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Overview
Financial assistance is available to help when facing uninsurable loss after a disaster.
The Provincial Recovery Framework provides a foundation to build and strengthen our ability to coordinate provincial resources during recovery. It outlines existing approaches to create a consistent and effective provincial approach.
The Hazard Assistance and Resilience Program (HARP), formerly known as the Disaster Recovery Program (DRP), is intended to assist with natural hazard events. Disaster financial assistance may be accessed after a local authority applies and is approved for a HARP on behalf of their residents. Once a program is created, residents and other applicants may then apply for financial assistance. A state of local emergency does not have to be declared in order to receive financial assistance under a HARP.
Note: The DRP and Municipal Wildfire Assistance Program (MWAP) programs approved before 2025 will continue to be assessed using the previous guidelines.
Eligible disasters
Not all disasters qualify for financial assistance under the HARP. The program only covers damages and losses due to an uninsurable disaster event . Read the Alberta Disaster Assistance Directives for eligible items and limitations for disaster events in 2025.
To qualify for financial assistance:
- The event must have been an eligible natural hazard.
- The event must have a distinct disaster period, with a definable start date, end date, and geographic area.
- A local authority applicant must request financial assistance for the costs of responding to the event and/or recovery costs incurred for damage or loss caused by the event disaster within 30 days of the disaster end date.
- Local authorities must meet a financial threshold of $250,000 in incurred eligible costs, adjusted for inflation annually beginning in 2026.
- An approved program for disaster financial assistance must be in place. A signed ministerial order that indicates the geographic area and event period is the mechanism for this.
- Insurance must not have been adequate and available prior to the disaster. See the insurance and disasters page for more information.
Read Alberta Disaster Assistance Directives for eligible items and limitations for disaster events in 2025.
Contact
Connect with the Alberta Emergency Management Agency:
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 1-888-671-1111
Email: [email protected]
Address:
Alberta Emergency Management Agency
5th Floor, Terrace Building
9515 107 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2C1