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Canada Pledges $8 Million in Food Aid for Cuba as Fuel Crisis Deepens

Ottawa will route the assistance through UN agencies to avoid direct transfers to Havana.

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People wait at a bus stop after Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced that his government would roll out a plan to confront fuel shortages as the U.S. moves to block the supply of oil, in Havana, Cuba February 5, 2026 REUTERS/Norlys Perez
A man rests in front of a pot over a wood fire on a street in Havana, Cuba, on February 23, 2026.
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Overview

  • Global Affairs Canada said the money will be released immediately to scale up food and nutrition support for vulnerable people.
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said the move reflects Canadian foreign policy and was not discussed with U.S. officials.
  • Mexico sent a second shipment with 1,193 tons of beans and powdered milk aboard two navy vessels from Veracruz, with arrival expected Saturday.
  • Cuba faces blackouts and supply disruptions after Venezuelan oil deliveries ceased and the U.S. threatened tariffs on countries supplying fuel.
  • Air Canada and other airlines have canceled flights following warnings of a jet‑fuel shortage, compounding the tourism downturn.