Global Affairs Canada · Contribution program
Canada Fund for Local Initiatives
The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) is a contribution program that contributes to Canada’s thematic priorities for international assistance. The program is delivered through Canada’s missions abroad in countries that are eligible for official development assistance.
- Total value
- $126M
- Agreements
- 3,342
- Jun 2016 to Apr 2025
- Median agreement
- $33K
- Typical range
- $25K–$45K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Global Affairs Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 158 agreements ($5.5M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | $181K |
| 2018 | 13 | $385K |
| 2019 | 272 | $7.7M |
| 2020 | 539 | $26.6M |
| 2021 | 557 | $19.3M |
| 2022 | 609 | $21.9M |
| 2023 | 675 | $24M |
| 2024 | 655 | $24.9M |
| 2025 | 17 | $865K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Canada or not stated | 3,325 | $125M |
| Quebec | 3 | $406K |
| Ontario | 10 | $397K |
| Alberta | 2 | $271K |
| British Columbia | 1 | $100K |
| Manitoba | 1 | $85K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 2,898 | $109M |
| International (non-government) | 364 | $13.6M |
| Government | 34 | $1.9M |
| Academia | 37 | $1.2M |
| Other organizations | 7 | $298K |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $87K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) | Contribution to Public Interest Law Centre (PILC)Contribution | $129,166 |
| Mar 2025 | ACTIV Association | Contribution to ACTIV AssociationContribution | $47,416 |
| Feb 2025 | Caritas Développement Goma | Contribution to Caritas Développement GomaContribution | $70,900 |
| Feb 2025 | Fondation Panzi | Contribution to Fondation PanziContribution | $50,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Sociétés coopérative de protection depoulpe moimbayisoni | Contribution to Sociétés coopérative de protection depoulpe moimbayisoniContribution | $24,758 |
| Feb 2025 | Centre Social d'Enfants Porteurs de Handicap | Contribution to Centre Social d'Enfants Porteurs de HandicapContribution | $24,817 |
| Feb 2025 | National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) | Contribution to National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)Contribution | $73,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Not to Forget Women’s Society | Contribution to Not to Forget Women’s SocietyContribution | $50,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Cooperazione Per Lo Sviluppo Dei Paesi Emergenti (COSPE) | Contribution to Cooperazione Per Lo Sviluppo Dei Paesi Emergenti (COSPE)Contribution | $60,651 |
| Feb 2025 | MASC Foundation | Contribution to MASC FoundationContribution | $50,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Femmes Africa Solidarite | Contribution to Femmes Africa SolidariteContribution | $78,097 |
| Jan 2025 | Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) | Contribution to Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC)Contribution | $50,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Amader Somoyer Pratiddhani (ASP) Foundation | Contribution to Amader Somoyer Pratiddhani (ASP) FoundationContribution | $64,293 |
| Jan 2025 | Taylor’s University Sdn Bhd | Contribution to Taylor’s University Sdn BhdContribution | $949 |
| Jan 2025 | Zoom In Organization | Contribution to Zoom In OrganizationContribution | $32,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Stichting Centrum voor Democratie en Rechtspleging (Centre for Democracy and Justice) | Contribution to Stichting Centrum voor Democratie en Rechtspleging (Centre for Democracy and Justice)Contribution | $40,739 |
| Jan 2025 | Public Health Innovations | Contribution to Public Health InnovationsContribution | $18,064 |
| Dec 2024 | The Popular Aid for Relief and Development (PARD) | Contribution to The Popular Aid for Relief and Development (PARD)Contribution | $31,554 |
| Dec 2024 | Autoridades Tradicionales Indígenas de Colombia – Gobierno Mayor | Contribution to Autoridades Tradicionales Indígenas de Colombia – Gobierno MayorContribution | $50,000 |
| Dec 2024 | Women In Fuvahmulah | Contribution to Women In FuvahmulahContribution | $29,864 |
| Dec 2024 | Learn to Serve Vanuatu | Contribution to Learn to Serve VanuatuContribution | $50,420 |
| Dec 2024 | Rotary Club of Maputo | Contribution to Rotary Club of MaputoContribution | $15,744 |
| Dec 2024 | Life at Best Development Initiative | Contribution to Life at Best Development InitiativeContribution | $50,000 |
| Dec 2024 | Asociación Cruz Roja Hondureña | Contribution to Asociación Cruz Roja HondureñaContribution | $51,450 |
| Dec 2024 | Protect Citizen | Contribution to Protect CitizenContribution | $10,000 |