Affected households will receive $1,500 through a provincial financial assistance program. The government will also reimburse all evacuation-related expenditures incurred by municipalities and supporting organizations. Currently, more than 13,000 people are out of their homes after their communities were evacuated due to the forest fires that have been raging in the province since May 29. The government will also reimburse the costs incurred by organizations such as the Canadian Red Cross and the association representing fire chiefs in Quebec. Ottawa to cover aid for Indigenous peoplesThe provincial program will not apply to the approximately 2,800 Indigenous people displaced by forest fires, said the minister responsible for Indigenous relations, Ian Lafrenière.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2023 17:01 UTC