DISASTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

• Overview
• Disaster Events Currently Declared Eligible for Assistance
• Application Forms and General Information

B.C.’s Disaster Financial Assistance Program (DFA) helps those impacted by a disaster cope with the cost of repairs and recovery from uninsurable disaster-related property damage. Read Summary of DFA Program [PDF] for a quick overview of what applicants should be aware of before applying for assistance.

To be eligible for assistance, the damage must be from an event that is uninsurable including overland flooding and groundwater seepage. Insurable damages, such as sewer or sump pit back-up, water entry from above ground including roofs, windows or other areas of the building that are not at ground level, are not eligible for DFA. Snow load, wind, fire and earthquake damage are also insurable and therefore not eligible for assistance. Damages from certain mud slides may be eligible, provided it can be shown that the mud slide is the direct result of heavy rainfall or other sudden catastrophic event, and not caused by pre-existing slope instability.

Disaster Events Currently Declared Eligible for Assistance
Those impacted by the following recent disaster or emergency event(s) may be eligible to apply for disaster financial assistance.

There are presently no disaster events declared eligible for assistance.