
(not specified)$2K0.1%
5 others$3K0.1%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) M013798001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2014-15 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$1.4M $1,369,812
2	Caribbean Development Bank Special Development Fund's 8th Replenishment 2015/2017 P000372002 · 2016-17 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$685K $684,906
3	(no title in the data) M013798002 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$685K $684,905
4	Project for the Regional Advancement of Statistics in the Caribbean (PRASC) P000683001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Statistics Canada	$472K $471,878
5	Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean P000268001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: University of the West Indies	$400K $400,246
6	Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening P000233001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Caribbean Court of Justice	$267K $266,968
7	(no title in the data) A031066001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Caribbean Community Secretariat	$258K $258,457
8	(no title in the data) A021398001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: PAHO - Pan American Health Organization	$245K $245,000
9	(no title in the data) A032589001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$69K $68,620
10	(no title in the data) A021378001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: Organization of American States	$68K $68,096
11	Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) - BDGTN - CRISIS POOL - 020/2021 P009106081 · 2020-21 Main recipient: Antigua& Barbuda Science Innovation	$67K $66,680
12	(no title in the data) A032797001 · 2006-07 to 2010-11 Main recipient: TDV Global Inc.	$60K $60,106
13	(no title in the data) A032750001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$39K $38,507
14	(no title in the data) M013610001 ↗ · 2011-12 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$38K $38,121
15	Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) - BDGTN - 2020/2021 P009106012 · 2020-21 Main recipient: St. Lucia Social Developemnt Fund	$38K $37,757
16	(no title in the data) M013781001 ↗ · 2012-13 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$29K $28,838
17	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Institutional Support 2019-2020 P002344001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$18K $17,852
18	(no title in the data) A021397002 · 2005-06 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$15K $15,465
19	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Institutional Support 2016-2018 P001268001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: UNDP	$13K $13,159
20	(no title in the data) A033472PRE · 2007-08 to 2008-09 Main recipient: University of the West Indies	$12K $12,169
21	(no title in the data) S061065PRG · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: Commonwealth Games Association of Canada	$6K $5,828
22	(no title in the data) A021397001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: KARTINI INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING INC.	$6K $5,639
23	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 Main recipient: International Labour Organisation	$3K $3,004
24	Canadas assessed contribution to the International Labour Organization (ILO) P005012001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: ILO - International Labour Organization	$3K $2,834
25	(no title in the data) A030555001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: PWGSC-Consulting & Audit Canada	$2K $1,828