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Canada's aid to Sri Lanka

$445,022,586 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 528 projects and 322 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$445M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$24.9M

2024-25

Projects

528

with money reported

Recipient organizations

322

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $439M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $6.5M in repayable loans and $51K already spent in Canada.

1,353

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

5,197

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

0.20

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

1,699

affordable homes built

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

19,702

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

20 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$23.9M
2006-07$42.6M
2007-08$52.8M
2008-09$52.8M
2009-10$25.0M
2010-11$14.2M
2011-12$11.2M
2012-13$6.3M
2013-14$7.1M
2014-15$9.5M
2015-16$14.0M
2016-17$20.3M
2017-18$16.8M
2018-19$14.3M
2019-20$15.0M
2020-21$18.8M
2021-22$17.7M
2022-23$25.0M
2023-24$32.8M
2024-25$24.9M

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

Government & civil society$87.7M19.7%
Education$51.5M11.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$47.9M10.8%
Emergency response$47.8M10.7%
Health$34.0M7.6%
Water & sanitation$26.8M6.0%
Banking & finance$22.4M5.0%
Conflict, peace & security$20.7M4.6%
Other social services$20.4M4.6%
Multisector$16.7M3.8%
Industry, mining & construction$15.0M3.4%
Environment$12.0M2.7%
Transport$10.7M2.4%
Business$6.8M1.5%
Energy$5.1M1.1%
8 others$19.5M4.4%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$380M85.4%
Finance Canada$58.7M13.2%
International Development Research Centre$5.8M1.3%
Manitoba$229K0.1%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$221K0.0%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$70K0.0%
Quebec$37K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$35K0.0%
Correctional Service Canada$8K0.0%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$1K0.0%

By aid type

Not recorded$200M45.0%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$90.2M20.3%
Project-type interventions$90.0M20.2%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$46.1M10.4%
Canadian personnel$17.5M3.9%
Basket funds/pooled funding$750K0.2%
Other technical assistance$52K0.0%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$51K0.0%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$19K0.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Development Association$51.4M11.5%
Asian Development Bank$46.2M10.4%
World University Service of Canada$27.8M6.2%
WFP - World Food Programme$25.0M5.6%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$17.2M3.9%
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations$13.3M3.0%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$12.7M2.8%
World Vision Canada$12.1M2.7%
Canadian Red Cross Society$11.9M2.7%
WUSC - World University Service of Canada$11.9M2.7%
Alinea International Ltd$11.3M2.5%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$10.7M2.4%
CARE Canada$9.2M2.1%
The Asia Foundation$7.9M1.8%
DID - Développement international Desjardins$7.7M1.7%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$7.5M1.7%
The HALO Trust$7.1M1.6%
Canadian Co-operative Association$7.0M1.6%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$6.1M1.4%
Oxfam Canada$5.9M1.3%
Agriteam Canada$5.5M1.2%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$5.4M1.2%
WHO - World Health Organization$4.8M1.1%
Green Climate Fund$4.8M1.1%
International Development Research Centre$4.6M1.0%
297 others$110M24.7%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) M011980001 · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$22.4M $22,421,532
2	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$18.7M $18,734,978
3	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Development Association	$13.8M $13,787,890
4	(no title in the data) M010987001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$13.0M $13,044,051
5	(no title in the data) A033165001 · 2007-08 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$11.1M $11,054,700
6	National Languages Equality Advancement in Sri Lanka P000725001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Alinea International Ltd	$10.8M $10,841,877
7	(no title in the data) A032748001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Federation of Canadian Municipalities	$9.0M $8,989,024
8	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$8.6M $8,596,353
9	Support to Establish an Entrepreneur Financial Centre in Sri Lanka P001376001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: DID - Développement international Desjardins	$7.8M $7,761,105
10	(no title in the data) A033084001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: World Vision Canada	$7.7M $7,740,000
11	Asian Development Bank - 12th replenishment development fund 2021 to 2024 P009026001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$7.2M $7,248,480
12	(no title in the data) D000349001 ↗ · 2014-15 to 2015-16 Main recipient: World University Service of Canada	$6.7M $6,652,290
13	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$6.3M $6,311,300
14	(no title in the data) A032817001 · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Canadian Co-operative Association	$6.1M $6,134,015
15	(no title in the data) A030861001 ↗ · 2006-07 to 2012-13 Main recipient: World University Service of Canada	$5.2M $5,178,834
16	(no title in the data) A032473001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Agriteam Canada	$5.1M $5,103,282
17	(no title in the data) A033920001 · 2007-08 Main recipient: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	$5.0M $5,000,000
18	Advancing Specialized Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) P000602001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: WUSC - World University Service of Canada	$4.8M $4,838,088
19	(no title in the data) A032837001 · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$4.8M $4,814,681
20	(no title in the data) A033576001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2013-14 Main recipient: CARE Canada	$4.8M $4,776,417
21	(no title in the data) A032845001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2014-15 Main recipient: World University Service of Canada	$4.7M $4,741,457
22	(no title in the data) A034376001 ↗ · 2008-09 to 2014-15 Main recipient: World University Service of Canada	$4.7M $4,729,993
23	Asian Development Bank - 11th Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund 2017-2020 P002426001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$4.7M $4,694,310
24	(no title in the data) A033066001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Oxfam Canada	$4.6M $4,590,000
25	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$4.4M $4,438,835