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Contribution: (HWF) Supporting a Humanitarian Workforce to Respond to COVID-19 and Other Large-Scale Emergencies

The Priory of Canada of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem

$15,006,109.12

Continued Enhancements to Build Capacity for All-Hazards Emergency Response in Canada

FY 2023-24 · 2023-06-06

Summary
This project's goal is to increase St. John Ambulance’s readiness capacity and deployment capabilities to respond to large-scale emergencies like COVID-19. This will strengthen emergency response across Canada and reduce the impact of emergencies on Canadians.
Program
(HWF) Supporting a Humanitarian Workforce to Respond to COVID-19 and Other Large-Scale Emergencies
Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Additional Information
The purpose of this amendment is to increase the agreement value from $14,848,923.84 to $15,006,109.12. This amendment will advance St. John Ambulance's preparedness pilot that will support increased readiness and a greater range of civilian response capabilities to support activities during the 2024 season.
Additional Information (French)
L'objectif de cette modification est d'augmenter la valeur de l'entente de 14 848 923,84 $ à 15 006 109,12 $. Cette modification fera progresser le projet pilote de préparation de l'Ambulance Saint-Jean, qui permettra d'accroître l'état de préparation et d'élargir l'éventail des capacités d'intervention civiles afin de soutenir les activités pendant la saison 2024.
Agreement End Date
2026-03-31
Agreement Number
23284
Agreement Start Date
2023-06-06
Agreement Title
Continued Enhancements to Build Capacity for All-Hazards Emergency Response in Canada
Agreement Title (French)
Poursuite du renforcement des capacités d'intervention en cas d'urgence tous risques au Canada
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$15,006,109.12
Amendment Date
2024-07-25
Amendment Number
2
Description
This project's goal is to increase St. John Ambulance’s readiness capacity and deployment capabilities to respond to large-scale emergencies like COVID-19. This will strengthen emergency response across Canada and reduce the impact of emergencies on Canadians.
Description (French)
L'objectif de ce projet est de renforcer la capacité de préparation et de déploiement de l'Ambulance Saint-Jean pour répondre à des urgences de grande ampleur telle que le COVID-19. Cela renforcera les interventions d'urgence dans tout le pays et réduira l'impact des situations d'urgence sur les Canadiens.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes of this project is to enhance St. John Ambulance's ability to respond to requests for assistance, enhance their capacity to respond to communities with unique needs of marginalized populations, and increase the speed of deploying their resources and personnel to emergencies across Canada. Other outcomes include strengthening their recruitment and retention of volunteers, building relations with marginalized and Indigenous communities to enhance community resilience and use a whole of community approach to develop, maintain, and improve preparedness, response and recovery for all-hazards risks.
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats attendus de ce projet sont d'améliorer la capacité de l'Ambulance Saint-Jean à répondre aux demandes d'assistance, d'améliorer sa capacité à répondre aux besoins uniques des populations marginalisées et d'accélérer le déploiement de ses ressources et de son personnel dans les situations d'urgence à travers le Canada. Les autres résultats comprennent le renforcement du recrutement et de la rétention des bénévoles, l'établissement de relations avec les communautés marginalisées et autochtones afin d'améliorer la résilience des communautés et l'utilisation d'une approche communautaire globale pour développer, maintenir et améliorer la préparation, la réponse et le rétablissement pour les risques de tous ordres.
Federal Riding
Ottawa-Vanier
Federal Riding (French)
Ottawa-Vanier
Federal Riding Number
35078
Organization Code
ps-sp
Organization
Public Safety Canada | Sécurité publique Canada
Program Name
(HWF) Supporting a Humanitarian Workforce to Respond to COVID-19 and Other Large-Scale Emergencies
Program Name (French)
(MOH) Appuyer une main-d’œuvre humanitaire pour répondre à la COVID-19 et à d’autres urgences de grande envergure
Program Purpose
The Supporting a Humanitarian Workforce to Respond to COVID-19 and Other Large-Scale Emergencies Program (“the Program”) is a contribution program that will provide funding to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) so that they may build capacity and deploy to respond to COVID-19 and other large-scale emergencies.
Program Purpose (French)
Le programme « Appuyer une main-d'œuvre humanitaire pour répondre à la COVID-19 et à d’autres urgences de grande envergure » (« le programme ») est un programme de contribution qui fournira des fonds aux organisations non gouvernementales (ONG) afin qu’elles puissent renforcer leurs capacités et se déployer pour répondre à la COVID‑19 et à d’autres urgences à grande envergure.
Recipient City
Ottawa
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
The Priory of Canada of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem
Recipient Operating Name
St. John Ambulance
Recipient Postal Code
K1J 1A3
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
088-2024-2025-Q2-00079