Overview
- Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the $100 million pledge on Sept. 22 at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
- The package splits roughly $80 million for humanitarian aid and $20 million for development and security work, including top-up money for a multiyear West Bank police training program.
- The government said RCMP training for Palestinian police could be extended to Gaza if security conditions allow, making that expansion conditional on safer access and on-the-ground stability.
- Parliamentary documents released this month list damage to dozens of Canadian-funded projects caused by Israeli military operations and settler actions, and officials cite interference and operational barriers that hamper aid delivery.
- The pledge builds on more than $600 million Ottawa has provided since October 2023 and comes alongside Canada’s recent ban on imports from West Bank settlements, a move critics say increases diplomatic pressure on Israeli settlement plans such as E1.