Community Disaster Recovery & Restart

Community Economic Development Initiative (CEDI)

This guide is for elected officials and staff of First Nations and municipalities who want to work together on emergency preparedness and economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Download it now and start learning from peers across the country.

cedipartnerships.ca/toolkit_guide/economic-recovery-and-resilience

BC Economic Developers Association

BCEDA has extensive materials available on their website at bceda.ca/economic_recovery_resiliency.

Information and resources for EDOs to review and share. You can also find this and other information at bceda.ca/wildfires.

With every disaster, BCEDA produces a live document of resources. This document contains helpful information, and we do our best to update it as new information and resources are released.
Economic Disaster Recovery, Local Economic Recovery & Restart Toolkit: This manual is designed to help local and Indigenous governments better prepare for the next disaster.
Local Economic Recovery and Restart Toolkit: The Local Economic Recovery and Restart Toolkit provides a collection of resources to assist local councils, organizations and individuals involved in community economic recovery following an emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic, wildfires and floods. Topics Include:

Local Economic Recovery Committees
Managing Economic Recovery Centres
Economic Recovery Action Plans
Economic Recovery Communication
Mental Health

Red Cross - Alberta

As part of our commitment to support communities in their recovery from the 2024 Alberta Wildfires, I am pleased to share that the Canadian Red Cross, thanks to the generosity of donors as well as matching funds from the Government of Alberta, will be launching the Support to Small Businesses and Not-for-Profits Program on Tuesday September 17.

This program provides financial assistance to eligible small businesses and not-for-profit organizations that experienced impacts due to the 2024 Alberta Wildfires that led to the evacuation of Jasper National Park and the closure of Highway 16.

Small businesses and not-for-profits located in Jasper National Park, including the town of Jasper and businesses located along Highway 16 that were completely closed may be eligible to receive $2,000 in financial assistance. Additionally, small businesses and not-for-profits located in Hinton and communities along Highway 16, up to the Alberta/BC border (including Valemount, BC), that were not evacuated, were able to continue operating but have experienced some impact due to the wildfires, may be eligible for $1,000 in financial assistance.

Applications will open starting tomorrow, September 17 and be accepted until December 13, 2024.

Full information, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, is available at redcross.ca/albertawildfires/smallbusiness.

Economic Developers Alberta

Economic Developers Alberta aims to provide the most up-to-date resources and best practice information on how to prepare for, respond to, and recover their businesses and economies from unanticipated disruptions, such as natural disasters or man-made crises.

edaalberta.ca/EDRP-EDA

Jasper Wildfire information:
alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=90713381E3500-CE56-B073-33143A7791D77D6D