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Title:

Continued Enhancements to Build Capacity for All-Hazards Emergency Response in Canada

Agreement Number:

23284

Agreement Value:

$15,006,109.12

Agreement Date:

Jun 6, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

This project's goal is to increase St. John Ambulance’s readiness capacity and deployment capabilities to respond to large-scale emergencies like COVID-19. This will strengthen emergency response across Canada and reduce the impact of emergencies on Canadians.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project is to enhance St. John Ambulance's ability to respond to requests for assistance, enhance their capacity to respond to communities with unique needs of marginalized populations, and increase the speed of deploying their resources and personnel to emergencies across Canada. Other outcomes include strengthening their recruitment and retention of volunteers, building relations with marginalized and Indigenous communities to enhance community resilience and use a whole of community approach to develop, maintain, and improve preparedness, response and recovery for all-hazards risks.

Location:

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1J 1A3

Reference Number:

088-2024-2025-Q2-00079

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

The purpose of this amendment is to increase the agreement value from $14,848,923.84 to $15,006,109.12. This amendment will advance St. John Ambulance's preparedness pilot that will support increased readiness and a greater range of civilian response capabilities to support activities during the 2024 season.

Amendment Date

Jul 25, 2024

Recipient's Operating Name:

St. John Ambulance

Recipient's Legal Name:

The Priory of Canada of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem

Federal Riding Name:

Ottawa-Vanier

Federal Riding Number:

35078

Program:

(HWF) Supporting a Humanitarian Workforce to Respond to COVID-19 and Other Large-Scale Emergencies

Program Purpose:

The Supporting a Humanitarian Workforce to Respond to COVID-19 and Other Large-Scale Emergencies Program (“the Program”) is a contribution program that will provide funding to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) so that they may build capacity and deploy to respond to COVID-19 and other large-scale emergencies.

Amendments:

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