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Canada's aid to North Africa, regional

$81,024,641 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 170 projects and 105 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$81.0M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$5.8M

2024-25

Projects

170

with money reported

Recipient organizations

105

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $77.4M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $995K in repayable loans and $2.6M already spent in Canada.

239

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

918

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

0.04

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

300

affordable homes built

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

3,479

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

3.6 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$2.2M
2006-07$1.4M
2007-08$3.6M
2008-09$7.9M
2009-10$5.9M
2010-11$4.6M
2011-12$2.8M
2012-13$14.4M
2013-14$3.0M
2014-15$6.7M
2015-16$539K
2016-17$4.8M
2017-18$555K
2018-19$2.3M
2019-20$603K
2020-21$1.3M
2021-22$2.3M
2022-23$4.7M
2023-24$5.5M
2024-25$5.8M

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$13.1M16.1%
Trade & tourism$12.7M15.6%
Education$8.0M9.8%
Banking & finance$6.3M7.8%
Other social services$5.9M7.3%
Health$5.4M6.7%
Transport$4.8M5.9%
Emergency response$3.3M4.1%
Water & sanitation$3.2M3.9%
Administrative costs$2.9M3.6%
Business$2.6M3.2%
Population & reproductive health$2.6M3.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$2.2M2.7%
Multisector$2.2M2.7%
Industry, mining & construction$1.6M2.0%
5 others$4.2M5.2%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$73.1M90.3%
International Development Research Centre$7.5M9.3%
Natural Resources Canada$250K0.3%
Quebec$115K0.1%

By aid type

Earmarked funds via implementing partners$32.0M39.5%
Not recorded$21.1M26.0%
Project-type interventions$13.4M16.6%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$7.8M9.6%
Administrative costs$2.9M3.6%
Other technical assistance$2.7M3.4%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$659K0.8%
Basket funds/pooled funding$340K0.4%
Canadian personnel$27K0.0%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$1K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

World Bank$20.9M25.8%
Grand Challenges Canada$7.7M9.5%
ITC - International Trade Centre$7.3M9.0%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$4.9M6.0%
International Finance Corporation$4.7M5.9%
Donor Government$4.2M5.2%
International Development Research Centre$3.1M3.8%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$2.4M3.0%
ILO - International Labour Organization$2.3M2.8%
Oxfam-Québec$2.1M2.6%
Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économique$2.0M2.5%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$2.0M2.5%
South Africa National Treasury IDC$1.7M2.1%
African Development Bank Group$1.7M2.1%
(not specified)$1.3M1.6%
Wetlands International$1.3M1.6%
American University of Beirut$896K1.1%
Open Transformation Lab Inc.$877K1.1%
International Foundation for Electoral Systems$688K0.8%
Equitas - International Centre for Human Rights Education$607K0.7%
University of Cape Town$488K0.6%
Fundación Avina$475K0.6%
United Nations University$475K0.6%
Forum of Federations$440K0.5%
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross$350K0.4%
80 others$6.1M7.6%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) Z021045001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2014-15 Main recipient: World Bank	$13.4M $13,400,000
2	Health Innovation Platform P008037001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Grand Challenges Canada	$7.4M $7,446,706
3	(no title in the data) Z020799001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2011-12 Main recipient: ITC - International Trade Centre	$7.3M $7,320,000
4	(no title in the data) Z021044001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2014-15 Main recipient: International Finance Corporation	$5.7M $5,700,000
5	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 Main recipient: Donor Government	$3.0M $2,972,163
6	Education Cannot Wait Institutional Support 2022 to 2026 P009079001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$2.4M $2,400,000
7	(no title in the data) A033535001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2009-10 Main recipient: World Bank	$2.2M $2,222,000
8	(no title in the data) Z020774001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2009-10 Main recipient: ILO - International Labour Organization	$2.2M $2,202,230
9	(no title in the data) Z020823001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Oxfam-Québec	$2.1M $2,070,238
10	Education Cannot Wait - Institutional Support 2019-2021 P006576001 ↗ · 2018-19 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$2.0M $2,000,000
11	(no title in the data) Z020828001 · 2007-08 to 2009-10 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$2.0M $1,966,059
12	(no title in the data) Z020738001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: World Bank	$1.8M $1,800,000
13	(no title in the data) A033747001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2014-15 Main recipient: South Africa National Treasury IDC	$1.7M $1,749,171
14	(no title in the data) M010429002 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$1.7M $1,703,991
15	(no title in the data) A032449001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: International Development Research Centre	$1.6M $1,592,925
16	Common Services CommonServices · 2016-17 Main recipient: Donor Government	$1.3M $1,263,252
17	(no title in the data) Z020803002 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Wetlands International	$1.2M $1,157,847
18	(no title in the data) A034319001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2012-13 Main recipient: World Bank	$1.1M $1,143,200
19	(no title in the data) Z020865001 · 2008-09 to 2012-13 Main recipient: (not specified)	$1.1M $1,138,324
20	(no title in the data) Z020780001 · 2008-09 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économique	$1.0M $1,012,500
21	(no title in the data) Z020781001 · 2008-09 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économique	$1.0M $1,012,500
22	(no title in the data) D002132001 ↗ · 2014-15 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$1.0M $1,000,000
23	(no title in the data) D000672001 ↗ · 2013-14 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$850K $850,000
24	(no title in the data) A031553002 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: International Development Research Centre	$767K $767,289
25	(no title in the data) Z020791001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2012-13 Main recipient: International Foundation for Electoral Systems	$688K $688,089