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Canada's aid to Myanmar

$543,603,908 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 464 projects and 248 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$544M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$45.1M

2024-25

Projects

464

with money reported

Recipient organizations

248

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $542M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $2.1M in repayable loans.

1,671

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

6,418

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

0.25

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

2,098

affordable homes built

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

24,330

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

25 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$4.9M
2006-07$222K
2007-08$100K
2008-09$25.8M
2009-10$476K
2010-11$3.4M
2011-12$4.1M
2012-13$3.6M
2013-14$11.4M
2014-15$9.0M
2015-16$19.1M
2016-17$39.5M
2017-18$40.4M
2018-19$59.2M
2019-20$65.9M
2020-21$55.4M
2021-22$46.4M
2022-23$51.6M
2023-24$58.2M
2024-25$45.1M

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

Emergency response$144M26.5%
Government & civil society$104M19.1%
Health$82.9M15.2%
Population & reproductive health$60.7M11.2%
Conflict, peace & security$37.7M6.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$26.6M4.9%
Multisector$14.3M2.6%
Other social services$14.2M2.6%
Energy$13.4M2.5%
Banking & finance$11.2M2.1%
Environment$9.6M1.8%
Education$8.3M1.5%
Industry, mining & construction$5.0M0.9%
Communications$2.2M0.4%
Water & sanitation$2.0M0.4%
9 others$8.0M1.5%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$499M91.7%
Finance Canada$36.3M6.7%
International Development Research Centre$7.8M1.4%
Ontario$250K0.0%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$200K0.0%
Manitoba$187K0.0%
Royal Canadian Mounted Police$77K0.0%
Alberta$25K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$21K0.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$226M41.6%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$143M26.2%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$122M22.4%
Not recorded$37.0M6.8%
Basket funds/pooled funding$9.1M1.7%
Canadian personnel$5.9M1.1%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$939K0.2%
Other technical assistance$228K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services$61.5M11.3%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$46.6M8.6%
WFP - World Food Programme$35.8M6.6%
Inter Pares$33.2M6.1%
International Development Association$31.2M5.7%
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross$27.5M5.1%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$27.2M5.0%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$23.8M4.4%
IDRC - International Development Research Centre$17.0M3.1%
OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs$14.9M2.7%
Asian Development Bank$13.5M2.5%
Forum of Federations$12.3M2.3%
World Vision Canada$11.8M2.2%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$11.6M2.1%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$10.0M1.8%
MEDA - Mennonite Economic Development Associates$9.3M1.7%
ADRA - Adventist Development and Relief Agency Canada$9.0M1.7%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$8.2M1.5%
Nordic International Support Foundation$6.1M1.1%
Oxfam Canada$5.5M1.0%
CLWR - Canadian Lutheran World Relief$5.5M1.0%
Save the Children Canada$4.8M0.9%
International Rescue Committee$4.7M0.9%
SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND$4.6M0.8%
Central Emergency Response FundCERF$4.5M0.8%
223 others$103M19.0%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Health, Empowerment and Rights for Vulnerable Populations in Myanmar P002688001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$18.0M $18,000,000
2	Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT) - Phase 2 P006522002 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services	$17.0M $17,000,000
3	Livelihoods and Food Security Fund P006522001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services	$16.0M $16,000,000
4	Inclusive Democratic Development in Burma/Myanmar P001124001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Inter Pares	$15.8M $15,838,927
5	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	$15.2M $15,217,989
6	Access to Health Fund in Myanmar P010798001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services	$14.5M $14,500,000
7	Women's Empowerment and Resilient Inclusive Communities in Rakhine State P006523001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2021-22 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$14.0M $14,000,000
8	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	$13.8M $13,822,121
9	Strengthening Civil Society in Myanmar P009941001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Inter Pares	$13.4M $13,428,470
10	Improving Market Opportunities for Women Agricultural Producers P000822001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: MEDA - Mennonite Economic Development Associates	$12.7M $12,734,471
11	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Development Association	$12.4M $12,400,524
12	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	$10.7M $10,688,030
13	Support for Democratic Transition in Myanmar P000718001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IDRC - International Development Research Centre	$10.0M $10,000,000
14	Climate Change and Disaster Resilience in Myanmar P001940001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$10.0M $10,000,000
15	Coordination of Humanitarian Responses by the Country-Based Pooled Funds - OCHA 2023-2025 P012216001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs	$8.1M $8,101,550
16	Enhancing Nutrition Services to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Africa and Asia P001066001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: World Vision Canada	$8.0M $8,005,141
17	Gavi Alliance - Institutional Support - 2016-2020 P001153001 · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance	$7.5M $7,504,117
18	Protecting Gains in Myanmar Democracy P009792001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: IDRC - International Development Research Centre	$7.0M $7,000,000
19	Women and Girls First in Myanmar P013311001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund	$7.0M $7,000,000
20	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$7.0M $6,968,804
21	Strengthening Federalism and Inclusive Governance in Myanmar P006750001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Forum of Federations	$6.9M $6,902,557
22	Institutional Support to Global Fund P000656 · 2016-17 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$6.9M $6,857,084
23	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$6.8M $6,751,508
24	Women's Voice and Leadership - Myanmar P003093001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Nordic International Support Foundation	$5.8M $5,799,989
25	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$5.6M $5,589,229