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Canada's aid to Somalia

$707,371,193 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 374 projects and 221 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$707M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$53.7M

2024-25

Projects

374

with money reported

Recipient organizations

221

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $699M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $8.5M in repayable loans and $154K already spent in Canada.

2,157

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

8,281

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

0.32

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

2,708

affordable homes built

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

31,394

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

33 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$9.7M
2006-07$16.7M
2007-08$7.5M
2008-09$33.8M
2009-10$7.7M
2010-11$6.4M
2011-12$47.2M
2012-13$27.1M
2013-14$33.0M
2014-15$25.5M
2015-16$20.1M
2016-17$31.4M
2017-18$43.1M
2018-19$30.7M
2019-20$37.3M
2020-21$78.3M
2021-22$63.5M
2022-23$78.2M
2023-24$56.2M
2024-25$53.7M

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

Emergency response$494M69.9%
Government & civil society$41.2M5.8%
Health$37.8M5.4%
Education$22.6M3.2%
Multisector$21.3M3.0%
Population & reproductive health$20.1M2.8%
Other social services$17.3M2.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$16.7M2.4%
Conflict, peace & security$8.4M1.2%
Water & sanitation$4.2M0.6%
Banking & finance$4.0M0.6%
Disaster prevention$3.9M0.6%
Business$3.0M0.4%
Reconstruction & relief$2.7M0.4%
Environment$2.2M0.3%
9 others$7.8M1.1%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$656M92.8%
Finance Canada$50.2M7.1%
Ontario$500K0.1%
International Development Research Centre$242K0.0%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$87K0.0%
Alberta$65K0.0%
Quebec$50K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$27K0.0%
Manitoba$25K0.0%

By aid type

Earmarked funds via implementing partners$293M41.5%
Project-type interventions$195M27.6%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$134M18.9%
Not recorded$78.6M11.1%
Basket funds/pooled funding$3.8M0.5%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$2.8M0.4%
Canadian personnel$163K0.0%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$154K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

WFP - World Food Programme$215M30.5%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$61.7M8.7%
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross$46.2M6.5%
International Development Association$40.0M5.6%
CARE Canada$33.4M4.7%
World Vision Canada$32.6M4.6%
Save the Children Canada$30.8M4.4%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$19.6M2.8%
OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs$18.3M2.6%
Oxfam Canada$17.7M2.5%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$17.4M2.5%
African Development Bank Group$16.2M2.3%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$13.0M1.8%
Central Emergency Response FundCERF$12.1M1.7%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$9.8M1.4%
ICRC Appeals via CRCS$9.5M1.3%
UNICEF CANADA$8.5M1.2%
IDA-CPL$7.6M1.1%
Canadian Foodgrains Bank$6.7M0.9%
Action Against Hunger$6.2M0.9%
UNDP Multi Donor Trust Fund office$5.8M0.8%
Red Cross Int'l Aid Trust of Canada (ICRC) International Committee of$5.2M0.7%
Least Developed Countries Fund$5.1M0.7%
United Nations General Trust Fund$5.0M0.7%
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations$4.5M0.6%
196 others$59.0M8.3%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) M012425001 ↗ · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$28.0M $28,000,000
2	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$19.5M $19,457,027
3	East and Southern Africa Emergency Food Assistance - WFP 2022-2023 P011393001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2023-24 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$17.5M $17,523,135
4	Addressing Protracted Food Insecurity Through Collaborative Resilience-Based Approaches P001815001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$17.0M $17,000,000
5	Coordination of Humanitarian Responses by the Country-Based Pooled Funds - OCHA 2023-2024 P012217001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs	$14.0M $13,999,700
6	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$13.0M $13,018,767
7	(no title in the data) M013442001 ↗ · 2011-12 Main recipient: ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross	$12.2M $12,250,000
8	Improving Girls' Education for their Empowerment in Somalia P007458001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CARE Canada	$11.4M $11,375,000
9	(no title in the data) M013555001 ↗ · 2011-12 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$11.0M $11,000,000
10	(no title in the data) M013559001 ↗ · 2011-12 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$10.0M $10,005,000
11	Challenging Harmful Attitudes and Norms for Gender Equality and Empowerment in Somalia P007481001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Save the Children Canada	$10.0M $10,000,000
12	Strengthening Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights through Midwifes P007483001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2023-24 Main recipient: UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund	$10.0M $10,000,000
13	(no title in the data) D000626001 ↗ · 2013-14 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$10.0M $9,999,000
14	(no title in the data) M013824001 ↗ · 2012-13 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$9.5M $9,496,932
15	(no title in the data) D002134001 ↗ · 2014-15 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$9.0M $9,030,000
16	Emergency Food Assistance in Africa - World Food Programme 2016 P001623001 ↗ · 2016-17 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$9.0M $8,994,960
17	World Food Programme East and Southern Africa Emergency Food Assistance CAP 2021 P010181002 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$8.5M $8,500,008
18	Canada's Contribution to the African Development Fund (ADF-15) 2021-2023 P008816001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$8.3M $8,270,538
19	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$7.6M $7,635,145
20	UNdaunted: Educating Girls with Disabilities in Somalia P007688001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNICEF CANADA	$7.5M $7,500,000
21	(no title in the data) M012974001 ↗ · 2009-10 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$7.0M $7,000,000
22	Central Emergency Response Fund 2016-2020 - OCHA P001148001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Central Emergency Response FundCERF	$6.8M $6,826,401
23	World Food Program - Multi-Country Emergency Food Assistance - CAP 2020 P008798001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$6.8M $6,767,827
24	International Committee of the Red Cross East and Southern Africa - CAP 2023 to 2024 P012210001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross	$6.5M $6,500,570
25	Sub-Saharan Africa Emergency Food Assistance - World Food Programme 2024 P013966001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$6.5M $6,474,222