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Canada's aid to Seychelles

$5,350,747 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 63 projects and 44 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$5.4M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$14K

2024-25

Projects

with money reported

Recipient organizations

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $3.3M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $1.4M in repayable loans and $598K already spent in Canada.

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

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

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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

affordable homes built

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

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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

0.16 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$995K
2006-07$734K
2007-08$577K
2008-09$568K
2009-10$34K
2010-11$20K
2011-12$15K
2012-13$16K
2013-14$6K
2014-15–
2015-16$263K
2016-17$395K
2017-18$316K
2018-19$231K
2019-20$320K
2020-21$165K
2021-22$218K
2022-23$233K
2023-24$230K
2024-25$14K

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

Education$2.1M39.2%
Government & civil society$1.3M24.4%
Multisector$476K8.9%
Environment$353K6.6%
Trade & tourism$250K4.7%
Conflict, peace & security$228K4.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$206K3.9%
Banking & finance$117K2.2%
Other social services$89K1.7%
Unallocated$84K1.6%
Health$39K0.7%
Population & reproductive health$21K0.4%
Business$20K0.4%
Communications$19K0.4%
Administrative costs$19K0.3%
3 others$25K0.5%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$5.4M100.0%

By aid type

Not recorded$2.9M54.3%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$1.4M27.1%
Project-type interventions$428K8.0%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$371K6.9%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$194K3.6%

Top 25 recipient organizations

CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education$1.2M23.0%
CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation$1.2M21.6%
Universities Canada$460K8.6%
UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime$364K6.8%
OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie$331K6.2%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$266K5.0%
Canadian Bureau for International Education$211K3.9%
COL - Commonwealth of Learning$160K3.0%
CÉGEP SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU$153K2.9%
International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund$140K2.6%
CONFEJES - Conférence des Ministres de la Jeunesse et des Sports$138K2.6%
Consortium International de Développement en éducation (CIDE)$134K2.5%
Joint Office for Commonwealth Permanent Missions to the United$124K2.3%
GEF$95K1.8%
CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research$41K0.8%
International Atomic Energy Agency$39K0.7%
Commonwealth Games Association of Canada$39K0.7%
USC Canada$38K0.7%
Pearson Peacekeeping Centre Le Centre Pearson pour le maintien$29K0.5%
Public Health Agency of Canada$29K0.5%
PARLIAMENTARIANS FOR GLOBAL ACTION$26K0.5%
CONFEMEN - Conférence des Ministres de l'Education des pays ayant le$18K0.3%
World Health Organisation$17K0.3%
WHO - World Health Organization Assessed contributions$13K0.2%
IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency$12K0.2%
19 others$87K1.6%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Francophonie scholarships 2014-2019 P000647001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education	$1.0M $1,031,883
2	(no title in the data) S063007001 · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Universities Canada	$462K $462,324
3	Enhancing financial investigation capacity in Eastern Africa P010755001 · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	$364K $363,508
4	(no title in the data) M012646001 · 2007-08 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$295K $295,100
5	(no title in the data) M010939005 · 2005-06 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$295K $295,100
6	(no title in the data) M013000001 · 2008-09 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$289K $288,600
7	(no title in the data) M010939006 · 2006-07 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$277K $276,900
8	(no title in the data) D000452001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: Canadian Bureau for International Education	$209K $209,331
9	Francophonie scholarships 2020-2025 P008649001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education	$208K $207,763
10	(no title in the data) A032653001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie	$192K $192,000
11	(no title in the data) S060229001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: CÉGEP SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU	$153K $153,341
12	Enhancing management of disused sealed radioactive sources - phase 2 P011228001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund	$140K $139,601
13	(no title in the data) A021590001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: Consortium International de Développement en éducation (CIDE)	$138K $137,688
14	(no title in the data) M011442001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$135K $135,099
15	(no title in the data) M010431001 · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$131K $130,755
16	Commonwealth of Learning - Institutional Support 2015-2018 P001274001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: COL - Commonwealth of Learning	$107K $106,600
17	Sixth Replenishment (2014-2018) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) - II P000553002 ↗ · 2016-17 Main recipient: GEF	$95K $95,464
18	(no title in the data) M012733007 · 2007-08 to 2008-09 Main recipient: CONFEJES - Conférence des Ministres de la Jeunesse et des Sports	$74K $74,000
19	(no title in the data) A032650001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: CONFEJES - Conférence des Ministres de la Jeunesse et des Sports	$64K $64,000
20	(no title in the data) D002473001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: COL - Commonwealth of Learning	$53K $53,300
21	(no title in the data) M011561004 · 2005-06 Main recipient: CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research	$41K $41,000
22	(no title in the data) S062629PRG · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: USC Canada	$38K $37,992
23	(no title in the data) S063079001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Commonwealth Games Association of Canada	$38K $37,507
24	(no title in the data) M012733004 · 2007-08 to 2008-09 Main recipient: OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie	$34K $34,000
25	(no title in the data) A030315001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: Pearson Peacekeeping Centre Le Centre Pearson pour le maintien	$32K $32,356