Grant and contribution program
Contributions from the International Development Assistance for Bilateral Programming to support regional or country specific
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development · International affairs and development
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development paid out $717 million under Contributions from the International Development Assistance for Bilateral Programming to support regional or country specific, up from $667 million in 2023–24. That is $23.94 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$717M
Up $50.0M from $667M in 2023–24.
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.
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| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | $667M |
| 2024–25 | $717M |
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2024–25. Location is the recipient's address, which is not always where the money is spent. Recipient payments can differ slightly from the program total above because the Public Accounts report them separately.
| Recipient | Location | Paid | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Société de coopération pour le développement international | Québec, Quebec | $35.4M | $1.18 |
| Alinea International | Calgary, Alberta | $34.1M | $1.14 |
| CowaterSogema International | Ottawa, Ontario | $31.5M | $1.05 |
| Plan International Canada Inc | Toronto, Ontario | $30.4M | $1.01 |
| World University Service of Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $29.2M | $0.98 |
| Mennonite Economic Development Associates | Waterloo, Ontario | $21.6M | $0.72 |
| Care Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $20.2M | $0.67 |
| Government of Jordan | Amman, Jordan | $17.5M | $0.58 |
| Développement international Desjardins | Lévis, Quebec | $15.3M | $0.51 |
| Government of Tanzania - Ministry of Finance | Dodoma, Tanzania | $15.0M | $0.50 |
Source and basis
- Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Recipients: Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada.
- Net expenditures of this transfer payment program in the Public Accounts. It overlaps with program spending, so do not add the two.
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