Ottawa – Following the powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, and the resulting significant loss of lives and destruction of infrastructure, Canada is responding by providing up to $9.75 million in humanitarian assistance. This funding will support emergency medical services and provide shelter, food and other essential items, and is being allocated as follows:
- $4 million to the Canadian Red Cross to support the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- $2 million to the World Food Programme
- $2 million to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to support the Myanmar Humanitarian Fund
- Up to $1.75 million to the Humanitarian Coalition and its members through the Canadian Humanitarian Assistance Fund.
Canada also welcomes the release of US$5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, to which Canada is a long-standing donor, to support urgent humanitarian needs such as shelter, food and water.
Quick facts
- The March 28 earthquake is exacerbating the pre-existing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, with nearly 20 million people in need of assistance before the tremor struck.
- Canada provides humanitarian assistance funding based on identified needs through experienced and trusted humanitarian organizations that have the on-the-ground operational capacity needed to respond.