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Canada's aid to Peru

$594,171,190 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 803 projects and 439 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$594M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$37.6M

2024-25

Projects

803

with money reported

Recipient organizations

439

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $586M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $7.8M in repayable loans and $830K already spent in Canada.

1,807

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

6,939

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

0.27

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

2,269

affordable homes built

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

26,307

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

27 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$25.2M
2006-07$21.2M
2007-08$21.2M
2008-09$14.4M
2009-10$25.2M
2010-11$23.9M
2011-12$28.6M
2012-13$26.5M
2013-14$23.6M
2014-15$28.3M
2015-16$34.4M
2016-17$34.4M
2017-18$35.8M
2018-19$39.5M
2019-20$36.7M
2020-21$30.8M
2021-22$32.9M
2022-23$41.8M
2023-24$32.3M
2024-25$37.6M

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$145M24.4%
Education$76.0M12.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$68.1M11.5%
Environment$49.2M8.3%
Industry, mining & construction$39.5M6.6%
Population & reproductive health$37.7M6.3%
Health$26.5M4.5%
Multisector$26.2M4.4%
Water & sanitation$25.8M4.3%
Other social services$21.5M3.6%
Business$19.3M3.2%
Energy$12.5M2.1%
Banking & finance$10.1M1.7%
Conflict, peace & security$9.2M1.5%
Unallocated$8.2M1.4%
12 others$19.4M3.3%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$566M95.2%
International Development Research Centre$12.9M2.2%
Finance Canada$5.6M0.9%
Quebec$2.7M0.4%
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$2.4M0.4%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$1.2M0.2%
Employment and Social Development Canada - Labour Program$1.0M0.2%
Natural Resources Canada$919K0.2%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$639K0.1%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$478K0.1%
Public Health Agency of Canada$296K0.0%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$259K0.0%
Alberta$160K0.0%
Manitoba$51K0.0%
Public Service Commission of Canada$26K0.0%
3 others$37K0.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$227M38.3%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$114M19.2%
Not recorded$108M18.2%
Canadian personnel$87.7M14.8%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$28.3M4.8%
Other technical assistance$19.8M3.3%
Basket funds/pooled funding$7.9M1.3%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$760K0.1%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$595K0.1%
Development awareness$70K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$49.4M8.3%
World Bank$31.5M5.3%
USAID - United States Agency for International Development$30.5M5.1%
Agriteam Canada$26.1M4.4%
Cuso International$24.9M4.2%
Inter-American Development Bank$21.5M3.6%
SUCO-Solidarité Union Coopération$18.7M3.1%
Plan International Canada$15.2M2.6%
Consortium CowaterInternational Inc. CRC Sogema Inc., Roche Ltd. Consult$14.8M2.5%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$14.0M2.4%
Defensoria del Pueblo - Peru$13.1M2.2%
SOCODEVI - Canadian Cooperation Society for International Development$11.8M2.0%
WUSC - World University Service of Canada$11.0M1.9%
Roche Limitée Groupe Conseil$10.8M1.8%
Oxfam-Québec$10.7M1.8%
Société de coopération pour le développement international$10.7M1.8%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$10.3M1.7%
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization$9.4M1.6%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$9.2M1.6%
Grupo de Analisis Para El Desarrollo (GRADE)$9.1M1.5%
Consorcio de Investigacion Economica y Social$7.8M1.3%
Canadian Co-operative Association$7.6M1.3%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$7.5M1.3%
Carrefour de Solidarité Internationale$7.2M1.2%
CARE Canada$7.2M1.2%
414 others$204M34.3%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Education and Rights for Marginalized Adolescents in Peru P002127001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2023-24 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$19.8M $19,800,000
2	(no title in the data) A021431001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2014-15 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$19.0M $19,000,000
3	(no title in the data) A034599001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: World Bank	$17.7M $17,735,622
4	(no title in the data) A034220001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$17.5M $17,500,000
5	Natural Infrastructure for Water Security in Peru P001958001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2021-22 Main recipient: USAID - United States Agency for International Development	$16.0M $16,000,000
6	Improving environmental management of mining and energy activities in Peru P000111001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Consortium CowaterInternational Inc. CRC Sogema Inc., Roche Ltd. Consult	$14.9M $14,925,986
7	(no title in the data) A034224001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Agriteam Canada	$12.8M $12,757,897
8	(no title in the data) A031548001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Roche Limitée Groupe Conseil	$11.0M $11,020,770
9	We Decide - Reducing Adolescent Pregnancy in Loreto, Peru P005398001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Plan International Canada	$11.0M $11,000,001
10	(no title in the data) A034593001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Defensoria del Pueblo - Peru	$10.8M $10,835,788
11	Promoting Economic Competitiveness and Diversification in Extractive Regions of Peru P000237001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: SOCODEVI - Canadian Cooperation Society for International Development	$10.4M $10,430,896
12	Agricultural Training Program and Support of Youth Entrepreneurship in Peru P000760001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: SUCO-Solidarité Union Coopération	$10.3M $10,325,114
13	Field Support Services Project - Peru - 2016-2022 P000500001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WUSC - World University Service of Canada	$10.3M $10,267,024
14	(no title in the data) A034597001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Grupo de Analisis Para El Desarrollo (GRADE)	$9.1M $9,105,559
15	Amazon Business Alliance P011116001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: USAID - United States Agency for International Development	$8.5M $8,500,000
16	(no title in the data) A021598001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Agriteam Canada	$7.6M $7,621,155
17	(no title in the data) A035352001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Société de coopération pour le développement international	$6.8M $6,773,370
18	Strengthening Regional Governments for Social and Economic Development P000112001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: Agriteam Canada	$6.3M $6,317,772
19	Strengthening Management of the Education Sector in Peru P000145001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: GRADE - Group for the Analysis of Development	$6.3M $6,265,774
20	(no title in the data) S064671PRG ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Cuso International	$6.0M $6,036,483
21	(no title in the data) A032594001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: International Potato Centre	$6.0M $6,000,000
22	Natural infrastructure water security - phase II P011609001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: USAID - United States Agency for International Development	$6.0M $6,000,000
23	(no title in the data) A021434001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$5.9M $5,919,999
24	(no title in the data) A034585001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2015-16 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$5.8M $5,790,000
25	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	$5.7M $5,732,795