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Spending program

Asia Pacific International Assistance

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development · International affairs and development

In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development spent $275 million on Asia Pacific International Assistance, up from $222 million in 2023–24. That is $9.18 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2024–25

$275M

2.7% of International affairs and development spending in 2024–25.

Up $53.2M from $222M in 2023–24.

$9.18per tax filer$6.68per person

Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.

Asia Pacific International Assistance, by fiscal year. Latest year highlighted.
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Asia Pacific International Assistance, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpending
2018–19$318M
2019–20$296M
2020–21$319M
2021–22$242M
2022–23$290M
2023–24$222M
2024–25$275M

Source and basis

  • GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
  • Actual spending reported by the department for this program, reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote. Includes operating costs, capital and payments to others.

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