Ongoing and past crises abroad

The Government of Canada acts quickly and appropriately when it receives requests for assistance from countries facing disasters, conflicts, or acute food insecurity.

Canada's response is the result of close cooperation among Global Affairs Canada humanitarian officers, Canadian representatives in the field, representatives of other government departments, and international and Canadian humanitarian partners.

Ongoing crises

• Canada’s response to the crisis in Sudan
• Canada’s response to the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria
• Canada’s response to flooding in Pakistan
• Canada’s response to the hunger crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Canada’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• Canada’s response to the situation in Afghanistan
• Canada’s response to Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 tragedy
• Canada's response to the Venezuela crisis
• Canada and the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
• Conflict in Syria

Past crises

• August 2021 - Canada’s response to the devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti

Related links

• The Humanitarian Response Network of Canada (HRN)
• Canada and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• Canada and the World Food Programme (WFP)