Evacuees must apply for debit cards in AlbertaThere is no time limit for evacuees to apply for debit cards. Evacuees from Fort McMurray staying in other provinces aren't able to access wildfire assistance funding from the Alberta government. The premier's office said it's telling evacuees staying out-of-province they can do so at Alberta Works when they return. As of Friday, the government had issued 35,644 debit cards totalling $76.1 million to 73,123 evacuees in Alberta. Like I'll hitchhike to Alberta because they want you to go to Alberta to get it," Wilson said.

Source: CBC News May 21, 2016 15:30 UTC