Canada has announced C$100 million (about US$71 million) in new assistance for Palestinians, as Prime Minister Mark Carney reaffirmed Ottawa’s support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Carney announced the funding during his participation in the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Of the new package, C$80 million will go toward humanitarian assistance for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. The funding is intended to support urgent needs including food and nutrition, healthcare, water and sanitation, shelter and protection services.
The remaining C$20 million will support peace and stabilisation initiatives, including security capacity-building efforts. Canada has an existing multi-year programme supporting the training of Palestinian police in the West Bank, and the government has indicated that this support could eventually be expanded to Gaza if conditions allow.
Carney said the new funding was intended to help preserve the possibility of a two-state solution, under which an independent Palestinian state would exist alongside Israel.
The announcement comes as the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains a major focus of discussions at the United Nations. Canada said the latest funding brings its total assistance addressing the humanitarian and resilience needs of Palestinian civilians to more than C$600 million since October 2023.
Canada previously announced another C$100 million package in June 2026, which supported emergency medical care, food, water, sanitation, shelter and protection through UN agencies, the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement and non-governmental organisations.
The latest announcement also comes as Canada continues to work with international partners on diplomatic efforts surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Ottawa has said it remains committed to the establishment of a viable Palestinian state alongside a secure Israel.
For Palestinians affected by the ongoing crisis, the bulk of the new Canadian package is therefore directed toward immediate humanitarian needs, while a smaller portion is focused on longer-term peace, stabilisation and security capacity-building.
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