page_title: Canada–Haiti relations
section_title: 2004 international intervention
hierarchical_section_title: Canada–Haiti relations / 2004 international intervention
caption_attribution_description: English: Poster in opposition to Canada's involvement in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and Operation HAMLET by the Canadian Armed Forces. Poster seen in Montreal, Québec, Canada in October 2005. Translated from Québec French to English, sign read "[Paul] Martin, get the fuck out of Haiti. Party in solidarity with Haiti."Français&#160;: Affiche en opposition à la participation du Canada à la Mission des Nations unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti (MINUSTAH) et à l'Opération HAMLET des Forces armées canadiennes. Affiche vue à Montréal, Québec, Canada en octobre 2005 sur laquelle est inscrit&#160;: «&#160;[Paul] Martin, crisse ton camps d'Haiti!! Party de solidarité avec Haiti&#160;».
context_page_description: Canada–Haiti relations are relations between Canada and the Republic of Haiti. Both nations are the only independent French speaking countries in the Americas. During the unsettled period from 1957 to 1990, Canada received many Haitian refugees, who now form a significant minority in Quebec. Canada participated in various international interventions in Haiti between 1994 and 2004, and continues to provide substantial aid to Haiti. Both nations are members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Organization of American States and the United Nations.
context_section_description: In February 2004, the presidency of Jean-Bertrand Aristide came to an end amid a rebellion. The Multinational Interim Force (MIF) was authorized by the UN Security Council to deploy in Haiti immediately to keep the peace. Of the 2,700 troops initially deployed, Canada contributed 125. By April, the Canadian contingent led by Lt.-Col. Jim Davis had risen to 500.
  The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti was established later in 2004 as a successor to the MIF. Since then, Canadian contributions have been limited to a 100 police officers and a small number of liaison officers. In June 2005, the Canadian government warned Canadians to avoid visiting Haiti due to the increasingly deteriorating security situation.
  Beginning in roughly 2004, Canada's aid program implemented what is known as a whole-of-government approach that aimed to develop and support the transitional government. More money was being spent on state services such as public security and election processes.
  In 2006 Canada assisted in international efforts to help Haiti complete its first full electoral cycle since its constitution entered into force in 1987. The Government of Canada through the Canadian International Development Agency contributed nearly $40 million for the electoral process, providing observers and technical assistance. The Governor General of Canada, Michaelle Jean (herself of Haitian origin) attended the inauguration of President Rene Preval on May 14, 2006, as the Canadian representative.
  In July 2007, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Haiti, including a visit to a Canadian-funded hospital in the crime-ridden Cite Soleil slum.
caption: Opposition to Canada's involvement in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) under the government of Paul Martin in 2005
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