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Canada's aid to Saint Lucia

$69,872,497 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 183 projects and 145 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$69.9M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$8.3M

2024-25

Projects

183

with money reported

Recipient organizations

145

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $67.0M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $1.4M in repayable loans and $1.5M already spent in Canada.

207

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

794

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

260

affordable homes built

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

3,012

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

3.1 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$2.4M
2007-08$3.0M
2008-09$1.3M
2009-10$356K
2010-11$969K
2011-12$1.0M
2012-13$505K
2013-14$2.3M
2014-15$1.8M
2015-16$3.0M
2016-17$2.5M
2017-18$804K
2018-19$1.3M
2019-20$1.7M
2020-21$4.0M
2021-22$7.5M
2022-23$13.2M
2023-24$11.8M
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

Government & civil society$13.5M19.4%
Health$9.3M13.2%
Education$8.8M12.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$6.7M9.5%
Environment$5.1M7.4%
Multisector$4.4M6.3%
Budget support$4.1M5.9%
Water & sanitation$3.5M5.0%
Disaster prevention$2.9M4.1%
Industry, mining & construction$2.4M3.5%
Other social services$2.0M2.9%
Transport$1.8M2.6%
Population & reproductive health$816K1.2%
Conflict, peace & security$733K1.0%
Banking & finance$676K1.0%
7 others$3.2M4.5%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$63.2M90.4%
Finance Canada$5.2M7.4%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$756K1.1%
Quebec$679K1.0%
International Development Research Centre$71K0.1%
Correctional Service Canada$15K0.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$30.6M43.7%
Project-type interventions$18.9M27.0%
Not recorded$10.7M15.3%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$5.7M8.2%
Canadian personnel$1.6M2.3%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$1.5M2.1%
Other technical assistance$945K1.4%

Top 25 recipient organizations

CDB - Caribbean Development Bank$28.9M41.3%
International Development Association$3.9M5.6%
WUSC - World University Service of Canada$3.5M5.0%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$3.3M4.7%
UN Women$2.5M3.6%
WFP - World Food Programme$1.9M2.7%
Colleges and Institutes Canada (previously named ACCC)$1.8M2.5%
World Bank$1.6M2.3%
Cuso International$1.4M2.1%
IBRD/World Bank Institute$1.4M2.0%
CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education$1.2M1.8%
CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation$1.2M1.7%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$1.1M1.6%
IDA-CPL$1.0M1.5%
CRC Sogema Inc.$882K1.3%
Caribbean Community Climate Change$849K1.2%
International Development Research Centre$768K1.1%
Center for Clean Air Policy$708K1.0%
Fonds pour l'adaptation$679K1.0%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$589K0.8%
CCAF-FCVI Inc.$582K0.8%
FOOD & AGR ORG OF THE UNITED NATION$571K0.8%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$531K0.8%
Inter-American Development Bank$508K0.7%
Statistics Canada$503K0.7%
120 others$8.0M11.5%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Replenishment of the SDF-10 at the Caribbean Development Bank - institutional support 2021 to 2024 P009028001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$15.8M $15,812,042
2	(no title in the data) M013798001 ↗ · 2013-14 to 2014-15 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$3.4M $3,374,408
3	Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean P006153001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WUSC - World University Service of Canada	$3.0M $3,005,210
4	Skills to Access the Green Economy P005001001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada (previously named ACCC)	$2.9M $2,896,447
5	Ninth Replenishment - Special Development Fund - Caribbean Development Bank P002152001 · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$2.5M $2,518,368
6	Build Back Equal P010393001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UN Women	$2.5M $2,500,000
7	(no title in the data) M012177001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$2.2M $2,206,204
8	Resilience and Enhanced Adaptability to Disasters in the Caribbean P011997001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$1.9M $1,920,000
9	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.8M $1,777,402
10	Caribbean Development Bank Special Development Fund's 8th Replenishment 2015/2017 P000372002 · 2016-17 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$1.7M $1,687,204
11	(no title in the data) M013798002 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$1.7M $1,687,204
12	(no title in the data) A033313001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2012-13 Main recipient: World Bank	$1.6M $1,599,360
13	(no title in the data) M011181001 · 2007-08 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$1.5M $1,469,232
14	Canada-Caribbean Resilience Facility P006224001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: IBRD/World Bank Institute	$1.4M $1,400,000
15	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.3M $1,346,501
16	Strengthening Resilient Water Resource Management in the Eastern Caribbean P010377001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$1.3M $1,335,684
17	Climate Change Action for Gender-Sensitive Resilience P002810001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$1.1M $1,082,500
18	Francophonie scholarships 2014-2019 P000647001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education	$1.0M $1,031,883
19	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$1.0M $1,027,147
20	(no title in the data) A030945001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: CRC Sogema Inc.	$896K $896,422
21	Enhancing Ecosystem and Coastal Protection in the Caribbean P011284001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Caribbean Community Climate Change	$849K $848,541
22	Gender-responsive climate smart agriculture food systems in the Caribbean P012863001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: FOOD & AGR ORG OF THE UNITED NATION	$812K $812,500
23	(no title in the data) S064982001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2014-15 Main recipient: International Development Research Centre	$768K $768,201
24	(no title in the data) A032589001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$755K $754,820
25	Contribution au Fonds pour ladaptation de la CCNUCC OGDQC-AdaptationFund · 2021-22 Main recipient: Fonds pour l'adaptation	$679K $678,922