On November 10, 2026, municipal leadership in Haiti’s northern coastal hub of Cap-Haïtien formalized a new cross-border economic partnership, signing a memorandum of understanding with the Haitian Chamber of Commerce of Canada (CCHC) in a ceremony overseen by Haiti’s national Business Facilitation Office (BFA). The landmark agreement, signed directly by Cap-Haïtien Mayor Michel St-Croix and CCHC President Luckny Guerrier, lays out a structured collaborative roadmap to bridge the Canadian Haitian diaspora business ecosystem with local economic stakeholders in Cap-Haïtien, targeting expanded investment flows, cross-market business exchanges, and inclusive local development outcomes. The scope of the planned collaboration spans five priority verticals: grassroots entrepreneurship incubation, small and medium enterprise growth support, targeted foreign investment promotion, sustainable tourism expansion, and professional capacity building for local workforces. To ensure tangible, accountable progress, the MOU mandates the creation of a dedicated joint coordination and monitoring unit, which will receive ongoing technical administrative support from the BFA to track project milestones and resolve operational barriers. During the signing event, Guerrier emphasized that the framework builds on the untapped potential of the hundreds of thousands of Haitian diaspora professionals and business owners based in Canada, noting that the CCHC’s core mandate is to connect dispersed community talent, financial resources, and global industry networks to drive long-term, community-centered sustainable development back in Haiti. Mayor St-Croix framed the partnership as a critical turning point for Cap-Haïtien’s post-instability economic recovery trajectory, noting that the municipal government has structured the agreement to outlast the current elected administration, embedding long-term continuity safeguards to prevent disruptions to development work when future municipal leadership takes office.