Briefly, Canada and Chile enjoy a mature, as well as a multi-faceted bilateral relationship. Chile is Canada's most like-minded partner in South America and is one of six priorities in our Americas strategy.
We obviously remain committed to working with Chile in its time of need following the disaster. In the early stages of this, on March 2, in the name of the Government of Canada, my colleague Minister Oda responded to a request for international assistance from the Government of Chile and announced it would provide to this trusted partner up to $2 million for urgent humanitarian assistance. I think this timely response certainly supports Chile's efforts to meet the needs of those affected in the disaster area.
In this case, as in any other case, the Canadian consular officials continue to use, as we have used in the past, many different avenues to be able to, for instance, locate Canadians who may have been affected by the earthquake. Today, I'm happy to report, there are no confirmed reports of Canadian casualties.