How did Canadian aid change under Justin Trudeau?

Canada has always been a consistent force in development funding: It was one of the 20 founding members of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

With Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement, Devex decided to look into the data available during his term to see where the funding went, how many projects were funded, and how much was spent overall during his term.

In terms of official development assistance, or ODA, Canada is showing a steady yet upward trend. In 2015, Canada sent out $5.2 billion in net ODA (in U.S. dollars, at 2022 constant prices), which slowly rose to $6.5 billion in 2021, then shot up to $9.3 billion in 2022. According to preliminary data from OECD, Canada contributed $9.4 billion in net ODA in 2023.

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