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Canada's aid to South & Central Asia, regional

$64,608,602 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 75 projects and 54 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$64.6M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$2.5M

2024-25

Projects

with money reported

Recipient organizations

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $63.1M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $1.5M in repayable loans and $9K already spent in Canada.

195

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

748

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

245

affordable homes built

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

2,836

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

2.9 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$571K
2006-07$299K
2007-08$536K
2008-09$20K
2009-10$15K
2010-11$591K
2011-12$456K
2012-13$479K
2013-14$501K
2014-15$336K
2015-16–
2016-17$893K
2017-18$1.2M
2018-19$4.5M
2019-20$10.7M
2020-21$27.0M
2021-22$6.3M
2022-23$4.8M
2023-24$2.8M
2024-25$2.5M

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

Agriculture, forestry & fishing$21.0M32.4%
Education$10.0M15.5%
Multisector$9.5M14.8%
Emergency response$5.9M9.1%
Conflict, peace & security$5.8M9.0%
Population & reproductive health$4.4M6.7%
Environment$2.9M4.4%
Government & civil society$2.8M4.4%
Health$890K1.4%
Other social services$452K0.7%
Food aid$351K0.5%
Banking & finance$168K0.3%
Industry, mining & construction$168K0.3%
Business$152K0.2%
Energy$124K0.2%
1 others$67K0.1%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$63.0M97.5%
International Development Research Centre$1.5M2.4%
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$89K0.1%

By aid type

Earmarked funds via implementing partners$45.2M70.0%
Project-type interventions$17.4M26.9%
Not recorded$1.4M2.2%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$559K0.9%
Canadian personnel$22K0.0%
Other technical assistance$17K0.0%
Development awareness$5K0.0%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$3K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$31.7M49.1%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$9.8M15.2%
Classified$4.4M6.8%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$4.0M6.2%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$3.6M5.6%
Inter Pares$2.3M3.6%
Canadian Red Cross Society$1.8M2.7%
United Nations Department ofOperational Support$995K1.5%
Organization for Security and o-operation in Europe$840K1.3%
The Aspen Institute$828K1.3%
The Asia Foundation$633K1.0%
Geneva Centre for the DemocraticControl of the Armed Forces$465K0.7%
IM01$374K0.6%
International Development Research Centre/Centre de recherches pour le développement international/Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo$327K0.5%
Mahidol University$244K0.4%
The United NationsResident Coordinator’s Office$240K0.4%
World Bank$240K0.4%
International Finance Corporation$240K0.4%
ILO - International Labour Organization$216K0.3%
International Labour Organisation$198K0.3%
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation$155K0.2%
United States Department of State$124K0.2%
Asia/Pacific Group on MoneyLaundering an internationalorganization$120K0.2%
Stichting BRAC International$98K0.2%
Chiang Mai University$93K0.1%
29 others$496K0.8%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Additional Support to IFAD Climate Finance Loan 2019-2021 P006240002 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$15.2M $15,200,000
2	IFAD Climate Finance Loan 2019-2021 P006240001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$12.0M $12,000,000
3	Education Cannot Wait Institutional Support 2022 to 2026 P009079001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$4.8M $4,800,000
4	Climate Support to IFAD P011187001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$4.0M $4,000,000
5	Education Cannot Wait - Institutional Support 2019-2021 P006576001 ↗ · 2018-19 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$4.0M $4,000,000
6	Healthy families in Pakistan P006434001 ↗ · 2019-20 Main recipient: UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund	$4.0M $4,000,000
7	Support UNHCR Regional Response - Emergency Response Afghanistan - 2021 P011035001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	$3.5M $3,500,000
8	Investigations of Breaches of International and Criminal Humanitarian Law P007657001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Classified	$3.0M $2,969,779
9	(no title in the data) A034976001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2014-15 Main recipient: Inter Pares	$2.3M $2,340,236
10	Coronavirus - Emergency Appeal Canadian Red Cross P009096001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$1.8M $1,750,000
11	Applying Gender Considerations to UN Camp Accommodations P010290001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: United Nations Department ofOperational Support	$995K $995,028
12	ARISE- Advancing Research and Investment P008839001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: The Aspen Institute	$988K $988,238
13	(no title in the data) Z020601001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Organization for Security and o-operation in Europe	$849K $849,266
14	Local Action Fund: Supporting Local Civil Society P011338001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: Classified	$562K $561,902
15	Education Cannot Wait - Institutional Support 2019-2022 P006576003 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$560K $560,000
16	Strengthening Food Systems in Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) P009467001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$540K $540,000
17	Preparing for the Investigation of Breaches of International, Criminal and Humanitarian Law P006468001 ↗ · 2018-19 Main recipient: Classified	$529K $529,121
18	(no title in the data) Z020738001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: International Finance Corporation	$480K $480,000
19	Transforming Women's Peacekeeping at Home and in Mission P012535001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Geneva Centre for the DemocraticControl of the Armed Forces	$465K $465,088
20	Education Cannot Wait - Institutional Support 2019-2021 P006576002 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$440K $440,000
21	Monitoring subnational violence in Asia OGD108239 · 2017-18 Main recipient: The Asia Foundation	$388K $388,426
22	Global Support for Peace Negotiations P007276001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IM01	$374K $373,560
23	United Nations Regional Senior Women Protection Advisor for Myanmar P012432001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: The United NationsResident Coordinator’s Office	$240K $240,000
24	IDRC Asia Fellowship OGD108681 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Research Centre/Centre de recherches pour le développement international/Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo	$228K $228,075
25	Monitoring subnational violence in Asia 108239 · 2016-17 Main recipient: The Asia Foundation	$219K $218,850