The Canadian government response has been pretty quiet, the latest news being the immediate release of normally allocated aid funds and concerned voices about the humanitarian crisis. There was also reporting from earlier in February that breaking the oil embargo was unlikely, too many American interests in the oil companies operating in Canada. Which maybe isn't a good thing for Canadian sovereignty.
https://www.canada.ca/en/global-aff...rovides-assistance-to-the-people-of-cuba.html
The low level response is a bit of a shame from a country that has had a fairly normalized relationship with Cuba for many decades. I'm not sure if the tourist trade from Canada had recovered to pre-pandemic levels, surely that has had some economic effect.
I also missed the notice that the US was allowing oil sales to Cuba again, at market rates and with caveats over the usage that probably make sales impossible - no military use or government institutions. So too bad for hospitals by that definition, and the sudden spike in oil prices won't have helped.
https://www.reuters.com/business/en...oil-cuba-treasury-department-says-2026-02-25/
https://www.canada.ca/en/global-aff...rovides-assistance-to-the-people-of-cuba.html
The low level response is a bit of a shame from a country that has had a fairly normalized relationship with Cuba for many decades. I'm not sure if the tourist trade from Canada had recovered to pre-pandemic levels, surely that has had some economic effect.
I also missed the notice that the US was allowing oil sales to Cuba again, at market rates and with caveats over the usage that probably make sales impossible - no military use or government institutions. So too bad for hospitals by that definition, and the sudden spike in oil prices won't have helped.
https://www.reuters.com/business/en...oil-cuba-treasury-department-says-2026-02-25/