Question Period Note: DISASTER MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION FUND

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Reference number:
INFC-012022-INFC-0006
Date received:
Nov 30, 2021
Organization:
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
Name of Minister:
LeBlanc, Dominic (Hon.)
Title of Minister:
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities

Issue/Question:

Update on the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF).

Suggested Response:

  • The Government of Canada’s $3.375 billion Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund provides support for communities to adapt to the frequent and intensifying weather events that are associated with climate change.
    • Floods, wildfires, and winter storms are getting worse and more frequent – as we are experiencing now in British Columbia.
    • To date, we have announced over $1.9 billion in funding for 69 disaster mitigation and adaptation projects across the country through this Fund.
    • Budget 2021 provided additional funding for small and large scale projects. Both intakes are now closed, and projects are currently being assessed against eligibility and merit criteria. An additional intake is expected to take place in Summer 2022.

Background:

  • The $2 billion DMAF was launched in Spring 2018 and, through multiple intake processes, a total of 69 projects were approved for a total federal contribution of $1.9 billion.
    • DMAF is a direct-delivery, competitive program open to provincial and territorial governments, municipal governments, Indigenous communities, and not-for-profit and private sector organizations. DMAF is a national funding envelope with no provincial or territorial allocations, designed to increase communities resilience and reduce the potential impacts of severe weather and other natural disasters.
    • DMAF was also established to reduce the pressure on Public Safety Canada’s Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) by investing in solutions before disasters occur.
    • Originally, DMAF supported only large-scale disaster mitigation projects with a minimum of $20 million in total eligible costs. In addition to a program top-up of $1.375 billion, Budget 2021 introduced a small project stream for projects with total eligible costs between $1 million and $20 million. Additionally, 10% of the program envelope ($138 million) must be committed to Indigenous-led projects.
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