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Canada's aid to Southeast Asia, regional

$341,002,300 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 247 projects and 190 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$341M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$26.9M

2024-25

Projects

247

with money reported

Recipient organizations

190

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $289M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $43.7M in repayable loans and $8.3M already spent in Canada.

892

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

3,425

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

0.13

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

1,120

affordable homes built

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

12,983

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

13 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$4.7M
2006-07$11.1M
2007-08$9.8M
2008-09$7.8M
2009-10$5.8M
2010-11$9.8M
2011-12$6.8M
2012-13$9.8M
2013-14$10.2M
2014-15$8.9M
2015-16$4.9M
2016-17$9.6M
2017-18$14.9M
2018-19$20.8M
2019-20$23.1M
2020-21$51.9M
2021-22$25.9M
2022-23$54.3M
2023-24$23.9M
2024-25$26.9M

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

Health$102M30.1%
Government & civil society$56.5M16.6%
Conflict, peace & security$43.7M12.8%
Multisector$23.7M6.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$23.0M6.7%
Education$18.6M5.4%
Environment$15.7M4.6%
Trade & tourism$14.9M4.4%
Disaster prevention$11.0M3.2%
Business$6.6M1.9%
Emergency response$4.7M1.4%
Industry, mining & construction$4.0M1.2%
Water & sanitation$3.9M1.1%
Population & reproductive health$3.5M1.0%
Banking & finance$2.0M0.6%
6 others$7.0M2.1%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$301M88.3%
Public Health Agency of Canada$33.5M9.8%
International Development Research Centre$4.8M1.4%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$1.0M0.3%
Employment and Social Development Canada - Labour Program$565K0.2%
Finance Canada$182K0.1%
Manitoba$41K0.0%
Statistics Canada$33K0.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$146M42.7%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$98.1M28.8%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$44.8M13.1%
Not recorded$43.2M12.7%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$8.3M2.4%
Canadian personnel$570K0.2%
Other technical assistance$478K0.1%
Development awareness$49K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$37.0M10.9%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$34.4M10.1%
PHAC$33.5M9.8%
Asian Development Bank$15.6M4.6%
ILO - International Labour Organization$15.1M4.4%
ASEAN Secretariat General Account$13.6M4.0%
WHO - World Health Organization$13.2M3.9%
UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the$13.0M3.8%
Inter Pares$12.4M3.6%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$10.1M3.0%
Salasan Consulting Inc.$9.7M2.8%
Classified$9.0M2.6%
UN Women$8.5M2.5%
Conference Board of Canada$8.2M2.4%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$8.0M2.3%
SecondMuse$7.2M2.1%
Canadian Red Cross Society$6.6M1.9%
OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development$6.6M1.9%
INTERPOL-International Criminal Police Organization$6.4M1.9%
CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education$4.9M1.4%
ESCAP - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific$4.6M1.4%
United States Department of State$3.9M1.1%
BioDispoara Inc.$3.8M1.1%
Cowater International Inc.$3.8M1.1%
The AHA Centre$3.7M1.1%
165 others$48.4M14.2%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	ASEAN Donation / Don au ASEAN OGDPHAC-2022-113 · 2022-23 Main recipient: PHAC	$33.5M $33,480,584
2	Fonds mondial de lutte contre le sida, la tuberculose et le paludisme-Appui Institutionnel 2020-2022 P005247001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$17.4M $17,367,400
3	Additional Support to IFAD Climate Finance Loan 2019-2021 P006240002 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$17.1M $17,100,000
4	IFAD Climate Finance Loan 2019-2021 P006240001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2020-21 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$13.5M $13,500,000
5	(no title in the data) A034976001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2014-15 Main recipient: Inter Pares	$12.5M $12,481,257
6	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Institutional Support 2017-2019 P002028001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$12.4M $12,365,258
7	(no title in the data) A031101001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2011-12 Main recipient: Salasan Consulting Inc.	$10.3M $10,279,877
8	(no title in the data) A034249001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2015-16 Main recipient: UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the	$10.0M $10,000,003
9	(no title in the data) A031004001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Conference Board of Canada	$8.6M $8,554,466
10	Empowering women for sustainable peace: preventing violence and promoting social cohesion in ASEAN P007331001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UN Women	$8.5M $8,500,000
11	Canada-ASEAN scholarships and educational exchanges for development program P002010001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education	$8.1M $8,140,857
12	(no title in the data) A031006001 ↗ · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$7.5M $7,536,984
13	(no title in the data) A035121001 ↗ · 2012-13 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$7.3M $7,345,008
14	Developing Inclusive Waste Management Economies in Asia P006736001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2022-23 Main recipient: SecondMuse	$7.2M $7,192,190
15	(no title in the data) A032617003 ↗ · 2006-07 to 2010-11 Main recipient: WHO - World Health Organization	$6.7M $6,749,999
16	Support to the Development and Enhancement of ASEAN SMEs P001349001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2019-20 Main recipient: OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development	$6.6M $6,551,542
17	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Institutional support 2023 to 2025 P012277001 ↗ · 2023-24 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$6.1M $6,075,525
18	(no title in the data) A035119001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2014-15 Main recipient: ILO - International Labour Organization	$5.5M $5,500,000
19	Promoting and Protecting the Rights of ASEAN Migrant Workers P001673001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: ILO - International Labour Organization	$5.5M $5,500,000
20	Mitigation of Biological Threat in ASEAN region Phase II P006712001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Classified	$5.4M $5,379,428
21	ASEAN-Canada Plan of Action Trust Fund P011489001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: ASEAN Secretariat General Account	$5.0M $5,000,000
22	(no title in the data) M012541001 · 2006-07 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$5.0M $5,000,000
23	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
24	Catalyzing Women’s Entrepreneurship - Creating a Gender-Responsive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem P002972001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2022-23 Main recipient: ESCAP - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific	$4.6M $4,632,870
25	Promoting and Protecting the Rights of ASEAN Migrant Workers P001673002 · 2020-21 Main recipient: ILO - International Labour Organization	$4.0M $4,000,000