The federal government said on Sunday that Canada will provide an additional evacuation flight from Haiti next week due to the sharp increase in escape requests from the Caribbean country that poured in as Canada was about to end its efforts.

Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said in a post on X that officials recorded many additional requests prior to what was scheduled to be the last government-sponsored flight out of the country.

Joly wrote on the social media platform on Sunday: "As the departure from Haiti comes to an end, we saw a rush of last-minute requests for help," "For those who missed today's flight, we will have an additional flight next week."

A government-organized flight left on Sunday, expected to be the last of three flights, as Canada ended evacuation efforts in Haiti, which is suffering from gang violence, food shortages, and lack of medicine.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday during an unrelated announcement before the budget in Montreal, "It is clear that the situation in Haiti is very difficult, which is why Canada has been deeply involved over the past two years in supporting the Haitian National Police and in international diplomatic efforts to stabilize democracy in Haiti, and we are there for vulnerable Canadians who happen to be in Haiti."

"We started evacuation operations several weeks ago and will continue to ensure that we are there to support people in the best possible way."

On the sidelines of the press conference in Montreal, Joly said the additional flight would address everyone's concerns.

Joly said on Friday that her ministry was "closely monitoring" requests for help and had decided that no further flights would be needed.

Last week, she announced that Canada would use helicopters to transfer Canadians from the capital Port-au-Prince to an undisclosed location, then transport them to Montreal via a chartered flight.

One flight left on Wednesday, followed by another on Friday, in addition to the one that left on Sunday.

Canada previously transported people by helicopter to the Dominican Republic, but only Canadian passport holders are eligible for the trip; permanent residents were excluded.

Passengers to Montreal pay the equivalent of commercial travel fares, while Canadians brought to the Dominican Republic were responsible for their own accommodations and flights home, with Global Affairs providing assistance as needed.

Global Affairs Canada said earlier this week that it helped more than 250 Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and their close relatives leave Haiti.