Supporting the Canadian Red Cross’ Urgent Relief Efforts Related to COVID-19, Floods and Wildfires program | Public Safety Canada

Eligible expenditures are:

• Salary, including benefits and overtime for paid administrative and operational employees engaged in eligible activities;
• Emergency equipment and supplies (such as PPE, medical supplies, cots, tents, etc.);
• Medical equipment;
• Movement and transportation of equipment;
• Material shipping and handling;
• Transportation services;
• Sustainment of deployed personnel and volunteers;
• Operational supplies (such as emergency social services and basic needs: emergency lodging, food and clothing for individuals and families);
• Expenditures associated with contracts for which the CRC engages to provide services for eligible activities;
• Minor capital acquisitions net of disposal ($10,000 or less per acquisition);
• Program supplies and materials ($10,000 or less per acquisition);
• Travel and living expenses related to the delivery of the project;
• Rental (equipment);
• Rental (facilities);
• Computer services, research costs and collection and analysis of statistics;
• Translation and simultaneous interpretation activities;
• Printing and distribution activities directly related to eligible activities;
• Payments to Canadians, small business and non-government organizations (as financial assistance under Stream 1 – Supporting Small Businesses and Non-Government Organizations Response and Recovery and Stream 2 – Financial Assistance to Affected Populations);
• Costs associated with restoring infrastructure to a level exceeding its pre-disaster condition for enhanced resilience (subject to limitations set out in section 11);
• Decontamination of private property and infrastructure, and public infrastructure to a level exceeding its pre-disaster condition (subject to limitations set out in section 11);
• Repairs to a non-primary dwelling, and building materials associated with said reconstruction (subject to limitations set out in section 11);
• Hospitality in the Indigenous context will be considered as an eligible expense for:
  • gatherings
  • feasts
  • ceremonies
  • circles

  Hospitality in this case takes the form of food and drink but does not include alcohol.

• Other costs, as approved in writing by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.