Disaster Financial Assistance Program

Assistance is available to qualifying homeowners, residential tenants (renters), small businesses, farm owners, charital organizations and local government bodies that incurred more than $1,000 of uninsurable damage during a major emergency. 

Assistance is limited to providing 80 percent of allowable items that are considered essential to a home, livelihood or community service, for the portion of the claim that exceeds $1,000.

To apply for financial assistance, individuals must complete and return an Application for Disaster Financial Assistance. Application forms are available from the Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) web site at:

http://www.pep.bc.ca/dfa_claims/dfa.html

or from Government Agent Offices, most local government offices, PEP Regional Offices or by calling the PEP Recovery Office in Victoria at 1 - 888 - 257 - 4777

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General,Provincial Emergency Program,

PO Box 9201 Stn Prov Gov't, Victoria , BC, V8W 9J1