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Canada's aid to Uganda

$746,848,291 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 917 projects and 541 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$747M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$45.6M

2024-25

Projects

917

with money reported

Recipient organizations

541

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $735M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $11.1M in repayable loans and $974K already spent in Canada.

2,268

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

8,708

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

0.34

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

2,847

affordable homes built

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

33,014

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

34 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$38.5M
2006-07$30.0M
2007-08$16.6M
2008-09$16.9M
2009-10$15.8M
2010-11$6.4M
2011-12$12.6M
2012-13$12.5M
2013-14$8.1M
2014-15$11.7M
2015-16$7.3M
2016-17$34.6M
2017-18$52.1M
2018-19$55.3M
2019-20$54.8M
2020-21$66.3M
2021-22$86.2M
2022-23$90.4M
2023-24$85.2M
2024-25$45.6M

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

Health$173M23.2%
Emergency response$139M18.6%
Population & reproductive health$113M15.1%
Education$54.1M7.2%
Government & civil society$42.9M5.7%
Transport$38.7M5.2%
Multisector$38.4M5.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$35.2M4.7%
Water & sanitation$27.6M3.7%
Environment$12.5M1.7%
Other social services$12.4M1.7%
Energy$12.2M1.6%
Budget support$11.0M1.5%
Industry, mining & construction$9.2M1.2%
Business$6.5M0.9%
10 others$21.6M2.9%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$587M78.6%
Finance Canada$110M14.7%
International Development Research Centre$27.7M3.7%
Public Health Agency of Canada$19.8M2.7%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$890K0.1%
Manitoba$678K0.1%
Quebec$450K0.1%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$205K0.0%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$117K0.0%
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$59K0.0%
Alberta$50K0.0%
Canada Revenue Agency$42K0.0%
Canadian Intellectual Property Office$20K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$14K0.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$334M44.7%
Project-type interventions$192M25.6%
Not recorded$125M16.8%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$71.2M9.5%
Canadian personnel$22.4M3.0%
Other technical assistance$1.3M0.2%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$974K0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$118M15.8%
International Development Association$80.4M10.8%
African Development Bank Group$70.0M9.4%
WFP - World Food Programme$60.4M8.1%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$27.6M3.7%
Aga Khan Foundation Canada$22.0M2.9%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$21.8M2.9%
Public Health Agency of Canada$19.8M2.7%
World Bank$17.8M2.4%
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance$16.5M2.2%
CARE Canada$15.1M2.0%
IDA-CPL$14.5M1.9%
CLWR - Canadian Lutheran World Relief$10.1M1.4%
WUSC - World University Service of Canada$9.3M1.2%
Grand Challenges Canada$8.6M1.2%
Right To Play International$7.8M1.0%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$7.4M1.0%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$7.1M0.9%
Oxfam Canada$6.9M0.9%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$6.7M0.9%
ADRA - Adventist Development and Relief Agency Canada$5.4M0.7%
Canadian Co-operative Association$5.2M0.7%
World Vision Canada$4.9M0.7%
Central Emergency Response FundCERF$4.8M0.6%
WHO - World Health Organization$4.6M0.6%
516 others$174M23.3%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	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	$42.0M $41,955,716
2	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Institutional support 2023 to 2025 P012277001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$34.3M $34,279,058
3	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	$30.3M $30,348,621
4	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$23.1M $23,091,910
5	(no title in the data) M012117001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$18.4M $18,391,131
6	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2023-24 Main recipient: International Development Association	$16.2M $16,198,892
7	COVID-19 Vaccine Donations - AstraZeneca - 200,000 vaccines shipped from Canada OGD-HC-Vaccines-2021 · 2021-22 Main recipient: Public Health Agency of Canada	$16.0M $16,039,561
8	AfDB- Seventh general capital increase (GCI-VII) P008038001 · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$15.4M $15,428,859
9	Canada's Contribution to the African Development Fund (ADF-15) 2021-2023 P008816001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$15.3M $15,288,698
10	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$14.5M $14,477,321
11	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$14.3M $14,313,311
12	Support to the African Development Fund - Replenishment ADF-14 P002148001 · 2017-18 to 2019-20 Main recipient: African Development Bank Group	$13.7M $13,713,146
13	Foundations for Education and Empowerment in Africa P007597001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Aga Khan Foundation Canada	$13.4M $13,449,463
14	Gavi Alliance - Institutional Support - 2016-2020 P001153001 · 2016-17 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance	$11.9M $11,873,637
15	Institutional Support to Global Fund P000656 · 2016-17 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$11.8M $11,775,623
16	(no title in the data) M010846003 · 2005-06 Main recipient: World Bank	$10.4M $10,425,000
17	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$9.7M $9,668,971
18	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$8.5M $8,476,030
19	Innovation Platform for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health P001010001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Grand Challenges Canada	$8.4M $8,427,582
20	IDA - IDA 19 OGDFinance-2023-14 · 2022-23 Main recipient: International Development Association	$8.3M $8,275,774
21	(no title in the data) M012084002 · 2006-07 to 2007-08 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$8.0M $8,000,000
22	Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance - Institutional Support 2021-2025 P006992001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance	$7.9M $7,902,142
23	Sexual Health and Reproductive Education: SHARE P008431001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Right To Play International	$7.8M $7,817,275
24	Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Out-of-School Adolescent Girls (SHE SOARS) P008422001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: CARE Canada	$7.8M $7,815,099
25	(no title in the data) M012084001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$7.1M $7,100,000