Identifier
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05OTTAWA2701
2005-09-08 20:12:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Ottawa
Cable title:  

TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE 4 --

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082012Z Sep 05
UNCLAS OTTAWA 002701 

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

FOR R, WHA/CAN; WHA/EPSC

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
SUBJECT: TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE 4 --
SEPTEMBER 8, 2005

REF: A. OTTAWA 2689


B. OTTAWA 2638

C. STATE 162270

Public contact number for Public Safety and Emergency
Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
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UNCLAS OTTAWA 002701

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

FOR R, WHA/CAN; WHA/EPSC

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
SUBJECT: TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE 4 --
SEPTEMBER 8, 2005

REF: A. OTTAWA 2689


B. OTTAWA 2638

C. STATE 162270

Public contact number for Public Safety and Emergency
Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
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1. The contact number for Canadians wishing to contribute to
Katrina relief is 1-800-O CANADA (1-800-622-6232).
Information on how to help is also available on the web sites
of Foreign Affairs Canada, International Trade Canada (for
companies wishing to sell to the US market) and the Canadian
Red Cross and other NGOs.

Other contact information for PSEPC is for USG use only, not
for public distribution.

Caution on food aid
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2. FAS raised a concern about the possibility that food
included in emergency relief shipments from Canada would not
be in compliance with our import regulations. Post raised
the issue with Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Canada, which was not aware of food aid, but would note that
potential shipments should be cleared with the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency. FAS noted that even MREs could be a
problem if they contain inadmissable Canadian beef products.

More spaces for students
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3. According to press reports, the Premier of Prince Edward
Island announce that there will be spaces at the provincially
operated university and college to students at three New
Orleans universities.

In Nova Scotia, Acadia University (ref A) and three Halifax
universities - Saint Mary's, Mount Saint Vincent and
Dalhousie - are offering to help students affected by the
hurricane. Financial and housing assistance varies according
to the school.

Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa

WILKINS