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Title:

Supporting the readiness of the Canadian Red Cross for urgent relief efforts related to COVID-19.

Agreement Number:

35807553580773

Agreement Value:

$40,680,000.00

Agreement Date:

May 22, 2020 - Dec 31, 2020

Description:

This contribution to the CRC will ensure that they can support Canadians’ needs stemming from the COVID-19 crisis. This is an horizontal approach between the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and PS that will enable the CRC to conduct urgent relief activities in line with both federal organizations’ priorities.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

The CRC has the capacity to respond to all hazards risk including COVID-19 related urgencies, and to make necessary adaptations as a result of COVID-19 for its response to other simultaneously occurring events. Intermediate: Given the potential and actual impact of COVID-19 on the CRC’s roster of volunteers and staffers, the project will support CRC’s efforts to ensure continued availability of volunteers, general and highly specialized personnel to support Canadians when disasters occur. As well as improved access to CRC services and information for Canadians and public safety personnel through upgrades to the CRC’s information technology infrastructure and new service delivery models to address the gaps that are caused by COVID-19.

Location:

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K2P 2H8

Reference Number:

214-2020-2021-Q1-0039

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

File Number: EM-6100-21569

Recipient's Legal Name:

Ontario

Research Organization:

Canadian Red Cross - Ottawa

Federal Riding Name:

Ottawa Centre

Federal Riding Number:

35075

Program:

(COV19) Supporting the Readiness of the Canadian Red Cross for Urgent Relief Efforts Related to Covid-19 and Upcoming Flood and Fire Seasons

Program Purpose:

The COVID-19 pandemic has put pressure on the health system of many jurisdictions through a sharp increase in Canadians requiring medical attention as well as challenging the capacity of supporting organizations. Furthermore, the pandemic has disrupted the logistics and supply chain of diverse sectors supporting emergency management. This leads to increased national risk with regards to effective response to floods and wildfires.
The Supporting the Canadian Red Cross’s Urgent Relief Efforts Related to COVID-19, Floods and Wildfires program (the ‘Program’) is a contribution program, ending March 31, 2021, that will provide funding to the CRC so that it may continue to respond to COVID-19 as well as to floods and wildfires which will present new and unprecedented challenges related to the pandemic context (e.g., the need to support any potential evacuees by: enabling social distancing; delivering specialized disaster case management services virtually; and, ensuring staff have access to personal protective equipment (PPE) as needed).