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Canada's aid to Suriname

$29,079,943 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 135 projects and 119 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$29.1M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$6.0M

2024-25

Projects

135

with money reported

Recipient organizations

119

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $28.2M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $909K in repayable loans and $550 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

334

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

0.01

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

109

affordable homes built

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

1,266

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

1.3 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$1.1M
2006-07$525K
2007-08$415K
2008-09$275K
2009-10$234K
2010-11$1.7M
2011-12$715K
2012-13$327K
2013-14$113K
2014-15$124K
2015-16$1.0M
2016-17$844K
2017-18$1.0M
2018-19$1.3M
2019-20$1.2M
2020-21$2.3M
2021-22$2.5M
2022-23$4.7M
2023-24$2.8M
2024-25$6.0M

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

Environment$5.1M17.5%
Government & civil society$4.3M14.7%
Multisector$4.0M13.8%
Population & reproductive health$3.6M12.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$3.3M11.3%
Disaster prevention$2.2M7.6%
Health$2.2M7.5%
Industry, mining & construction$838K2.9%
Other social services$596K2.0%
Conflict, peace & security$587K2.0%
Budget support$552K1.9%
Unallocated$545K1.9%
Trade & tourism$391K1.3%
Business$334K1.1%
Education$115K0.4%
7 others$389K1.3%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$29.1M100.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$10.6M36.4%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$9.5M32.5%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$4.5M15.6%
Not recorded$2.6M8.9%
Canadian personnel$1.1M3.9%
Other technical assistance$791K2.7%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$5500.0%

Top 25 recipient organizations

World Bank$3.2M10.9%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$2.0M6.9%
WFP - World Food Programme$1.9M6.6%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$1.8M6.2%
WUSC - World University Service of Canada$1.7M5.8%
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization$1.7M5.8%
Canadian Red Cross Society$1.6M5.5%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$1.3M4.5%
CESO - Canadian Executive Service Organization$1.2M4.3%
CDB - Caribbean Development Bank$1.1M3.7%
Caribbean Community Climate Change$1.0M3.5%
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$989K3.4%
Alinea International Ltd$957K3.3%
Canadian Crossroads International$785K2.7%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$676K2.3%
FOOD & AGR ORG OF THE UNITED NATION$568K2.0%
Inter-American Development Bank$533K1.8%
IBRD/World Bank Institute$420K1.4%
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament$372K1.3%
UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime$365K1.3%
Caribbean Biodiversity Fund$360K1.2%
Caribbean Court of Justice$311K1.1%
(not specified)$306K1.1%
Statistics Canada$292K1.0%
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations$272K0.9%
94 others$3.3M11.5%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	Adolescent pregnancy prevention in Belize and Suriname program 2024 to 2029 P014358001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund	$2.0M $2,000,000
2	Resilience and Enhanced Adaptability to Disasters in the Caribbean P011997001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$1.9M $1,920,000
3	Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean P006153001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WUSC - World University Service of Canada	$1.7M $1,669,561
4	(no title in the data) A033313001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2012-13 Main recipient: World Bank	$1.6M $1,601,280
5	Community Resilience Building P002743001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Canadian Red Cross Society	$1.6M $1,595,870
6	Integrated Health Systems in Latin America and the Caribbeans P000614001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: PAHO - Pan American Health Organization	$1.1M $1,121,261
7	Climate Change Action for Gender-Sensitive Resilience P002810001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$1.1M $1,104,550
8	Enhancing Ecosystem and Coastal Protection in the Caribbean P011284001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Caribbean Community Climate Change	$1.0M $1,030,372
9	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$1.0M $1,008,264
10	Ninth Replenishment - Special Development Fund - Caribbean Development Bank P002152001 · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: CDB - Caribbean Development Bank	$924K $923,831
11	(no title in the data) M013440001 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: World Bank	$848K $848,000
12	Gender-responsive climate smart agriculture food systems in the Caribbean P012863001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: FOOD & AGR ORG OF THE UNITED NATION	$812K $812,500
13	(no title in the data) S062446PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Canadian Crossroads International	$752K $752,197
14	Biodiversity governance innovation programme (BioGov) in Suriname P012537001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: Alinea International Ltd	$750K $750,000
15	(no title in the data) M010846003 · 2005-06 Main recipient: World Bank	$675K $675,000
16	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$673K $672,605
17	Catalyste+ - Volunteer cooperation 2020-2028 P007301001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CESO - Canadian Executive Service Organization	$586K $585,681
18	(no title in the data) D000385001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: PAHO - Pan American Health Organization	$560K $560,388
19	Canada-CARICOM Expert Deployment Mechanism P010161001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CESO - Canadian Executive Service Organization	$442K $441,758
20	Canada-Caribbean Resilience Facility P006224001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: IBRD/World Bank Institute	$420K $420,000
21	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	$391K $391,028
22	Caribbean Organizations for a Resilient Environment (CORE) P011079001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Caribbean Biodiversity Fund	$360K $360,225
23	Compete Caribbean+ - programme 2024 à 2029 P013036001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: Inter-American Development Bank	$312K $312,500
24	Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening P000233001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Caribbean Court of Justice	$311K $311,463
25	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	$299K $298,570