Program ensures that when disasters impact Canadians and all levels of government, financial assistance to provinces and territories will be delivered quickly and efficiently.
Program Details
Covers eligible disaster response and recovery expenses from provinces or territories and that exceed what they could reasonably be expected to bear on their own.
Helps provinces and territories cover the costs associated with disaster recovery.
Program Modernization
Will provide increased investments in strategic disaster mitigation and building back better to minimize disaster impacts on communities and the risk of future disasters.
Also, expanded support for people hardest hit by the impacts of significant disasters.
For eligible disasters occurring on or after Apr. 1, 2025, the DFAA will cost share expenses re disaster response; uninsurable losses for homes and small businesses.
Also, repairs and restoration of damaged infrastructure to more resilient levels.
Supports for people experiencing significant disaster impacts; and strategic mitigation.
Includes incentive, aims to recognize importance of pre-disaster investments that reduce response and costs and lessen impacts of disasters on people and businesses.
Effectiveness
DFAA guidelines for modernized program will be finalized when they come into effect.
Former program guidelines will remain active until prior events are fully closed, final.
Modernized program comes into effect on Apr. 1, 2025.
