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Haiti - Politic : New Priorities of Canada (2015-2020) for Haiti
13/06/2015 10:49:30

Friday, Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced Canada’s renewed strategy for engagement in Haiti. The renewed five-year strategy follows a review of Canada’s long-term engagement in Haiti, which sought to examine the progress made to date and maximize efforts and resources.

The renewed strategy for engagement fo Canada (2015–2020) in Haiti represents a whole-of-government approach focused on increased accountability and coordination.

Sustainable economic growth will be at the centre of Canada’s efforts to support the emergence of a more resilient Haitian economy. Such efforts will include increasing private-sector engagement and promoting innovative financing mechanisms.

"Canada will continue to work closely with the Haitian government and the international community to identify priority issues and advance work plans to accelerate development. With this renewed strategy, Canada expects to make a significant contribution to improving the lives of the Haitian people in the coming years and build on the excellent relations between our two countries," declared the Minister Paradis.

New priorities of Canada (2015-2020) :

Economic growth and prosperity :
Canada will support the emergence of a more resilient economy with sustained prosperity and growth through the engagement of the private sector and the promotion of innovative financing mechanisms. Programming will be aimed at :

improving access to credit and other financial services;
supporting improvements in the business climate and land titling;
supporting the development of key industries (e.g. agriculture, mining, tourism and manufacturing); and
strengthening the capacity, independence and accountability of economic entities, including municipalities.

Democratic and accountable government :
The renewed strategy will support democratic development and the fight against corruption, and will contribute to improving the capacity of the state. Actions will include :

supporting electoral processes;
accelerating public-service reforms to increase productivity and competency (e.g. the collection of taxes and customs);
investing in civil society, with attention to women’s political participation, youth engagement and anti-corruption activities; and
improving the capacity and transparency of the Haitian government to enable economic growth and supervise the delivery of basic services, especially in health and education.

Rule of law and security :
Canada’s engagement will continue to :

strengthen the Haitian National Police;
strengthen the capacity and independence of the judicial and correctional systems while targeting faster prosecutions;
support regional security programs; and
seek to reinforce stability in Haiti.

Programming will contribute to the accelerated modernization of civil and criminal law and legislative measures (e.g. taxation, commercial code) that can help support economic growth.

Supporting health and welfare of Haitian women and youth :
Canada will continue to play a leadership role to :

improve maternal, newborn and child health in Haiti;
support initiatives in child protection with direct and immediate results on child trafficking; and
continue to increase the access to and completion of basic education, with a focus on girls.

Mutual Accountability Framework :
In addition to its programming, Canada will sign a mutual accountability framework with the Government of Haiti reaffirming transparent, efficient and long-term cooperation between Canada and Haiti. The framework will identify clear measures, principles and commitments that will make it possible to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. The framework will also establish mutual expectations; stress the importance of Canadian principles and values; establish greater transparency, predictability, and accountability in how investments are spent; and set clear targets for the results Canada and Haiti want to achieve.

Canada is also seeking a greater leadership role in the area of aid coordination to support necessary structural change and sustainable results. The Government of Canada will continue to work with the Government of Haiti and primary donors to identify priority issues and establish work plans to address these.

HL/ HaitiLibre