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Canada's aid to Nepal

$455,509,347 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 549 projects and 367 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$456M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$29.4M

2024-25

Projects

549

with money reported

Recipient organizations

367

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $438M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $17.4M in repayable loans and $19K already spent in Canada.

1,352

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

5,192

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

0.20

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

1,697

affordable homes built

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

19,681

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

20 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$15.8M
2006-07$18.2M
2007-08$14.6M
2008-09$7.7M
2009-10$11.7M
2010-11$10.7M
2011-12$15.0M
2012-13$7.3M
2013-14$3.1M
2014-15$2.4M
2015-16$42.2M
2016-17$26.8M
2017-18$34.1M
2018-19$34.5M
2019-20$49.8M
2020-21$36.2M
2021-22$41.5M
2022-23$33.8M
2023-24$20.9M
2024-25$29.4M

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$75.8M16.6%
Health$49.9M11.0%
Emergency response$48.2M10.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$41.7M9.2%
Energy$35.1M7.7%
Multisector$34.6M7.6%
Other social services$25.5M5.6%
Water & sanitation$23.6M5.2%
Banking & finance$22.9M5.0%
Education$21.8M4.8%
Disaster prevention$20.4M4.5%
Transport$13.8M3.0%
Population & reproductive health$10.3M2.3%
Environment$7.4M1.6%
Conflict, peace & security$7.1M1.6%
11 others$17.3M3.8%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$285M62.5%
Finance Canada$158M34.6%
International Development Research Centre$8.4M1.8%
Public Health Agency of Canada$3.8M0.8%
Quebec$731K0.2%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$205K0.0%
Manitoba$138K0.0%
Alberta$51K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$29K0.0%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$18K0.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$220M48.2%
Not recorded$80.3M17.6%
Project-type interventions$80.0M17.6%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$49.8M10.9%
Canadian personnel$19.8M4.3%
Basket funds/pooled funding$5.0M1.1%
Other technical assistance$975K0.2%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$19K0.0%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$4K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Development Association$103M22.6%
Asian Development Bank$32.4M7.1%
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)$27.2M6.0%
WFP - World Food Programme$24.1M5.3%
IDA-CPL$19.2M4.2%
World Bank$15.2M3.3%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$11.7M2.6%
CECI - Centre for International Studies and Cooperation$11.3M2.5%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$10.6M2.3%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$10.6M2.3%
CECI Centre d'étude et de coopération$10.4M2.3%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$9.2M2.0%
MI - Micronutrient Initiative$8.6M1.9%
Consortium WUSC-CECI$8.2M1.8%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$6.9M1.5%
International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$6.2M1.4%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$6.0M1.3%
Canadian Red Cross Society$5.5M1.2%
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)$5.5M1.2%
Oxfam Canada$5.3M1.2%
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank$4.7M1.0%
Consortium WUSC - World University Service of Canada / CECI - Center for International Studies and Cooperation$4.5M1.0%
CARE Canada$4.3M1.0%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$4.3M0.9%
USC Canada$4.0M0.9%
342 others$96.6M21.2%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$28.4M $28,363,334
2	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$24.1M $24,098,917
3	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$23.8M $23,771,132
4	AIIB FIN-AIIB-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)	$20.6M $20,608,471
5	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$19.2M $19,154,995
6	Asian Development Bank - 12th replenishment development fund 2021 to 2024 P009026001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$12.8M $12,812,901
7	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$11.7M $11,655,363
8	Asian Development Bank - 11th Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund 2017-2020 P002426001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$11.3M $11,277,092
9	(no title in the data) D003087001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: World Bank	$10.0M $10,000,000
10	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$9.4M $9,365,348
11	(no title in the data) A034467001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$9.0M $9,000,000
12	IDA - IDA 19 OGDFinance-2023-14 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$7.9M $7,930,422
13	Better Nutrition for Better Lives for Women, Newborns, Children and Girls P001111001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: MI - Micronutrient Initiative	$7.5M $7,497,000
14	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Note payable OGD2020080014 · 2020-21 Main recipient: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)	$6.6M $6,555,984
15	(no title in the data) M013689001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2012-13 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$6.2M $6,240,000
16	(no title in the data) D002548001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$6.0M $6,000,000
17	Nepal Housing Reconstruction Project P001502001 ↗ · 2017-18 Main recipient: IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank	$4.7M $4,700,000
18	Sustainable Use of Technology for Public Sector Accountability P001469001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: CECI - Centre for International Studies and Cooperation	$4.7M $4,694,549
19	(no title in the data) S064494PRG ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Consortium WUSC-CECI	$4.6M $4,572,919
20	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	$4.5M $4,505,162
21	Eleventh Replenishment of the International Fund for Agricultural Development 2019-2021 P005214001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$4.3M $4,292,166
22	Gavi Alliance - Institutional Support - 2016-2020 P001153001 · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance	$4.2M $4,159,054
23	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	$4.0M $4,020,076
24	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	$4.0M $3,992,782
25	Centre for International Studies and Cooperation - Volunteer Cooperation 2020-2028 P007317001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CECI - Centre for International Studies and Cooperation	$4.0M $3,967,698