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Canada's aid to United Nations (institution)

$143,523,784 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 25 projects and 19 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$144M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

2024-25

Projects

with money reported

Recipient organizations

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $144M given abroad as grants on this page.

443

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

1,701

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

0.07

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

556

affordable homes built

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

6,448

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

6.7 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$2.3M
2006-07$25.9M
2007-08$17.6M
2008-09$12.5M
2009-10$50.0M
2010-11$13.0M
2011-12$12.6M
2012-13–
2013-14$200K
2014-15–
2015-16$9.5M
2016-17–
2017-18–
2018-19–
2019-20–
2020-21–
2021-22–
2022-23–
2023-24–
2024-25–

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

Agriculture, forestry & fishing$113M78.8%
Unallocated$9.5M6.6%
Education$4.0M2.8%
Health$3.9M2.7%
Emergency response$3.0M2.1%
Food aid$3.0M2.1%
Energy$2.5M1.7%
Other social services$1.5M1.0%
Reconstruction & relief$1.5M1.0%
Government & civil society$454K0.3%
Multisector$405K0.3%
Administrative costs$300K0.2%
Population & reproductive health$250K0.2%
Conflict, peace & security$50K0.0%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$144M100.0%

By aid type

Not recorded$108M75.5%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$25.0M17.4%
Project-type interventions$9.5M6.6%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$755K0.5%

Top 25 recipient organizations

IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$112M78.2%
UNRWA - United Nations Relief & Works Agency for Palestine Refugees$15.0M10.5%
IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation Fund$9.5M6.6%
Organisation mondiale de la santé animal$1.9M1.3%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$1.0M0.7%
UNESCO$1.0M0.7%
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations$819K0.6%
United States Department of State$518K0.4%
WHO - World Health Organization$500K0.3%
OSG - Office of the Secretary General$300K0.2%
WHO-Stop TB Partnership Trust Fund$200K0.1%
UNV - United Nations Volunteers$100K0.1%
UN-NGLS - United Nations Non- Governmental Liaison Service$100K0.1%
Goss Gilroy Inc.$71K0.0%
UNITED NATIONS- DEPT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS$65K0.0%
United Nations - Office of the Programme Planning, Budget & Accts$55K0.0%
Canadian Unicef Committee$50K0.0%
(not specified)$37K0.0%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$29K0.0%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) M013123001 ↗ · 2009-10 to 2011-12 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$75.0M $75,000,000
2	(no title in the data) M012436001 · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development	$37.3M $37,276,920
3	(no title in the data) Z020769001 · 2006-07 to 2007-08 Main recipient: UNRWA - United Nations Relief & Works Agency for Palestine Refugees	$15.0M $15,000,000
4	(no title in the data) D003517001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation Fund	$3.2M $3,160,833
5	(no title in the data) M010798006 · 2006-07 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation Fund	$2.5M $2,460,000
6	(no title in the data) D003533001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation Fund	$2.2M $2,224,583
7	(no title in the data) D003506001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: Organisation mondiale de la santé animal	$1.9M $1,928,610
8	(no title in the data) M010822001 · 2006-07 Main recipient: UNESCO	$1.0M $1,000,000
9	(no title in the data) M012273001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme	$1.0M $1,000,000
10	(no title in the data) D003554001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation Fund	$850K $849,583
11	(no title in the data) M011671001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	$848K $848,395
12	(no title in the data) D003512001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation Fund	$650K $649,722
13	(no title in the data) D003560001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: United States Department of State	$518K $518,334
14	(no title in the data) M013420001 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: WHO - World Health Organization	$500K $500,000
15	(no title in the data) M012244001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: OSG - Office of the Secretary General	$300K $300,000
16	(no title in the data) D000639001 ↗ · 2013-14 Main recipient: WHO-Stop TB Partnership Trust Fund	$200K $200,000
17	(no title in the data) D003545001 · 2015-16 Main recipient: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation Fund	$128K $128,334
18	(no title in the data) M010583005 · 2005-06 Main recipient: UNV - United Nations Volunteers	$100K $100,000
19	(no title in the data) M012737001 · 2007-08 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Goss Gilroy Inc.	$71K $71,490
20	(no title in the data) M012523001 · 2007-08 Main recipient: UNITED NATIONS- DEPT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS	$65K $65,000
21	(no title in the data) A035445001 · 2011-12 Main recipient: United Nations - Office of the Programme Planning, Budget & Accts	$55K $55,000
22	(no title in the data) M012836001 · 2008-09 Main recipient: Canadian Unicef Committee	$50K $50,000
23	(no title in the data) M012696001 · 2007-08 Main recipient: UN-NGLS - United Nations Non- Governmental Liaison Service	$50K $50,000
24	(no title in the data) M010679005 · 2005-06 Main recipient: UN-NGLS - United Nations Non- Governmental Liaison Service	$50K $50,000
25	(no title in the data) M012412001 · 2006-07 to 2007-08 Main recipient: (not specified)	$37K $36,980