$8,000,000
Federal Grant to Red Cross Canada
- Recipient
- Red Cross Canada
- Department
- Public Safety Canada
- Agreement #
- CIHR-2023-13562
- Program
- Disaster Financial Assistance
- Amount
- $8,000,000
- Date
- 2023-08-20
- Location
- Ottawa
- Province/Territory
- ON
- Riding
- Ottawa Centre
- MP
- Yasir NaqviLiberal
- Description
- Emergency disaster relief funding for wildfire response operations in British Columbia and flood recovery in Atlantic Canada.
On 2023-08-20, the Government of Canada awarded a grant of $8,000,000 to Red Cross Canada through Public Safety Canada under the Disaster Financial Assistance program. The funds were directed to Ottawa, ON, in the federal riding of Ottawa Centre, which is represented by Yasir Naqvi (Liberal).