Our Partners
Canadian Non-Profits work together to offer various services to the HWF.
SARVAC partners with a number of organizations to be able to deliver emergency response and recovery services to communities in need. These partners include Public Safety Canada, Provincial, Territorial & Indigenous Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), and our Non-Government Organization (NGO) partners with whom we deliver emergency response and recovery services.
The Government of Canada, through Public Safety Canada, provides important financial support for SARVAC’s HWF Program. During specific responses SARVAC works with the AHJs to deliver these important emergency services. An agreement for these response services are articulated in an Incident Specific Service Agreement.
Public Safety Canada
Public Safety Canada is the funding department that provides financial support for development and deployment of SARVAC’s HWF Responders.
Authorities Having Jurisdiction
Authorities having Jurisdiction is the authority to which SARVAC is responsive to in the provision of its HWF response capabilities
Indigenous Peoples Advisory Circle
The Indigenous Peoples Advisory Circle (IPAC) is a respectful and inclusive advisory circle designed to guide and support SARVAC in decolonization, reconciliation and allyship. The IPAC will guide SARVAC in engaging with Indigenous communities and promoting cultural awareness and allyship throughout SARVAC and the wider SAR community. This Circle is made up of Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers, or similar people from Inuit, Métis, and First Nations who provide valuable advice and recommendations when responding to emergencies and disasters in or near Indigenous communities or where Indigenous people may be impacted. The IPAC is one key way SARVAC recognizes the unique and important role that Indigenous peoples play in shaping the culture, history, and future of what we now call Canada.
NGO Partners
SARVAC works in collaboration the Salvation Army, St.John’s Ambulance, Team Rubicon, and the Canadian Red Cross.