Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé received Canada’s Ambassador to Haiti, Alexandre Côté, at the National Palace on Monday, September 14, 2026, during the official ceremony for the presentation of his credentials. This meeting marks the official assumption of duties by a diplomat who has long been familiar with the realities of the country.

The ceremony was held in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs, Raina Forbin, the Secretary General of the National Palace, Elisabeth Régine Haddad, as well as several other officials. The Prime Minister and the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary took the opportunity to reaffirm their shared desire to strengthen the relations of friendship and cooperation between Haiti and Canada, particularly in areas of common interest to both countries.