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.
- Tuesday's budget projects $2.7 billion in cuts over four years as the Carney government returns foreign aid to pre-pandemic levels, affecting global health projects.
- After pandemic-era increases, the government says Ottawa boosted development and humanitarian spending during the pandemic to restore progress, now shifting to leveraging innovative tools and refocusing support for countries most in need, Global Affairs Canada states.
- Despite recent assurances from Randeep Sarai, the International Development Research Centre will see cuts starting with $11.4 million in April, rising to $23.5 million annually, as Ottawa withdraws support.
- Aid groups responded, noting developing countries face debt and disaster pressures as the Canadian government prepares to press for aid at the G20, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend this year.
- The plan also trims support to some international financial institutions as it repurposes $138 million under 'trade finance' to rebuild Ukraine's infrastructure, according to the budget.
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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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