Canada Current IATI Aid Activities: Active Humanitarian and Development Projects

This dataset tracks active humanitarian and development aid activities managed by Canada as reported to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). Maintained by IATI and updated as of March 2026, it provides a standardized view of international assistance efforts.

Use Cases

• Comparing the volume of humanitarian activities versus development activities in the Canadian aid portfolio.
• Mapping 'who is doing what and where' using the 3W/4W/5W tags to identify geographic aid gaps.
• Identifying active aid projects for integration with financial data from d-portal.org using activity identifiers.

Strengths

• Adheres to International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) standards
• Covers both humanitarian and development activity types
• Provides a centralized list of active Canadian aid projects

Limitations

• Unknown total record count
• Column names are not explicitly defined in the source metadata
• Requires external join for financial data

Provenance

Source

International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)

Collection Method

Self-reported by aid organizations via the IATI standard

Time Range

Active as of 2026

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Canada