Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew says Haiti is happy with the assistance Ottawa has already offered, and is not asking for any more help.

Pettigrew is in Haiti for two days of meetings with government officials, trying to assess what help Canada can provide.

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"They have not demanded other things at this time from Canada. We will continue to be there and we will monitor the needs as they evolve," said Pettigrew.

Pierre Pettigrew in Haiti

The northeastern part of the island was devastated by mudslides and flooding after it was struck by tropical storm Jeanne on Sept. 18 and 19. Officials say more than 1,500 people have died and 900 are missing since the storm passed through. Many of the missing are thought to have been washed out to sea or buried under the tons of mud and debris.

Nearly 300,000 were left homeless by Jeanne - 200,000 in the city of Gonaives, alone.

Pettigrew insists there is no need to send the Canadian Forces' Disaster Assistance Response Team, known as DART, to the damage zone.

Disaster Assistance Relief Team (DART) in Honduras, 1998(AP Photo)

DART provides medical care and drinking water in disaster areas, both of which are needed in Haiti.

Canada has already pledged about $3 million in relief aid. Pettigrew says Haitian officials say that is enough.

Pettigrew also repeated on Wednesday that Canadian is committed to long-term assistance to the Haiti, which is one of the poorest and politically most unstable nations in the Western hemisphere.

Ottawa last year already pledged $150 million over several years to Haiti, as part of a "reconstruction and development" program.