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Spending program

International Business Development

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

In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development spent $124 million on International Business Development, down from $132 million in 2023–24. That is $4.14 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2024–25

$124M

1.2% of International affairs and development spending in 2024–25.

Down $8.4M from $132M in 2023–24.

$4.14per tax filer$3.01per 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.

International Business Development, by fiscal year. Latest year highlighted.
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International Business Development, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpending
2018–19$88.7M
2019–20$104M
2020–21$99.8M
2021–22$108M
2022–23$116M
2023–24$132M
2024–25$124M

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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