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Canada's aid to Philippines

$645,340,691 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 647 projects and 381 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$645M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$87.9M

2024-25

Projects

647

with money reported

Recipient organizations

381

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $597M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $48.6M in repayable loans and $129K already spent in Canada.

1,841

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

7,070

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

2,312

affordable homes built

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

26,804

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

28 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$26.6M
2006-07$25.6M
2007-08$17.1M
2008-09$16.9M
2009-10$22.0M
2010-11$11.0M
2011-12$13.0M
2012-13$15.4M
2013-14$86.6M
2014-15$21.0M
2015-16$18.4M
2016-17$23.5M
2017-18$17.5M
2018-19$38.0M
2019-20$19.8M
2020-21$21.5M
2021-22$23.4M
2022-23$94.2M
2023-24$45.8M
2024-25$87.9M

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

Energy$133M20.6%
Emergency response$110M17.0%
Government & civil society$89.8M13.9%
Health$50.6M7.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$34.6M5.4%
Population & reproductive health$32.9M5.1%
Business$28.6M4.4%
Industry, mining & construction$24.3M3.8%
Environment$21.8M3.4%
Multisector$19.8M3.1%
Conflict, peace & security$17.7M2.7%
Other social services$16.4M2.5%
Education$15.2M2.4%
Disaster prevention$14.0M2.2%
Trade & tourism$8.8M1.4%
10 others$28.0M4.3%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$619M96.0%
Finance Canada$13.3M2.1%
International Development Research Centre$7.8M1.2%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$2.2M0.3%
Employment and Social Development Canada - Labour Program$1.2M0.2%
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$545K0.1%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$395K0.1%
Manitoba$229K0.0%
Royal Canadian Mint$146K0.0%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$106K0.0%
Royal Canadian Mounted Police$53K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$53K0.0%
Alberta$28K0.0%
Canadian Food Inspection Agency$26K0.0%
Canadian Intellectual Property Office$14K0.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$205M31.7%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$193M29.9%
Not recorded$150M23.3%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$65.9M10.2%
Canadian personnel$29.6M4.6%
Other technical assistance$1.6M0.2%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$129K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank$87.6M13.6%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development$56.5M8.8%
Asian Development Bank$32.5M5.0%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$31.9M4.9%
Agriteam Canada$27.3M4.2%
Oxfam Canada$25.5M3.9%
Canadian Urban Institute$18.8M2.9%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$16.1M2.5%
WFP - World Food Programme$15.9M2.5%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$15.3M2.4%
World Bank$14.3M2.2%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$11.2M1.7%
ADRA - Adventist Development and Relief Agency Canada$11.2M1.7%
International Finance Corporation$9.2M1.4%
CARE Canada$9.0M1.4%
IFRC Appeals via CRCS$8.6M1.3%
World Vision Canada$7.3M1.1%
Canadian Executive Service Organization$7.1M1.1%
Canadian Co-operative Association$7.1M1.1%
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross$6.9M1.1%
Inter Pares$6.9M1.1%
Philippine Business for SocialProgress$6.8M1.0%
Int'l Organization for Migration$6.6M1.0%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$6.6M1.0%
HOPE International Development Agency$6.5M1.0%
356 others$193M29.8%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Climate Investment Funds - Accelerating Coal Transition Investment Program (CIF-ACT) P010807001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank	$126M $126,000,000
2	Sexual Health and Empowerment - Philippines P002680001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Oxfam Canada	$17.7M $17,662,495
3	(no title in the data) A032798001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Canadian Urban Institute	$16.1M $16,101,981
4	(no title in the data) A035458001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$15.5M $15,500,000
5	(no title in the data) A031927001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Agriteam Canada	$15.4M $15,351,741
6	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	$13.6M $13,580,184
7	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	$11.3M $11,325,746
8	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	$10.5M $10,467,040
9	Support for the JobStart Philippines Program Rollout P001539001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$10.0M $10,000,000
10	(no title in the data) A030594001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2012-13 Main recipient: BearingPoint LP	$9.5M $9,487,474
11	(no title in the data) A035533001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2015-16 Main recipient: International Finance Corporation	$8.0M $8,000,000
12	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	$7.8M $7,807,502
13	Women's Rights, Action and Advocacy Project - WRAAP Philippines P005654001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Philippine Business for SocialProgress	$6.8M $6,841,238
14	(no title in the data) A030325001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Agriteam Canada	$6.3M $6,347,192
15	Supporting Women Micro-Entrepreneurs to Improve Womens Economic Empowerment P000587001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Government of the Philippines - Philippines Commission on Women	$6.3M $6,319,856
16	(no title in the data) A030597001 ↗ · 2006-07 to 2013-14 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$6.0M $6,026,751
17	(no title in the data) D000491001 ↗ · 2013-14 Main recipient: IFRC Appeals via CRCS	$6.0M $6,000,000
18	Canadian climate and nature fund for the private sector in Asia P012801001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)	$6.0M $6,000,000
19	(no title in the data) D000655001 ↗ · 2013-14 Main recipient: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	$6.0M $6,000,000
20	(no title in the data) A032320001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$5.5M $5,500,000
21	Typhoon Haiyan Reconstruction Assistance P001230001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: CARE Canada	$5.3M $5,278,101
22	(no title in the data) A032497001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: World Bank	$5.0M $5,000,000
23	(no title in the data) D000496001 ↗ · 2013-14 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$5.0M $5,000,000
24	(no title in the data) A032505001 · 2005-06 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Philippine Development Assistance Programme, Inc.	$4.9M $4,916,922
25	(no title in the data) M013185001 · 2009-10 Main recipient: World Bank	$4.8M $4,845,000