Английская Википедия:Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements

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Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) is a program of the Government of Canada that provides financial assistance to provincial and territorial governments following large-scale natural disasters.

Provinces can apply to the program for assistance when eligible costs exceed one dollar per capita,[1] at which point the federal government will share 50% of the cost. If the costs exceed $3 per capita this rises to 75%, and when costs reach $5 per capita, the federal government is required to pay 90 per cent of the costs.[2][3]

Since its inception in 1970, a 2011–12 report stated that the program had paid out $2 billion in post-disaster assistance.[4] Following the 2013 Alberta floods, $2 billion was earmarked for the province and the government sought a $689-million increase in funding for the program from parliament.[5]

The program has come under criticism for favouring some provinces over others, and for not including public health emergencies in its remit.[6]

DFAA Payments 2007 to 2011[4]
Province/Territory $ millions
British Columbia 72
Alberta 68
Northwest Territories 60
Yukon 32
Nunavut 30
Saskatchewan 17
Manitoba 12
Ontario 3
Quebec 2
New Brunswick 1
Nova Scotia 1
Prince Edward Island 0
Newfoundland and Labrador 0
TOTAL 298

Events that have received funding include 1996 Saguenay Flood, 1997 Red River flood, 2010 Hurricane Igor in Newfoundland and the 2011 Assiniboine River Flood.

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