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Public Safety Canada · Contribution program

(DFAA) Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements

The purpose of the DFAA is to assist provinces and territories with the costs of dealing with a disaster where the costs would otherwise place a significant burden on the provincial economy and would exceed what they might reasonably be expected to fully bear on their own.

Total value
$1.4B
Agreements
64
May 2018 to Nov 2025
Median agreement
$14.3M
Typical range
$4.3M–$38.9M
the middle half of agreements

Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Public Safety Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
British Columbia8$479M
Alberta7$281M
Northwest Territories4$195M
Quebec5$125M
Nova Scotia5$123M
Noca Scotia1$58.7M
Newfoundland and Labrador5$45.5M
New Brunswick7$43.3M
Yukon8$22.5M
Manitoba7$4.3M

Plus 7 agreements ($45.9M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20181$0
202011$0
20216$0
20225$0
202312$307M
202419$899M
202510$217M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
British Columbia8$479M
Alberta7$281M
Northwest Territories4$195M
Nova Scotia6$182M
Quebec5$125M
Saskatchewan5$45.9M
Newfoundland and Labrador5$45.5M
New Brunswick7$43.3M
Yukon8$22.5M
Manitoba7$4.3M
Prince Edward Island2$0

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Government64$1.4B

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Nov 2025Newfoundland and Labrador$4,052,047
Sep 2025Yukon$3,976,928
Sep 2025Quebec$56,848,034
Sep 2025British Columbia$4,535,923
Mar 2025Yukon$729,206
Mar 2025Yukon$1,899,206
Mar 2025Noca Scotia$58,695,355
Feb 2025British Columbia$71,372,885
Jan 2025Northwest Territories$6,149,321
Dec 2024New Brunswick$2,556,387
Oct 2024Alberta$106,419,777
Sep 2024Nova Scotia$6,199,115
Sep 2024New Brunswick$3,890,582
Jul 2024Quebec$36,320,103
Jul 2024Quebec$10,735,319
Jul 2024Alberta$24,490,208
Jun 2024Yukon$212,661
Jun 2024Nova Scotia$90,534,584
Jun 2024Nova Scotia$26,600,214
Jun 2024Yukon$1,474,786
Apr 2024New Brunswick$14,340,721
Apr 2024Alberta$149,648,358
Mar 2024Yukon$5,512,700
Mar 2024Manitoba$4,273,902
Mar 2024British Columbia$19,188,182