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By Adam Campbell

DISASTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Public input deadline extended for Disaster Financial Assistance

Nov 29, 2023 | 11:48 AM

VICTORIA — The Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness has announced a deadline extension for public input regarding Disaster Financial Assistance.

In a release issued Wednesday (Nov. 29), the ministry declared anyone interested in helping to mold and improve how the province responds following a disaster now has until January 31, 2024.

The Disaster Financial Assistance program helps people, businesses and organizations cover disaster-related losses that are not readily insured, including item replacements, building repairs and debris removal.

People, small businesses and communities will be able to provide their experiences in order to shape new policy and improve support and response systems in the case of a disaster.

Inputs will be used to create new regulation reflecting modern risks and realities as a cause of climate change, replacing the existing Compensation and Disaster Financial Assistance Regulation.

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In 2022, the province increased the maximum payment from $300,000 to $400,000 following the 2021 atmospheric river events, as well as introducing an online application portal for financial assistance in 2023.

For more information on how to participate, click here.