People walk past garbage discarded on a street in Havana on Feb. 4, 2026. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada will provide $8 million in humanitarian aid to Cuba to address food shortages, as oil shipments to the country have plummeted and fuel scarcity has disrupted everyday life.
The aid will be released “immediately” and will be delivered through the World Food Programme and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), instead of the Cuban government, Global Affairs Canada said in a Feb. 25 news release. The department noted the aid is part of an international assistance program to strengthen local food security and nutrition.
