(left to right) PWRDF has worked with dioceses to respond to wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alta., and Lytton, B.C., as well as hurricanes in the Atlantic provinces.

In this year of unprecedented wildfires from coast to coast, including those currently forcing evacuations in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia, the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund is establishing a fund specifically for in-Canada emergency response.  This new fund will allow us to respond quickly when a diocese asks us for support, rather than wait to raise funds for individual disasters.  Dioceses can access the new In-Canada Emergency Fund by requesting short-, medium- and longer-term support.

Learn more about the In-Canada Emergency Response Grant.