Canadian Government To Match Donations to Haiti Earthquake Response
CRWRC Newsroom | January 14, 2010
The Canadian Minister of International Cooperation announced today that Canada will match all individual donations to registered Canadian charitable organizations, such as CRWRC, that support humanitarian and early recovery assistance to people affected by the earthquake in Haiti on January 12th.
"Many Canadians are deeply concerned about the suffering and loss of life as a result of this catastrophe in Haiti," said the Minister. "Canadian citizens have shown time and again their generosity with countries in urgent need, and our government is prepared to match their contributions dollar for dollar."
The Government of Canada will match 1:1 all of the contributions of individual Canadians to registered charities up to a total of $50 million.* These funds will then be put into a CIDA-managed Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund, and agencies like CRWRC will submit proposals to receive some of those donations. Decisions as to which organizations will receive funding will be based on the merit of their proposals and their ability to deliver aid quickly and effectively, and will require that the humanitarian and development organizations have significant in-country capacity to deliver humanitarian, early recovery and reconstruction assistance in Haiti. Due to CRWRC's 30 year history in Haiti, its existing partnerships, and its record of providing excellent relief, rehabilitation, and long-term recovery programs, CRWRC expects to receive some of the matched money.
To qualify for the match, donations must be received between January 12 and February 12, 2010 and be clearly marked for the Haitian Earthquake response. For additional information, click here.
* On January 23 Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that the Canadian government has lifted its limit on the amount of money allocated for matching individual donations to the Haiti earthquake response.