Overview
Financial assistance is available to help when facing uninsurable loss after a disaster.
The Provincial Recovery Framework provides a foundation to build and strengthen our ability to coordinate provincial resources during recovery. It outlines existing approaches to create a consistent and effective provincial approach.
The Disaster Recovery Program and Municipal Wildfire Assistance Program are intended to assist with widespread disaster events. Disaster financial assistance may be accessed after a municipality applies and is approved for a Disaster Recovery Program on behalf of their residents. Once a program is created, residents and other applicants may then apply for financial assistance. A state of local emergency does not have to be declared in order to receive financial assistance under a Disaster Recovery Program.
Eligible disasters
Not all disasters qualify for a Disaster Recovery Program(DRP), DRPs only cover uninsurable costs. To qualify the disaster must:
- be considered an extraordinary event
- not be covered by typical average insurance policies (insurance is not reasonably or readily available for the type of disaster)
- have caused widespread damage to property (an event is considered widespread if the disaster has caused damage to property over multiple areas and/or jurisdictions, extending over a large area or number of people)
To be considered an extraordinary event, disasters must also meet the following criteria:
- rainfall – rainfall measures at least a 1 in 25-year level for urban areas, and a 1 in 50-year level for rural areas
- streamflow – flooding caused by a waterway exceeds a 1 in 100-year level
- ice jams – winter and ice levels are reviewed and compared to previous data before they can be considered extraordinary
Contact
Connect with the Alberta Emergency Management Agency:
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 1-888-671-1111
Email: drp.info@gov.ab.ca
Address:
Alberta Emergency Management Agency
5th Floor, Terrace Building
9515 107 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2C1