According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and other sources:

The geology

– 7.3 magnitude quake at 16:53:09 on January 12th, 2010

– epicentre of quake, 15km from Port-au-Prince, 10km depth

– at least 12 aftershocks between 5.0-5.9 magnitude since

– first earthquake of this magnitude to hit Hispaniola since 1751

The numbers

– RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher among dead. Was on UN Peacekeeping mission.

– including Gallagher, four Canadians are confirmed dead

– 13 Canadians injured

– 550 Canadians have been located

– 1415 Canadians are missing

– between 50,000-100,000 Haitians dead

– one third of Haitian population (3 million) affected by quake

– Catastrophic infrastructure damage in Port-au-Prince (satellite image for Google Earth)

The evacuation

– First wave of Canadian wave of evacuees landed in Montreal last night

– CF flights have evacuated 272 Canadians

– Three Canadian flights into Port-au-Prince

Deployed support and facilitation of foreign deployment

– HMCS Athabaskan and HMCS Halifax en route to Haiti. Includes equipment and helicopters.

– Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney has exempted foreign nationals on non-commercial aircraft from obtained temporary visas if they are on their way to provide relief to Haiti

– Canada has been refueling stop for Russian and Chinese aircraft en route to Haiti

– CF operation dubbed HESTIA

Financial Aid

– CIDA Minister Bev Oda has set up Haiti relief fund to match Canadian donations up to $50 million

– Ontario government has contributed $1 million to Haiti earthquake relief

– British Columbian government has contributed $500,000

– CRA warns donors to be informed of charities

– Staff fundraiser to be held on Parliament Hill for Haiti relief effort on January 25th at 6pm. Contact [email protected] for details.

Canadian Reporters on the scene with Twitter

– @smithjoanna (TorStar)

– @jorgebarrera (Canwest)

– @Stephen_Maher__ (Chronicle Herald)

– @perreaux (Globe and Mail)

– @althiaraj (Sun Media)

– My twitter list of reporters reporting on the Haiti relief effort (on the ground or en route)