Spending program
Multilateral 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 $2.4 billion on Multilateral International Assistance, down from $2.4 billion in 2023–24. That is $79.83 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$2.4B
23.1% of International affairs and development spending in 2024–25.
Down $6.7M from $2.4B in 2023–24.
$79.83per tax filer$58.12per 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.
Show these figures as a table
| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | $1.5B |
| 2019–20 | $1.6B |
| 2020–21 | $2.9B |
| 2021–22 | $2.4B |
| 2022–23 | $3.0B |
| 2023–24 | $2.4B |
| 2024–25 | $2.4B |
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.
← All international affairs and development spendingHow the figures are calculated