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Canada's aid to Tunisia

$122,596,524 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 358 projects and 238 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$123M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$17.6M

2024-25

Projects

358

with money reported

Recipient organizations

238

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $105M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $15.7M in repayable loans and $2.1M already spent in Canada.

324

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

1,243

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

0.05

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

406

affordable homes built

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

4,711

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

4.9 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$4.8M
2006-07$2.5M
2007-08$1.5M
2008-09$1.1M
2009-10$320K
2010-11$3.8M
2011-12$400K
2012-13$640
2013-14$511K
2014-15$1.6M
2015-16$1.4M
2016-17$3.9M
2017-18$8.2M
2018-19$19.3M
2019-20$8.4M
2020-21$12.9M
2021-22$11.8M
2022-23$9.6M
2023-24$13.0M
2024-25$17.6M

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$40.3M32.8%
Education$14.5M11.8%
Industry, mining & construction$11.8M9.6%
Conflict, peace & security$11.7M9.5%
Environment$9.4M7.7%
Emergency response$5.4M4.4%
Business$4.5M3.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$3.7M3.0%
Banking & finance$3.6M3.0%
Population & reproductive health$3.6M3.0%
Other social services$3.4M2.8%
Multisector$3.3M2.7%
Energy$2.3M1.9%
Health$2.1M1.7%
Water & sanitation$987K0.8%
7 others$2.0M1.6%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$106M86.1%
Finance Canada$9.0M7.3%
International Development Research Centre$6.6M5.4%
Quebec$1.0M0.8%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$353K0.3%
New Brunswick$18K0.0%
Canadian Intellectual Property Office$6K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$5320.0%

By aid type

Project-type interventions$74.7M60.9%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$18.2M14.8%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$13.7M11.2%
Not recorded$10.2M8.4%
Canadian personnel$3.6M2.9%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$2.1M1.7%
Other technical assistance$92K0.1%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$70K0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development$9.0M7.3%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$8.8M7.2%
Forum of Federations$6.9M5.6%
Federation of Canadian Municipalities$6.8M5.5%
DID - Développement international Desjardins$5.5M4.5%
UPA DI - Union des producteurs agricoles - développement international$5.4M4.4%
ILO - International Labour Organization$5.1M4.2%
Colleges and Institutes Canada (previously named ACCC)$4.3M3.5%
FCM Federation of Canadian Municipalities$3.8M3.1%
SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND$3.6M2.9%
Colleges and Institutes Canada$3.4M2.8%
JHR - Journalists for Human Rights$3.2M2.6%
Oxfam-Québec$3.1M2.6%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$3.1M2.5%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$2.4M1.9%
UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services$2.2M1.8%
UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime$2.1M1.7%
UN Women$2.0M1.7%
Int'l Organization for Migration$1.8M1.5%
Natural Resources Canada$1.8M1.4%
WFP - World Food Programme$1.5M1.2%
Consortium International de Développement en éducation (CIDE)$1.5M1.2%
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMM$1.5M1.2%
CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education$1.2M1.0%
International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund$1.2M1.0%
213 others$31.6M25.8%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	$9.0M $9,003,065
2	Program for Municipal Leadership Inclusive of Women in Tunisia P006069001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Federation of Canadian Municipalities	$6.9M $6,889,616
3	Education for Employment in Tunisia P006071001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2023-24 Main recipient: Colleges and Institutes Canada (previously named ACCC)	$5.8M $5,846,008
4	Improving Access to Credit for Microbusinesses and Small Enterprises P000684001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: DID - Développement international Desjardins	$5.5M $5,514,754
5	Green Economy: Womens Economic Empowerment in Tunisia P010792001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$5.5M $5,500,000
6	Social economy project of agricultural services for rural women in Tunisia P010415001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UPA DI - Union des producteurs agricoles - développement international	$5.4M $5,362,197
7	Empowering Women for Leadership Roles in the Middle East and North Africa Region P001178001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Forum of Federations	$5.3M $5,332,757
8	Inclusive climate action in Tunisian municipalities - ICATM P012847001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: FCM Federation of Canadian Municipalities	$3.8M $3,750,000
9	Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Tunisia P006552001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: ILO - International Labour Organization	$3.0M $3,000,000
10	Women's Voice and Leadership - Tunisia P002673002 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Oxfam-Québec	$3.0M $2,950,136
11	Canada World: Voice for Women and Girls P005366001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2024-25 Main recipient: JHR - Journalists for Human Rights	$2.4M $2,376,420
12	UNFPA comprehensive sexuality education global initiative - program 2024 to 2026 P013514001 ↗ · 2024-25 Main recipient: UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund	$2.1M $2,100,000
13	Addressing gender-based violence in post COVID-19 in Tunisia P009506001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: UN Women	$2.0M $2,000,000
14	Preventing violent Extremism and gender based violence in Tunisia P013254001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$1.9M $1,898,664
15	(no title in the data) A030659001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: Natural Resources Canada	$1.8M $1,816,694
16	Strengthening the resilience of Women's organizations in the social economy P009505001 ↗ · 2020-21 Main recipient: ILO - International Labour Organization	$1.8M $1,800,000
17	(no title in the data) M013526001 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: Int'l Organization for Migration	$1.8M $1,787,500
18	Supporting Tunisia in strengthening its security and counter-terrorism responses. P014017001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services	$1.5M $1,527,702
19	Strengthening Community Security P005062001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2018-19 Main recipient: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMM	$1.5M $1,500,000
20	Strengthening the Tunisian capacities in operational control of cross-border security threats P006003001 · 2017-18 to 2018-19 Main recipient: UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	$1.5M $1,477,945
21	(no title in the data) A031257001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Consortium International de Développement en éducation (CIDE)	$1.4M $1,432,044
22	National Peace Education Curriculum Initiative in Tunisia P009128001 · 2019-20 to 2022-23 Main recipient: SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND	$1.4M $1,369,344
23	National Peace Education Curriculum Tunisia - Phase II P012299001 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND	$1.4M $1,365,000
24	Enhancing management of disused sealed radioactive sources - phase 2 P011228001 ↗ · 2021-22 Main recipient: International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund	$1.2M $1,183,385
25	International Bureau For Childrens Right - Volunteer Cooperation 2020-2028 P007298001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Bureau for	$1.2M $1,156,615