Disaster recovery for communities

Last updated on August 27, 2024

These resources are intended for emergency program coordinators (or those in similar positions) to help their communities and community members recover after an emergency event.

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Resources for engaging the public

Use these resources to help guide people recovering from a disaster. The social media toolkit has images and content to be used on your social media channels to help your community.

Local Recovery Period (LRP) guide and templates

If a local authority is ready to transition out of a state of local emergency, a local recovery period may provide continued access to certain emergency powers (PDF, 386KB) to support recovery from the emergency.

The guide and templates support this process and provide information on when a local recovery period may be necessary.

Guide and templates

The templates are available as Microsoft Word documents so they can be edited and personalized.

Decision Guide for Transition to Local Recovery Period (PDF, 502KB)

Post-event reporting

Reporting requirements for local authorities after the expiry or cancellation of a local recovery period are found on our response operations page.

Financial resources

Following a disaster, the provincial government may declare the event eligible for disaster financial assistance (DFA). Once declared, DFA funding may assist with repair or replacement of a community's damaged infrastructure. Information on other resources that can help fund your community's recovery, including DFA and mitigation funding, is available on the financial support page.

Re-entry guide and template

Recovery guides and resources

After an emergency incident, these resources can help with planning your community's recovery and the process of submitting eligible financial claims.

Guides