Supports for Economic Recovery

Last updated on August 19, 2025

A picture of buildings and people fixing them in recovery.

Natural disasters can have wide-reaching effects on local economies, businesses, and livelihoods. This page provides information to help businesses and communities recover from a disaster.

Tip: Bookmark this webpage and access the supports online. Updates are ongoing.

Current support programs and tools

FOR BUSINESSES

Disaster business resources | Community Futures: Support for rural small businesses, including recovery, planning, and financing

Open for Business™ Guide | Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction: Free tools to help your business prepare for and recover from disasters

Wildfire resources | BC Economic Development Association: Practical tools to help communities and businesses recover from disasters like wildfires, floods, and pandemics

Help for individuals affected by hazardous weather and natural disasters | Government of Canada: Helps businesses avoid layoffs during temporary slowdowns by sharing work hours

HelloBC - know before you go: Real-time travel updates and safety tips to support tourism recovery and planning

Agriculture emergency management | Ministry of Agriculture and Foods: Help for farmers and producers to recover from disaster events

Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) | Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness: If declared an eligible event, the DFA program may provide applicants with financial asistance to restore uninsurable losses that are essential

FOR COMMUNITIES

Because each community and disaster event is unique, communities should work with their contacts in the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness and the Ministry of Jobs and Economic Growth to identify most applicable resources available.

Regional Economic Trusts

These organizations support long-term economic development in rural and regional areas. They can help businesses explore funding opportunities, build local connections, and plan for future growth.

Columbia Basin Trust
Economic Trust of the Southern Interior
Island Coastal Economic Trust
New Relationship Trust
Northern Development Initiatives Trust

Funding and grant search tools

Use these grant search tools to locate economic development funding through existing provincial and other (non-governmental, regional, federal) programs and initiatives.

Provincial economic development funding & grants search tool

Canada Business Benefits Finder

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