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Canada's aid to Russia

$64,981,070 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 99 projects and 86 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$65.0M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

2024-25

Projects

with money reported

Recipient organizations

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $64.6M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $377K in repayable loans.

199

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

766

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

250

affordable homes built

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

2,903

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$18.4M
2006-07$21.0M
2007-08$11.8M
2008-09$7.7M
2009-10$4.1M
2010-11$200K
2011-12$199K
2012-13–
2013-14$166K
2014-15$61K
2015-16$1.0M
2016-17$177K
2017-18$200K
2018-19–
2019-20–
2020-21–
2021-22–
2022-23–
2023-24–
2024-25–

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$38.4M59.1%
Emergency response$5.4M8.4%
Health$5.1M7.9%
Industry, mining & construction$3.5M5.4%
Business$2.9M4.4%
Other social services$2.4M3.6%
Environment$2.1M3.2%
Trade & tourism$1.1M1.7%
Banking & finance$1.1M1.6%
Education$775K1.2%
Population & reproductive health$720K1.1%
Multisector$478K0.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$424K0.7%
Energy$358K0.6%
Conflict, peace & security$174K0.3%
4 others$126K0.2%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$65.0M100.0%

By aid type

Not recorded$63.0M96.9%
Project-type interventions$1.8M2.8%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$200K0.3%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Universities Canada$9.2M14.2%
The Universalia Management Group Inc.$9.2M14.2%
Canada School of Public Service Ecole de la Fonction Publique$7.5M11.6%
WFP - World Food Programme$3.5M5.4%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$3.3M5.0%
Grant MacEwan University$3.2M4.9%
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs$2.4M3.7%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$2.4M3.7%
International Finance Corporation$2.3M3.5%
Canadian Executive Service Organization$2.2M3.4%
Canadian Centre on Disability Studies$1.9M2.9%
YORK UNIVERSITY SCHULICH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS$1.8M2.7%
LOCHAVEN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD.$1.6M2.5%
Développement international Desjardins$1.6M2.4%
Red Cross Int'l Aid Trust of Canada (ICRC) International Committee of$1.3M2.0%
WHO - World Health Organization$1.2M1.9%
Carleton University$1.1M1.7%
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO See C. Robert - Email Manon$1.0M1.6%
FOUNDATION OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$1.0M1.6%
Parliamentary Centre$855K1.3%
Jeunesse Canada Monde / Canada World Youth$816K1.3%
McGregor Model Forest Association/ Resources North Association$793K1.2%
McGill University Office of International Research$668K1.0%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$500K0.8%
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development$421K0.6%
61 others$3.2M4.9%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) Z020444001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: The Universalia Management Group Inc.	$9.1M $9,137,698
2	(no title in the data) Z020531001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Canada School of Public Service Ecole de la Fonction Publique	$7.7M $7,657,449
3	(no title in the data) Z020681001 · 2006-07 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Universities Canada	$3.5M $3,528,014
4	(no title in the data) Z020593001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Universities Canada	$3.3M $3,311,500
5	(no title in the data) Z020639001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Grant MacEwan University	$3.2M $3,205,625
6	(no title in the data) M012278002 · 2006-07 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$2.5M $2,500,000
7	(no title in the data) Z020663001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs	$2.4M $2,419,263
8	(no title in the data) Z020295001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$2.4M $2,379,355
9	(no title in the data) Z020144001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: International Finance Corporation	$2.3M $2,273,900
10	(no title in the data) Z020604001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Canadian Executive Service Organization	$2.3M $2,250,359
11	(no title in the data) Z011132001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Universities Canada	$2.1M $2,134,548
12	(no title in the data) Z020039001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Canadian Centre on Disability Studies	$1.9M $1,896,379
13	(no title in the data) Z020600001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: YORK UNIVERSITY SCHULICH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS	$1.8M $1,821,071
14	(no title in the data) Z020468001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: LOCHAVEN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD.	$1.6M $1,599,334
15	(no title in the data) Z020682001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Développement international Desjardins	$1.5M $1,490,381
16	(no title in the data) Z020457001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: WHO - World Health Organization	$1.3M $1,278,976
17	(no title in the data) Z020438001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$1.3M $1,255,421
18	(no title in the data) D002409001 ↗ · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO See C. Robert - Email Manon	$1.1M $1,086,753
19	(no title in the data) Z020615001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Carleton University	$1.1M $1,084,500
20	(no title in the data) Z020789001 · 2006-07 to 2009-10 Main recipient: FOUNDATION OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE	$1.0M $1,017,312
21	(no title in the data) M012278001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$1.0M $1,000,000
22	(no title in the data) Z020642001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Parliamentary Centre	$892K $892,461
23	(no title in the data) Z020657001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: McGregor Model Forest Association/ Resources North Association	$819K $818,793
24	(no title in the data) S062451PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Jeunesse Canada Monde / Canada World Youth	$816K $815,624
25	(no title in the data) Z020449001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: McGill University Office of International Research	$742K $742,108