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Canada's aid to Serbia

$49,919,178 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 162 projects and 135 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$49.9M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$996K

2024-25

Projects

162

with money reported

Recipient organizations

135

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $49.8M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $70K in repayable loans and $3K already spent in Canada.

154

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

591

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

0.02

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

193

affordable homes built

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

2,240

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

2.3 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$11.6M
2006-07$7.5M
2007-08$6.1M
2008-09$5.2M
2009-10$2.9M
2010-11$78K
2011-12$73K
2012-13–
2013-14$57K
2014-15$1.2M
2015-16$1.7M
2016-17$867K
2017-18$1.1M
2018-19$4.2M
2019-20$1.2M
2020-21$1.3M
2021-22$1.6M
2022-23$1.3M
2023-24$904K
2024-25$996K

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$20.4M40.9%
Health$6.3M12.7%
Education$5.6M11.2%
Multisector$4.1M8.3%
Emergency response$2.3M4.6%
Conflict, peace & security$1.6M3.1%
Population & reproductive health$1.5M3.0%
Industry, mining & construction$1.4M2.7%
Other social services$1.2M2.4%
Reconstruction & relief$1.1M2.1%
Environment$775K1.6%
Trade & tourism$620K1.2%
Energy$583K1.2%
Transport$575K1.2%
Disaster prevention$560K1.1%
6 others$1.4M2.8%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$47.3M94.7%
Finance Canada$2.7M5.3%
Quebec$3K0.0%

By aid type

Not recorded$33.3M66.6%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$12.2M24.5%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$2.8M5.6%
Project-type interventions$1.4M2.8%
Canadian personnel$216K0.4%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$3K0.0%
Other technical assistance$2K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Canadian Society for International Health$7.0M14.0%
OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe$5.1M10.2%
Consortium Genivar Société en commandite et l'Université d'Ottawa$4.8M9.7%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$3.2M6.4%
The Universalia Management Group Inc.$3.1M6.2%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development$2.7M5.3%
World University Service of Canada$2.1M4.2%
Conseil de l'Europe Council of Europe$1.6M3.2%
Canadian Public Health Association$1.6M3.1%
Organization for Security and o-operation in Europe$1.5M3.0%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$1.5M3.0%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$1.4M2.9%
SNC-Lavalin Inc.$1.3M2.5%
Canadian Executive Service Organization$1.2M2.5%
UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services$1.0M2.0%
World Bank$750K1.5%
Roma Education Fund$700K1.4%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$668K1.3%
Global Medic David McAntony Gibson Foundation$650K1.3%
UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the$636K1.3%
CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION$616K1.2%
OSCE$458K0.9%
UNDP -Serbia and Montenegro$400K0.8%
Green Climate Fund$394K0.8%
Universities Canada$357K0.7%
110 others$5.3M10.5%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) Z020634001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Consortium Genivar Société en commandite et l'Université d'Ottawa	$4.8M $4,842,506
2	Canada's assessed contribution to the OSCE P007198001 · 2018-19 to 2023-24 Main recipient: OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe	$4.1M $4,062,060
3	(no title in the data) Z020648001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Canadian Society for International Health	$3.5M $3,500,000
4	(no title in the data) Z020647001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Canadian Society for International Health	$3.5M $3,496,811
5	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	$3.1M $3,125,249
6	(no title in the data) Z020291001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: The Universalia Management Group Inc.	$3.1M $3,090,083
7	(no title in the data) Z020645001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$2.2M $2,167,650
8	(no title in the data) Z020019001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: World University Service of Canada	$2.1M $2,095,691
9	(no title in the data) Z020649001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Canadian Public Health Association	$1.5M $1,494,576
10	(no title in the data) Z020322001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: SNC-Lavalin Inc.	$1.3M $1,269,288
11	(no title in the data) Z020604001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Canadian Executive Service Organization	$1.3M $1,255,008
12	(no title in the data) Z020655001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: Organization for Security and o-operation in Europe	$1.1M $1,140,000
13	(no title in the data) Z020714001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: Conseil de l'Europe Council of Europe	$1.0M $1,017,755
14	(no title in the data) D001592001 ↗ · 2014-15 Main recipient: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services	$1.0M $1,000,000
15	(no title in the data) D003101001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$1.0M $1,000,000
16	(no title in the data) Z020652001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION	$903K $902,587
17	(no title in the data) Z020665001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: Roma Education Fund	$700K $700,000
18	(no title in the data) D002965001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: Global Medic David McAntony Gibson Foundation	$650K $650,000
19	(no title in the data) Z020760001 · 2006-07 Main recipient: UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the	$636K $636,000
20	(no title in the data) Z020759001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: Conseil de l'Europe Council of Europe	$600K $600,000
21	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$581K $580,739
22	OSCE 2025 Assessed Contributions P015884001 · 2024-25 Main recipient: OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe	$515K $515,477
23	(no title in the data) Z020603002 · 2006-07 Main recipient: World Bank	$500K $500,000
24	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$467K $467,386
25	(no title in the data) Z020629001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: UNDP -Serbia and Montenegro	$400K $400,000