Government of Canada assists Northwest Territories with 2014 wildfire costs

By Pelumi Emmanuel

Published: October 25, 2021 | 3:37 PM GMT

The frequency and severity of natural disasters have increased in recent years. In 2014, the Northwest Territories experienced the worst wildfire season in its history and spent more than eight times its normal budget in firefighting costs.

Today, the Government of Canada announced that it provided $5.3 million to the Northwest Territories through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) Program to support response and recovery costs. This payment was the final installment of $20.3 million of assistance. An interim payment of $15 million was issued in February 2020.

Following natural disasters, when response and recovery costs exceed what individual provinces or territories can reasonably be expected to bear on their own, they can request assistance through the DFAA.

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