Development Finance & Policy Policy Brief & Highlights Overall Trends in Canadian ODA – 2025 Aid Trends Report Highlights Explore key trends shaping Canadian ODA, from budget cuts and transparency gaps to shifting priorities and delivery channels. / Resource Centre / Development Finance & Policy / Overall Trends in Canadian ODA – 2025 Aid Trends Report Highlights The document highlights overall trends in Canadian Official Development Assistance (ODA), including recent budget cuts, exceptional disbursements for COVID-19 and Ukraine, in-donor refugee costs, climate finance, delivery channels and transparency gaps. It shows how these factors are shaping the resources available for development purposes in the Global South.