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International Development Assistance Program

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.

Total value
$23.9B
Agreements
1,823
May 2011 to Jun 2026
Median agreement
$4.8M
Typical range
$1.3M–$12M
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.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
WFP - World Food Programme67$1.5B
Global Fund to Fight AIDS1$1.2B
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank35$1.1B
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria2$1.1B
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund56$937M
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria Global Health Campus1$918M
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees29$721M
Green Climate Fund5$662M
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme70$652M
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund44$573M
Grand Challenges Canada4$566M
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross21$519M
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance1$500M
GAVI Alliance2$434M
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development4$419M
CARE Canada43$299M
Canadian Foodgrains Bank5$266M
IDB - Inter-American Development Bank6$265M
WHO - World Health Organization32$251M
Save the Children Canada29$232M
World Vision Canada25$210M
Aga Khan Foundation Canada8$205M
The United Nations Children's Fund13$193M
OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs26$192M
SOCODEVI - Canadian Cooperation Society for International Development15$186M
Un World Food Programme7$173M
Oxfam-Québec18$172M
Cowater International Inc.13$170M
Canadian Red Cross27$150M
United Nations Children's Fund Unicef House6$146M
AfDB - African Development Bank Gro1$140M
African Development Bank Group2$140M
OCHA - Office for the Coordination7$140M
CECI - Centre for International Studies and Cooperation7$135M
Plan International Canada21$135M
WUSC - World University Service of Canada8$127M
Government of Ghana1$125M
Oxfam Canada17$120M
MEDA - Mennonite Economic Development Associates7$117M
UNFPA - United Nations Population6$111M
Alinea International Ltd14$110M
UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East7$101M
OCHA - Office for the Coordination Of Humanitarian Affairs Partnerships And Resource Mobilizat2$101M
Inclusive Climate Action Fund LP1$100M
CFGB - Canadian Foodgrains Bank1$100M
UN Women13$95.3M
Government of Tanzania - Ministry of Finance3$94.7M
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations17$91M
Action Against Hunger11$90.9M
Energy Community Secretariat1$90M

Plus 33 agreements ($158M) 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.

YearAgreementsTotal
20112$25.2M
20122$28.7M
201316$223M
201418$281M
201533$988M
201670$1.4B
201739$623M
2018182$1.3B
2019303$2.8B
2020223$3.1B
2021205$2.7B
2022183$1.4B
2023217$3.4B
2024187$2.6B
202545$558M
202698$2.4B

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Outside Canada or not stated957$16.7B
Ontario528$4.7B
Quebec193$1.5B
Manitoba33$609M
Alberta32$160M
British Columbia42$100M
Saskatchewan12$51.3M
Nova Scotia12$21M
Yukon2$6.9M
New Brunswick3$5.8M
Prince Edward Island5$1.1M
Newfoundland and Labrador4$294K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities1,663$22.9B
For-profit organizations68$475M
Government25$430M
Academia54$103M
Not stated by the department2$26.9M
Other organizations10$20.4M
International (non-government)1$990K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jun 2026World Vision Canada Vision Mondiale Canada$1,000,000
Jun 2026Oxfam-Québec$1,000,000
Jun 2026Canadian Red Cross Society$1,800,000
Jun 2026Canadian Red Cross Society$4,000,000
Jun 2026OCHA - Office for the Coordination Of Humanitarian Affairs Partnerships And Resource Mobilization$1,000,000
Jun 2026UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$1,500,000
May 2026PEKKA Association PEGAS PEKKA$2,729,665
May 2026Alinea International Ltd$5,000,000
May 2026The World Food Programme$1,500,000
May 2026UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services$5,000,000
May 2026Northern Council for Global Coopera Cooperation$4,191,057
May 2026Association Québecoise des Organismes de Coopération Internationale$4,191,057
May 2026Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation$3,243,878
May 2026The World Food Programme$500,000
Apr 2026British Columbia Council for International Cooperation$4,191,057
Apr 2026Atlantic Council for International Cooperation$4,191,057
Apr 2026Alberta Council for Global Cooperat$4,191,057
Apr 2026Manitoba Council for International Cooperation$4,191,057
Apr 2026Ontario Council for International Cooperation$7,292,439
Apr 2026Public Service Commission Of Canada$150,000
Apr 2026Adam Smith International Ltd$989,714
Mar 2026Un World Food Programme$63,200,000
Mar 2026OIF - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie$20,800,000
Mar 2026Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria Global Health Campus$918,000,000
Mar 2026GAVI Alliance$309,430,140