Countries · Oceania

Canada's aid to Papua New Guinea

$66,182,339 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 149 projects and 112 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$66.2M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$8.3M

2024-25

Projects

149

with money reported

Recipient organizations

112

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $63.7M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $2.5M in repayable loans.

197

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

755

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

0.03

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

247

affordable homes built

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

2,862

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

3.0 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$3.3M
2006-07$1.5M
2007-08$1.3M
2008-09$1.0M
2009-10$255K
2010-11$934K
2011-12$1.3M
2012-13$75K
2013-14$144K
2014-15$91K
2015-16$114K
2016-17$4.4M
2017-18$4.2M
2018-19$10.9M
2019-20$4.5M
2020-21$4.0M
2021-22$7.8M
2022-23$5.9M
2023-24$6.2M
2024-25$8.3M

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

Health$14.1M21.2%
Government & civil society$10.7M16.1%
Population & reproductive health$9.5M14.3%
Transport$6.4M9.7%
Energy$4.6M6.9%
Environment$4.2M6.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$3.6M5.4%
Multisector$2.3M3.4%
Emergency response$2.0M3.1%
Banking & finance$1.3M2.0%
Conflict, peace & security$1.2M1.9%
Industry, mining & construction$984K1.5%
Other social services$895K1.4%
Budget support$762K1.2%
Water & sanitation$762K1.2%
7 others$3.0M4.5%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$45.5M68.7%
Finance Canada$20.7M31.3%
International Development Research Centre$18K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$4K0.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$50.4M76.2%
Not recorded$9.3M14.0%
Project-type interventions$3.6M5.5%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$2.8M4.3%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Development Association$16.4M24.7%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$15.9M24.0%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$4.7M7.0%
Asian Development Bank$4.1M6.2%
World Bank$3.3M4.9%
IDA-CPL$2.4M3.6%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$2.3M3.5%
CUSO$1.9M2.9%
CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation$1.2M1.8%
International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$1.0M1.5%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$846K1.3%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$836K1.3%
WFP - World Food Programme$793K1.2%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$771K1.2%
The Nature Conservancy$756K1.1%
International Monetary Fund - Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust$746K1.1%
AsDB Special Funds$717K1.1%
UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services$631K1.0%
Central Emergency Response FundCERF$540K0.8%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$528K0.8%
Commonwealth Secretariat$470K0.7%
WHO - World Health Organization$459K0.7%
Green Climate Fund$394K0.6%
International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund$351K0.5%
COL - Commonwealth of Learning$333K0.5%
87 others$4.0M6.0%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Development Association	$7.3M $7,312,943
2	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	$5.8M $5,778,356
3	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	$5.0M $4,977,987
4	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$4.8M $4,793,378
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	$3.9M $3,941,667
6	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$3.0M $2,968,576
7	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$2.4M $2,376,648
8	Asian Development Bank - 11th Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund 2017-2020 P002426001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$2.2M $2,152,532
9	(no title in the data) S062456PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: CUSO	$1.9M $1,948,343
10	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$1.7M $1,658,219
11	(no title in the data) M010846003 · 2005-06 Main recipient: World Bank	$1.5M $1,500,000
12	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$1.5M $1,468,987
13	Asian Development Bank - 12th replenishment development fund 2021 to 2024 P009026001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$1.3M $1,286,899
14	Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance - Institutional Support 2021-2025 P006992001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance	$1.3M $1,271,281
15	Institutional Support to Global Fund P000656 · 2016-17 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$1.2M $1,201,897
16	Gavi Alliance - Institutional Support - 2016-2020 P001153001 · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance	$1.0M $1,035,159
17	(no title in the data) M013709001 ↗ · 2011-12 Main recipient: World Bank	$909K $909,000
18	(no title in the data) M010987001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$879K $878,855
19	(no title in the data) M013440001 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: World Bank	$848K $848,000
20	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$772K $771,653
21	Empowering stewardship in the Coral Triangle P014005001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: The Nature Conservancy	$750K $750,000
22	Sixth Replenishment (2014-2018) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) - I P000553001 ↗ · 2017-18 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$748K $748,398
23	PRGT Reserve account OGDFinance-2023-4 · 2023-24 Main recipient: International Monetary Fund - Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust	$746K $745,779
24	Asian Development Bank - 10th Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund 2015-2016 P000357002 ↗ · 2016-17 Main recipient: AsDB Special Funds	$717K $716,669
25	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$638K $638,234