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Canada Pledges $60 Million for Haiti, Most of It Conditional on UN Backing U.S. Plan

The conditional pledge is intended to press Security Council action on a larger UN-backed force to counter Haiti’s gangs.

Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a meeting with Laurent Saint-Cyr, President of the Transitional Presidential Council of the Republic of Haiti, during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. This year marks the 80th anniversary of UNGA. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
People displaced by gang violence are seen living at the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications office converted into a shelter in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, earlier this month.
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Image of the map of the world, with half of the maple leaf, and the Canada logo, with the following text overlayed: News Release Haiti

Overview

  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand announced $60 million, including $40 million for the Multinational Security Support mission or its successor, contingent on a Haiti resolution passing at the UN Security Council.
  • $20 million will fund a Regional Maritime Security Initiative to curb arms and drug flows affecting Haiti and the wider Caribbean.
  • Canada unveiled the funding at a UN Ad Hoc Advisory Group meeting during General Assembly week, as proposals advance for a fivefold expansion of the security mission’s size, funding, personnel and equipment.
  • Ottawa has already pledged about $80 million to the Kenya-led mission and told MPs its current focus is advocating for the expanded UN plan rather than committing Canadian troops.
  • UN and Canadian officials underscored the scale of Haiti’s crisis, citing millions in need and a recent drone strike that killed eight children, while stressing that security efforts must be paired with a political process and credible elections.