Canada Sending Another $30M in Aid to Turkey, Syria, as Rebuild Begins

Excavators work at the site of buildings that collapsed during the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, Feb. 17, 2023. The Canadian Press/AP-Bernat Armangue

The federal government is sending another $20 million in aid for people affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and matching millions more in private donations.

International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada will match $10 million in donations to members of the Humanitarian Coalition, on top of the $10 million in matching donations to the Canadian Red Cross.