Jean Henry Céant (born 27 September 1956[1]) is a Haitian politician who was the twenty-first Prime Minister of Haiti.

He was sanctioned by the Canadian Government for his involvement in human rights violations and supporting criminal gangs on 17 November 2022.

[6] On 17 November 2022, the Government of Canada imposed joint sanctions against Céant, former president Michel Martelly and former prime minister Laurent Lamothe.

The sanctions against Céant was a response to his allegedly involvement in "gross and systematic human rights violations in Haiti."

[7][8][9] A press release by the office of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau mentioned that Céant is "suspected of protecting and enabling the illegal activities of armed criminal gangs.