Countries · Oceania

Canada's aid to Nauru

$6,929,202 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 41 projects and 56 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$6.9M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$571K

2024-25

Projects

with money reported

Recipient organizations

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $6.6M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $350K 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

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

296

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

0.31 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$296K
2006-07$368K
2007-08$311K
2008-09$316K
2009-10$39K
2010-11$17K
2011-12$304K
2012-13$74K
2013-14$64K
2014-15$92K
2015-16$76K
2016-17$163K
2017-18$76K
2018-19$85K
2019-20$2.8M
2020-21$231K
2021-22$725K
2022-23$16K
2023-24$272K
2024-25$571K

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

Transport$3.3M47.5%
Government & civil society$1.0M14.9%
Multisector$636K9.2%
Conflict, peace & security$350K5.1%
Education$300K4.3%
Trade & tourism$276K4.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$270K3.9%
Environment$257K3.7%
Water & sanitation$191K2.8%
Banking & finance$131K1.9%
Energy$65K0.9%
Industry, mining & construction$40K0.6%
Health$26K0.4%
Business$18K0.3%
Administrative costs$17K0.2%
5 others$31K0.4%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$6.9M100.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$4.7M67.7%
Not recorded$1.3M19.2%
Project-type interventions$857K12.4%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$55K0.8%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Green Climate Fund$3.2M45.7%
CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation$1.2M16.7%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$353K5.1%
International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund$350K5.1%
COL - Commonwealth of Learning$333K4.8%
Commonwealth Secretariat$289K4.2%
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)$216K3.1%
Asian Development Bank$211K3.0%
Uncoded$159K2.3%
Joint Office for Commonwealth Permanent Missions to the United$122K1.8%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$104K1.5%
AsDB Special Funds$67K1.0%
(not specified)$57K0.8%
GEF$43K0.6%
MOTIVATION AUSTRALIA DEVELOPMENT$24K0.3%
Mamma's Laef Charitable Trust$20K0.3%
MICRONESIAN PRODUCTIONS$18K0.3%
CORAL REEF RESEARCH FOUNDATION$17K0.3%
EBIIL SOCIETY$14K0.2%
ACTIV Association$12K0.2%
Majuro local government$11K0.2%
RESEARCH EDUCATION COMMUNITY$11K0.2%
KOKODA TRACK FOUNDATION$11K0.2%
PACIFIC COMMUNITY$11K0.2%
STAGES OF CHANGE WOMENS THEATRE$10K0.1%
31 others$142K2.1%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Support to the First Replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P008176001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$3.1M $3,075,945
2	Nuclear Regulatory Infrastructure Development Program in the Indo-Pacific Region P013837001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund	$350K $350,265
3	(no title in the data) M012646001 · 2007-08 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$296K $296,400
4	(no title in the data) M010939005 · 2005-06 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$296K $296,400
5	Asian Development Bank - 12th replenishment development fund 2021 to 2024 P009026001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)	$291K $290,677
6	(no title in the data) M013574001 ↗ · 2011-12 Main recipient: Commonwealth Secretariat	$289K $288,600
7	(no title in the data) M013000001 · 2008-09 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$289K $288,600
8	(no title in the data) M010939006 · 2006-07 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$277K $276,900
9	(no title in the data) M013670001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2014-15 Main recipient: COL - Commonwealth of Learning	$173K $173,160
10	Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) - CNBRA - 2020/2021 P009106025 · 2020-21 Main recipient: Uncoded	$169K $168,718
11	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2019-20 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$162K $162,285
12	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$155K $154,910
13	Asian Development Bank - 11th Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund 2017-2020 P002426001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$137K $136,634
14	Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) - CNBRA - 2023 to 2024 P012680025 ↗ · 2023-24 Main recipient: Uncoded	$117K $116,573
15	Commonwealth of Learning - Institutional Support 2015-2018 P001274001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: COL - Commonwealth of Learning	$107K $106,600
16	Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) - CNBRA - 2021/2022 P010465025 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: Uncoded	$99K $99,340
17	Support to the First Replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P008176003 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$90K $89,882
18	Sixth Replenishment (2014-2018) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) - II P000553002 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: GEF	$78K $78,416
19	(no title in the data) A033262001 · 2006-07 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$74K $74,199
20	Asian Development Bank - 10th Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund 2015-2016 P000357002 ↗ · 2016-17 Main recipient: AsDB Special Funds	$67K $66,581
21	Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) - CNBRA - 2018/2019 P007592026 · 2019-20 Main recipient: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR	$65K $65,411
22	(no title in the data) D002473001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: COL - Commonwealth of Learning	$53K $53,300
23	(no title in the data) D001919039 · 2014-15 Main recipient: (not specified)	$34K $34,489
24	(no title in the data) D002609023 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: (not specified)	$22K $22,499
25	(no title in the data) A034831001 · 2009-10 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$21K $20,998