Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) is a program of the Government of Canada that provides financial assistance to provincial and territorial governments following large-scale natural disasters.
Provinces can apply to the program for assistance when eligible costs exceed one dollar per capita,[1] at which point the federal government will share 50% of the cost. If the costs exceed $3 per capita this rises to 75%, and when costs reach $5 per capita, the federal government is required to pay 90 per cent of the costs.[2][3]
Since its inception in 1970, a 2011–12 report stated that the program had paid out $2 billion in post-disaster assistance.[4] Following the 2013 Alberta floods, $2 billion was earmarked for the province and the government sought a $689-million increase in funding for the program from parliament.[5]
The program has come under criticism for favouring some provinces over others, and for not including public health emergencies in its remit.[6]
^Fekete, Jason (June 27, 2013). "Alberta flooding unlikely to stymie federal plans to slay deficit". Postmedia Network. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^Flanagan, Tom (June 27, 2013). "Some hard-headed thinking about living by the water". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^"Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ ab"2011 - 20 12 Evaluation of the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangement s Program" (PDF). Public Safety Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^Thompson, Elizabeth (Nov 7, 2013). "Alberta to get $2B in federal flood clean up relief, supplementary estimates reveal". iPolitics. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^Doern, G. Bruce; Johnson, Robert (2006). Rules, Rules, Rules, Rules: Multilevel Regulatory Governance. University of Toronto Press. p. 342. ISBN9780802038586. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
External links
Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA), Public Safety Canada
August 24, 2023
disaster, financial, assistance, arrangements, dfaa, program, government, canada, that, provides, financial, assistance, provincial, territorial, governments, following, large, scale, natural, disasters, provinces, apply, program, assistance, when, eligible, c. Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements DFAA is a program of the Government of Canada that provides financial assistance to provincial and territorial governments following large scale natural disasters Provinces can apply to the program for assistance when eligible costs exceed one dollar per capita 1 at which point the federal government will share 50 of the cost If the costs exceed 3 per capita this rises to 75 and when costs reach 5 per capita the federal government is required to pay 90 per cent of the costs 2 3 Since its inception in 1970 a 2011 12 report stated that the program had paid out 2 billion in post disaster assistance 4 Following the 2013 Alberta floods 2 billion was earmarked for the province and the government sought a 689 million increase in funding for the program from parliament 5 The program has come under criticism for favouring some provinces over others and for not including public health emergencies in its remit 6 DFAA Payments 2007 to 2011 4 Province Territory millionsBritish Columbia 72Alberta 68Northwest Territories 60Yukon 32Nunavut 30Saskatchewan 17Manitoba 12Ontario 3Quebec 2New Brunswick 1Nova Scotia 1Prince Edward Island 0Newfoundland and Labrador 0TOTAL 298Events that have received funding include 1996 Saguenay Flood 1997 Red River flood 2010 Hurricane Igor in Newfoundland and the 2011 Assiniboine River Flood References Edit Fekete Jason June 27 2013 Alberta flooding unlikely to stymie federal plans to slay deficit Postmedia Network Retrieved 9 February 2014 Flanagan Tom June 27 2013 Some hard headed thinking about living by the water The Globe and Mail Retrieved 9 February 2014 Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements DFAA Government of Canada Retrieved 9 February 2014 a b 2011 20 12 Evaluation of the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangement s Program PDF Public Safety Canada Retrieved 9 February 2014 Thompson Elizabeth Nov 7 2013 Alberta to get 2B in federal flood clean up relief supplementary estimates reveal iPolitics Retrieved 9 February 2014 Doern G Bruce Johnson Robert 2006 Rules Rules Rules Rules Multilevel Regulatory Governance University of Toronto Press p 342 ISBN 9780802038586 Retrieved 9 February 2014 External links EditDisaster Financial Assistance Arrangements DFAA Public Safety Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements amp oldid 1059519352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
