Emergency Management Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness Program (Canada)

Deadline: 31-Mar-2023

The Government of Canada is pleased to launch the Emergency Management Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness (EMAP) program to provide funding for First Nations communities so they can build resiliency, prepare for natural hazards and respond using the 4 pillars of emergency management:

Mitigation
Preparedness
Response
Recovery

EMAP supports non-structural mitigation and preparedness initiatives through the Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness funding stream. This stream is proposal-based and funds non-structural projects undertaken by First Nations communities on reserve to prepare for and mitigate emergencies caused by natural disasters, such as:

Flooding
Landslides
Tsunamis
Severe weather
Dought

Goals

The goal of the Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness funding stream is to assist First Nations communities on reserve to increase their preparedness and mitigation capacity through initiatives such as:

All-hazard risk assessments and mitigation plans
Rapid damage assessments
Development and updating of emergency management and evacuation plans
Drills and table top exercises for emergency and evacuation plans
Emergency management training
Emergency operations center training
Search and rescue training
mental health training
Emergency support service training
911 mapping
Flood mapping
Natural hazard specific studies
Research or studies pertaining to non-structural mitigation and preparedness
Early tsunami warning systems
Community alert systems
Community and youth engagement
Emerg ency management forums or workshops

Eligible Activities

To be eligible for funding, the proposed project must directly support First Nations located on:

A reserve, as defined in s.2 (1) of the Indian Act, RSC (Revised Statues of Canada 1985, c. (chapter) 1-5
Lands set aside in Yukon as per Cabinet Directive (Circular No. 27) entitled Procedure for Reserving Land in the Yukon and Northwest Territories (1955)
Lands form erly defined as a reserve of lands set aside which now form part of modern treaty settlement lands.