Grants and Contributions:

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Title:

Fostering Wildfire Resilience in Métis Communities of British Columbia

Agreement Number:

WFR2526-MNBC

Agreement Value:

$187,500.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 4, 2025 - Mar 31, 2028

Description:

Under this project, the Proponent aims to increase their capacity to advance their Wildland Fire Preparedness program by sharing, educating and training.

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Expected Results:

This project will increase the Proponent's human resources’ capacity to deliver on their preparedness efforts, with a focus on wildfire prevention and mitigation activities to support the development of Métis-led fire expertise.

Location:

SURREY, British Columbia, CA V3T5T3

Reference Number:

115-2024-2025-Q4-16638

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Additional Information:

Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:

METIS NATION BRITISH COLUMBIA

Program:

Wildland Fire Resilience

Program Purpose:

The purpose is to increase the resiliency of Canadian communities to the risks and impacts of natural disasters, and to undertake and implement risk reduction analyses and actions. To ensure that wildfire response agencies are integrated with each other in order to implement an effective wildland fire response program, and, to increase the wildfire knowledge of agencies, communities and individuals, in order to create a culture of wildfire safety and to empower the public to understand risk.