Haiti Canada

• Canada waives fees on permits for Haitian temporary residents

  Haitians with temporary resident status in Canada can now apply for a study permit, open work permit or status extension at no cost.

  Canada

  May 24, 2024
  
• Canada’s ambassador will stay in Haiti despite rising violence: Joly

  Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada's ambassador to Haiti will remain in the country. She said the decision sends an important message to Haitians and to Canadians.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2024
  
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• Canada’s Haiti envoy: ‘Nothing is moving fast enough’ to end country’s gang crisis

  For years, Haiti has faced violence, widespread sexual assaults and a hunger crisis. Canada's envoy is urging the world to do more to protect the many innocent people suffering.

  World

  Nov 17, 2023
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• Trudeau announces $80M for Haiti, calls for country to find own solutions

  A lasting solution to the crisis in Haiti will have to come from within that country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2023
• Haiti at risk of famine as gangs overtake country

  ``This is not the usual chronic food crisis in Haiti. This is extremely bad,'' said Jean-Martin Bauer, the World Food Programme's country director for the Caribbean state.

  World

  May 13, 2023
• Canadian military likely lacks capacity to lead Haiti mission: Gen. Wayne Eyre

  Officials in Ottawa say the U.S. has lobbied hard for Canada to take on the role, and U.S. President Joe Biden may carry that message again when he visits Ottawa.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2023
• Canada sanctions more of Haiti’s political elites as gang violence continues

  Violent gangs have taken over Haiti's capital, and Canada is seeking a consensus on how it can help after the country's unelected prime minister requested a military intervention.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2023
• Canada enhances staffing in Haiti embassy in push for political consensus amid crisis

  The news comes after Canada's UN ambassador Bob Rae briefed ministers and bureaucrats on Tuesday about his visit to Port-au-Prince last week.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2022
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• Haitians want new government but are torn on military intervention, MPs hear

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, to Haiti to try and find a path to consensus.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2022
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• Canada sanctions Haitian gang leader Jimmy Chérizier over humanitarian crisis

  In September, gangs led by Cherizier blocked the entrance to the Varreux fuel terminal just outside the Haitian capital to protest a government announcement to cut fuel subsidies.

  World

  Nov 14, 2022