Consortium FCM, UMQ and the City of Montreal

Published purpose

The main objective of the project is to rebuild the basic institutional and administrative capacities of the city of Port-au-Prince and the municipalities of Gressier, Léogâne, Petit-Goâve, and Grand-Goâve, following the earthquake of January 12, 2010. The project aims to help these municipalities to better plan and coordinate reconstruction activities and to provide services to residents. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the City of Montreal and the Union of Quebec Municipalities provide technical assistance to the Ministry of the Interior and Territorial Communities and to the national associations of Haitian communities. The project activities include: support to the municipalities to assess damages caused by the earthquake and to elaborate reconstruction plans; rehabilitate public spaces and public equipment; establishing and equipping municipal reconstruction offices; hiring and training municipal personnel; providing advice from Canadian municipal specialists in management, administration, land-use planning and development.