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Contribution: (COV-19) Supporting the Canadian Red Cross’s Urgent Relief Efforts Related to COVID-19, Floods and Wildfires

Canadian Red Cross

$5,005,180.40

Nova Scotia 2023 Matching Program

FY 2024-25 · 2024-10-08

Summary
Spring and summer of 2023 brought with it devastating wildfires across Canada. In Nova Scotia, close to 20,000 individuals were forced out of their homes in May 2023, as fires encroached on suburbs of Halifax and communities in Shelburne County in the west of the province. On 31 May 2023 Canadian Red Cross (CRC) launched a public fundraising appeal for the Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada Fires (not knowing the full impacts of the fires). The Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia also established a donation matching program. The CRC wishes, through this project funded by the Government of Canada, to leverage its existing experience, capacity, and positioning to focus on support and service delivery gaps in the immediate and long term – those that are currently unfunded yet important to the relief, safety, well-being, recovery, and resilience of affected communities.
Program
(COV-19) Supporting the Canadian Red Cross’s Urgent Relief Efforts Related to COVID-19, Floods and Wildfires
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 extend the agreement date to March 31, 2027. There is no change to Public Safety Canada funding.
Additional Information (French)
Cette modification vise à prolonger la durée de l'entente au 31 mars, 2027. Il n'y a aucun changement à la valeur du financement de Sécurité publique Canada.
Agreement End Date
2027-03-31
Agreement Number
24219
Agreement Start Date
2024-10-08
Agreement Title
Nova Scotia 2023 Matching Program
Agreement Title (French)
Programme de jumelage 2023 de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$5,005,180.40
Amendment Date
2026-08-11
Amendment Number
1
Description
Spring and summer of 2023 brought with it devastating wildfires across Canada. In Nova Scotia, close to 20,000 individuals were forced out of their homes in May 2023, as fires encroached on suburbs of Halifax and communities in Shelburne County in the west of the province. On 31 May 2023 Canadian Red Cross (CRC) launched a public fundraising appeal for the Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada Fires (not knowing the full impacts of the fires). The Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia also established a donation matching program. The CRC wishes, through this project funded by the Government of Canada, to leverage its existing experience, capacity, and positioning to focus on support and service delivery gaps in the immediate and long term – those that are currently unfunded yet important to the relief, safety, well-being, recovery, and resilience of affected communities.
Description (French)
Le printemps et l’été 2023 ont apporté avec eux des feux de forêt dévastateurs partout au Canada. En Nouvelle-Écosse, près de 20 000 personnes ont été forcées de quitter leur domicile en mai 2023, alors que les incendies empiétaient sur les banlieues d’Halifax et les communautés du comté de Shelburne, dans l’ouest de la province. Le 31 mai 2023, la Croix-Rouge canadienne (CRC) a lancé un appel de fonds public pour les incendies de la Nouvelle-Écosse et du Canada atlantique (sans connaître toutes les répercussions des incendies). Le gouvernement du Canada et la province de la Nouvelle-Écosse ont également établi un programme de jumelage des dons. La CRC souhaite, dans le cadre de ce projet financé par le gouvernement du Canada, tirer parti de son expérience, de ses capacités et de sa position existantes pour se concentrer sur les lacunes immédiates et à long terme en matière de soutien et de prestation de services – celles qui ne sont actuellement pas financées, mais qui sont importantes pour les secours, la sécurité, le bien-être, le rétablissement et la résilience des collectivités touchées.
Expected Results
Immediate Outcomes: - Supporting early recovery and recovery at the individual and household level and addressing the unmet relief needs of individuals, families, and communities affected by the 2023 fires in Nova Scotia. - Increasing availability and access to mental health supports for recovery. - Enhancing accessibility of services to all, inclusive of tailoring to and accommodations for equity-deserving populations. Intermediate Outcomes: - Improving the ability of affected populations to more successfully navigate their recovery, including rebuild and reconstruction in the case of damaged and destroyed homes. - Enhancing understanding of reported needs, impacts and gaps at the one-year mark of recovery and on an ongoing basis. Long-term Outcomes: - Contributing to keeping Canadians safe by continuing to deliver a broad array of services to people in need.
Expected Results (French)
Résultats immédiats : - Soutenir le rétablissement rapide et le rétablissement au niveau des individus et des ménages et répondre aux besoins de secours non satisfaits des personnes, des familles et des communautés touchées par les incendies de 2023 en Nouvelle-Écosse. - Accroître la disponibilité et l’accès aux services de soutien en santé mentale pour le rétablissement. - Améliorer l’accessibilité des services à tous, y compris l’adaptation et l’adaptation pour les populations en quête d’équité. Résultats intermédiaires : - Améliorer la capacité des populations touchées à mieux se rétablir, y compris la reconstruction et la reconstruction en cas de dommages et de destructions maisons. - Améliorer la compréhension des besoins, des répercussions et des lacunes signalés au bout d’un an après le rétablissement et sur une base continue. Résultats à long terme : - Contribuer à assurer la sécurité des Canadiens en continuant d’offrir un large éventail de services aux personnes dans le besoin.
Federal Riding
Ottawa Centre
Federal Riding (French)
Ottawa-Centre
Federal Riding Number
35079
Organization Code
ps-sp
Organization
Public Safety Canada | Sécurité publique Canada
Program Name
(COV-19) Supporting the Canadian Red Cross’s Urgent Relief Efforts Related to COVID-19, Floods and Wildfires
Program Name (French)
(COV-19) Appuyer les efforts urgents de secours de la Croix-Rouge canadienne liés à la COVID-19, aux inondations et aux feux de forêt
Program Purpose
Reduce the impact of COVID-19, floods and wildfires on Canadians by providing the necessary resources to the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) to keep Canadians safe.
Program Purpose (French)
Réduire les effets du COVID-19, des inondations et des incendies de forêt sur les Canadiens en fournissant les ressources nécessaires à la Croix-Rouge canadienne (CRC) pour assurer la sécurité des Canadiens.
Recipient City
Ottawa
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Canadian Red Cross
Recipient Postal Code
K2P 2H8
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
088-2026-2027-Q2-00008