Grant and contribution program
Grants from the International Development Assistance for Multilateral Programming
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 $2.8 billion under Grants from the International Development Assistance for Multilateral Programming, up from $2.4 billion in 2023–24. That is $92.43 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$2.8B
Up $369M from $2.4B 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 | $2.4B |
| 2024–25 | $2.8B |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Nations | Geneva, Switzerland | $672M | $22.42 |
| Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria | Geneva, Switzerland | $403M | $13.46 |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Washington, District of Columbia | $296M | $9.88 |
| World Food Programme | Rome, Italy | $289M | $9.64 |
| Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | Geneva, Switzerland | $118M | $3.93 |
| Nutrition International | Ottawa, Ontario | $110M | $3.67 |
| International Committee of the Red Cross | Geneva, Switzerland | $97.4M | $3.25 |
| Green Climate Fund | Incheon, South Corea | $88.0M | $2.94 |
| Gavi | Geneva, Switzerland | $80.0M | $2.67 |
| World Health Organization | Geneva, Switzerland | $65.8M | $2.19 |
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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