Canada’s Haiti Airlift Expands to Include Relatives, Residents and Charter Flight

Published on April 1, 2024

Canada is expanding its evacuation of citizens from Haiti to include relatives and Canadian permanent residents. The government has also arranged for a charter flight for Canadians who pay a market rate to fly between the Dominican Republic and Montreal. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced a week ago that Canada was airlifting people with valid Canadian passports from Haiti to the Dominican Republic. At the time, Ms. Joly said Ottawa was pressing the Dominican Republic to allow permanent residents of Canada aboard those helicopter flights, as well as the foreign relatives of Canadians. Global Affairs Canada has since registered an uptick in Canadians seeking help getting out of Haiti, as hopes for a lull in widespread violence have given way to gang-fuelled chaos....

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