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Title:

Operation Red Shield Readiness

Agreement Number:

27245

Agreement Value:

$3,029,600.00

Agreement Date:

Aug 20, 2026 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

Operation Red Shield Readiness is a Salvation Army initiative to sustain and enhance its national Emergency Disaster Services capacity across Canada. The project maintains critical services, including mass feeding, shelter support, logistics, and emotional care, while strengthening readiness for emergencies such as wildfires and floods. The project also addresses service gaps in rural and Indigenous communities through expanded training, partnerships, and staffing, ensuring a scalable, coordinated response network that supports vulnerable populations and emergency partners nationwide.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

Sustain 30 trained response personnel and recruit 2 additional FTEs, specifically aligned to Indigenous and high-risk regions in Northern British Columbia and rural Ontario
Maintain and support a national volunteer base of 5,000+, with a target of 10–15% active deployment readiness
Conduct community engagement (≈20 engagements annually) and deliver localized training sessions (10+ sessions).
Deliver 18 hybrid training courses (13 existing + 5 new), with a target of:
1,500+ volunteers trained or recertified annually
Maintain 100% operational readiness of Emergency Disaster Services fleet assets, supported through lifecycle and maintenance systems
Improve response readiness to support simultaneous multi-site incidents (minimum 3 concurrent regional responses)

Increase Indigenous and rural response capacity through:
- Establishment of locally trained response teams in at least 10 additional communities
- Conduct at least 6 Indigenous engagement and cultural competency training workshops, with a target of 200+ participants
- Establish 5-10 new or strengthened Indigenous community partnerships
- Delivery of culturally appropriate preparedness training in partnership with Indigenous leadership
- Increase deployment speed and coverage, targeting:
- Initial response capability within 24–48 hours in most regions
- Enable simultaneous response to at least 3 concurrent disaster events
- Expand national training system adoption, achieving:
- Standardized onboarding and certification pathway for all Emergency Disaster Services volunteers
-A fully integrated, national Emergency Disaster Services network capable of:
- Sustaining multi-jurisdictional disaster responses across all provinces and territories
- Supporting large-scale evacuations, wildfires, and climate-related disasters with consistent service delivery
- Improved resilience in vulnerable communities, demonstrated through:
- Increased local preparedness capacity
- Reduced reliance on external surge deployment in targeted regions

Location:

Toronto, Ontario, CA M4H 1P4

Reference Number:

088-2026-2027-Q2-00097

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

107951618

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Amendment Date

0001-01-01T00:00:00

Recipient's Legal Name:

Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

Federal Riding Name:

Don Valley West

Federal Riding Number:

35024

Program:

(HWF) Supporting a humanitarian workforce to respond to large-scale emergencies

Program Purpose:

The Supporting a Humanitarian Workforce (HWF) to Respond to COVID-19 and Other Large-Scale Emergencies program supports non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide assistance to jurisdictions in Canada. Funding from this program helps eligible organizations build capacity and deploy resources to respond to emergencies including the COVID-19 pandemic or other large-scale emergencies, such as wildfires and floods.

NAICS Code:

624190

Amendments:

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