Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada
$601,500.48 CAD
≈ 8 Canadians' average pay for a year
- Department
- Public Safety Canada
- Program
- (HWF) Supporting a Humanitarian Workforce to Respond to COVID-19 and Other Large-Scale Emergencies
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year
- 2025-2026
- Agreement period
- July 17, 2025 – September 24, 2025
- Reference
- ps-sp:088-2025-2026-Q2-00041
Published purpose
The Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) will deploy sixteen responders per week over a period of four weeks to support evacuees and those displaced by the Manitoba wildfires, including Indigenous Peoples, in response to Manitoba's request for federal assistance. This deployment will assist with evacuations and shelter operations, the distribution of prepared meals, the provision of basic information, triaging and directions, and the delivery of peer mental wellness supports.
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