OTTAWA — While Canada is one of the top contributors to foreign aid among some of the world’s richest countries, one-fifth of the spending never leaves Canada’s borders.

Some 19 per cent of Canada’s aid reported to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development last year benefited refugees and Ukrainians within Canada.

That spending accounts for 19% of Canada's US$8 billion in foreign aid, compared to an average of 13.8% among other OECD countries{ai:summary}<p>Canada, generous on paper, keeps a slice of its foreign aid at home, helping refugees and Ukrainians within its own borders. #foreignaffairs</p>

Almost 20 per cent of Canada's foreign aid spending stays within its own borders

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