Countries · Oceania

Canada's aid to Vanuatu

$24,140,043 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 134 projects and 106 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$24.1M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$2.3M

2024-25

Projects

134

with money reported

Recipient organizations

106

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $21.7M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $895K in repayable loans and $1.5M 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

257

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

affordable homes built

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

976

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

1.0 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$1.2M
2006-07$1.3M
2007-08$1.1M
2008-09$1.0M
2009-10$196K
2010-11$954K
2011-12$571K
2012-13$178K
2013-14$168K
2014-15$591K
2015-16$284K
2016-17$1.3M
2017-18$1.5M
2018-19$1.9M
2019-20$2.4M
2020-21$1.7M
2021-22$2.4M
2022-23$1.3M
2023-24$1.8M
2024-25$2.3M

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$4.5M18.7%
Transport$3.2M13.2%
Education$2.9M11.9%
Multisector$2.3M9.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$2.1M8.8%
Environment$1.8M7.4%
Disaster prevention$1.1M4.7%
Reconstruction & relief$1.1M4.4%
Business$828K3.4%
Emergency response$810K3.4%
Trade & tourism$803K3.3%
Health$760K3.1%
Conflict, peace & security$465K1.9%
Banking & finance$442K1.8%
Water & sanitation$252K1.0%
8 others$792K3.3%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$18.0M74.4%
Finance Canada$5.7M23.7%
International Development Research Centre$286K1.2%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$149K0.6%
Canadian Space Agency$15K0.1%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$12.8M53.2%
Not recorded$5.1M21.1%
Project-type interventions$2.7M11.2%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$2.0M8.2%
Scholarships & student costs in Canada$1.5M6.3%

Top 25 recipient organizations

International Development Association$4.9M20.1%
Green Climate Fund$2.5M10.4%
CUSO$1.9M7.7%
UN Women$1.4M5.6%
CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education$1.3M5.4%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$1.2M5.2%
CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation$1.2M4.8%
Asian Development Bank$873K3.6%
World Bank$848K3.5%
Least Developed Countries Trust Fund (LDCF)$644K2.7%
IDA-CPL$516K2.1%
World Vision Canada$500K2.1%
OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie$492K2.0%
Universities Canada$460K1.9%
UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services$445K1.8%
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)$443K1.8%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$372K1.5%
Least Developed Countries Fund$356K1.5%
International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund$350K1.5%
COL - Commonwealth of Learning$333K1.4%
International Development Association - Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative$313K1.3%
Commonwealth Secretariat$289K1.2%
International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) Limited$275K1.1%
Central Emergency Response FundCERF$263K1.1%
Canadian Bureau for International Education$210K0.9%
81 others$1.9M7.7%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) S062456PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: CUSO	$1.9M $1,870,411
2	Support to the First Replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P008176001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2021-22 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$1.5M $1,540,278
3	IDA - IDA 20 OGDFinance-2023-15 · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.4M $1,440,244
4	Markets for Change: Empowerment of Women in the Pacific Islands P003094001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: UN Women	$1.2M $1,172,500
5	(no title in the data) (no project number) · 2016-17 to 2018-19 Main recipient: International Development Association	$1.0M $1,045,636
6	Francophonie scholarships 2014-2019 P000647001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2021-22 Main recipient: CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education	$1.0M $1,031,883
7	International Development Association (IDA) FIN-IDA-2020 · 2019-20 Main recipient: International Development Association	$940K $939,968
8	Least Developed Countries Fund - Institutional Support 2016-2020 P001916001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2017-18 Main recipient: Least Developed Countries Trust Fund (LDCF)	$852K $851,620
9	(no title in the data) M013440001 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: World Bank	$848K $848,000
10	International Development Association OGD2020080011 · 2020-21 to 2021-22 Main recipient: International Development Association	$663K $662,808
11	Asian Development Bank - 12th replenishment development fund 2021 to 2024 P009026001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AsDB)	$611K $611,360
12	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$585K $585,340
13	International Development Association (IDA) OGD2017050001 · 2017-18 Main recipient: International Development Association	$575K $574,737
14	IDA-CPL - New Loan OGDIDA-CPL · 2021-22 to 2022-23 Main recipient: IDA-CPL	$516K $516,339
15	(no title in the data) D002352001 ↗ · 2014-15 Main recipient: World Vision Canada	$500K $500,000
16	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$491K $491,340
17	Support to the Second Replenishment of the Green Climate Fund P012385002 ↗ · 2023-24 Main recipient: Green Climate Fund	$466K $466,279
18	(no title in the data) S063007001 · 2006-07 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Universities Canada	$462K $462,324
19	Asian Development Bank - 11th Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund 2017-2020 P002426001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Asian Development Bank	$439K $438,700
20	Nuclear Regulatory Infrastructure Development Program in the Indo-Pacific Region P013837001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund	$350K $350,265
21	(no title in the data) M012646001 · 2007-08 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$295K $295,100
22	(no title in the data) M010939005 · 2005-06 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$295K $295,100
23	(no title in the data) M013574001 ↗ · 2011-12 Main recipient: Commonwealth Secretariat	$289K $288,600
24	(no title in the data) M013000001 · 2008-09 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$289K $288,600
25	(no title in the data) M010939006 · 2006-07 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$277K $276,900