US EditionOttawa cutting foreign aid and research spending back to pre-pandemic level
The $2.7 billion cut over four years reduces Canada’s aid to pre-pandemic levels, impacting global health and research funding including the International Development Research Centre.
- Recently, the Ottawa government forecast $2.7 billion in cuts over four years to return foreign aid to pre-pandemic levels, the budget shows.
- After pandemic-era increases, the government says Ottawa raised development spending to restore progress on illnesses and now shifts to 'leveraging innovative tools' and focusing support for countries most in need.
- Despite recent assurances from Randeep Sarai, the International Development Research Centre will face cuts starting at $47 million in the fiscal year beginning in April, rising to $89.7 million by year five.
- Aid groups and developing countries face worsening crises, with aid groups planning to comment on the budget this afternoon and Sarai expected to press for aid at the G20, which Carney will attend later this month.
- Ahead of the G20, Ottawa is reallocating funds for Ukraine reconstruction and trimming support to some international financial institutions, as the government seeks to leverage contributions more effectively.
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2025 Budget Slashes Foreign Aid by $2.7 Billion Over Next Four Years
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget tabled on Nov. 4 forecasts $2.7 billion in cuts to foreign aid over the next four years. The budget predicts $561 million in cost reductions next fiscal year for Global Affairs Canada (GAC), rising to $1.1 billion per year of projected savings within two years, saying that Canada’s foreign aid spending will return to pre-COVID levels and focus on “countries that need it the most.” GAC’s budget for this f…
OTTAWA—The Carney government is announcing a reduction in foreign aid to a level comparable to the pre-pandemic level, despite its electoral promise not to reduce it. The budget presented on Tuesday is forecasting cuts of $2.7 billion over four years, which will affect global health projects, and Ottawa is also reducing its support to a world-class aid research centre. The government has not yet communicated the amount of the aid budget for this…
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