Program directory · Department of Indigenous Services
Emergency Management Assistance
- Department
- Department of Indigenous Services
- Program code
- BYP15 (INDSC)
- Core responsibility
- Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination
- In Departmental Plans
- 2023-24 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Emergency Management Assistance Program provides funding for First Nations communities on reserve and other eligible recipients to build resiliency, prepare for natural hazards, and respond to them using the four pillars of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Funding is also provided to provinces, territories and non-government organizations to support on-reserve emergency management. The Program also partners with First Nation Partners, Tribal Councils, provincial and territorial governments, and third-party service providers to protect the health and safety of First Nations and their communities from natural or accidental hazards and assists in the remediation of critical infrastructure and community assets affected by emergency events. It is a targeted program that improves community capacity and resilience to disasters. In doing so, the Program contributes to the development of healthier and more sustainable communities.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2023-24. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Management Assistance | Earlier program (name match, high confidence) | 2018-19 – 2020-21 | $165M |
| Emergency Management Assistance | Earlier program (name match, high confidence) | 2019-20 – 2024-25 | $2.19B |
| Emergency Management Assistance | This program | 2023-24 – 2028-29 | $1.27B |
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Appears to replace Emergency Management Assistance | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2025-26 | Indicators added: Percentage of evacuees who have returned to their community within two months (60 days) after their evacuation; Percentage of reported emergency events occurring within the last year that did not require an evacuation | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of long-term evacuees who have returned home or have a scheduled date within two years after their evacuation; Percentage of short-term evacuees that have returned to their community within three months | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $197M, against $679M in 2024-25 (−71%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $111M, against $197M in 2025-26 (−44%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ≥ 95% | 2024 | 83% The nature of emergencies is difficult to predict, as the exceptionally severe 2023-24 wildfire season has shown. First Nations experienced significant infrastructure loss, which resulted in longer displacements while repairs were conducted, or other interim solutions sought. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 95% | 2025 | — Retired in 2024-2025. | No result reported |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ≥ 95% | 2024 | 67% The nature of emergencies is difficult to predict, as the exceptionally severe 2023-24 wildfire season has shown. More than 50% of the Long-Term Evacuees in the 2023-24 season came from one First Nation which suffered significant infrastructure losses of over 100 structures with many additional ones requiring repairs. It will take significant time to rebuild the infrastructure as homes will be re… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 95% | 2025 | 100% 100% of evacuees returned home within two months (60 days) after their evacuation for 2024-25 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 90% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 70% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | $208M | $595M |
| 2024-25 | $197M | $679M |
| 2025-26 | $197M | — |
| 2026-27 | $111M | — |
| 2027-28 | $111M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $111M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 41 | 70 |
| 2024-25 | 59 | 81 |
| 2025-26 | 82 | — |
| 2026-27 | 70 | — |
| 2027-28 | 70* | — |
| 2028-29 | 70* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 plan | $207,890,238 | $197,497,840 | $99,298,114 | |||
| 2024-25 plan | $197,421,515 | $99,221,789 | $99,187,303 | |||
| 2025-26 plan | $196,819,355 | $111,119,619 | $111,118,161 | |||
| 2026-27 plan | $111,158,030 | $111,156,572 | $111,157,439 | |||
| Actual | $595,188,453 | $678,731,568 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
