Emergency Aid Resources | Community Knowledge Centre

Alberta Wildfires
- Northwestern Alberta Emergency Response Fund

Unmarked Graves at Residential Schools
- Native Counselling Services of Alberta (Calgary programming)
- Metis Calgary Family Services (Calgary programming)
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (U of Manitoba)
- Indian Residential School Survivors (BC provincial organization)

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
- International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) – Turkey & Syria Earthquake Relief
- Humanitarian Coalition – Earthquake in Turkey & Syria
- Oxfam Canada – Turkey & Syria Earthquake
- Save The Children Canada – Emergency Earthquake Response
- UNHCR Canada – Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria Emergency
- Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada – Cannot designate support specifically to this crisis, but is actively responding.
- Canadian Red Cross – Turkey & Syria Appeal
- CanadaHelps – Additional charities across Canada supporting Turkey and Syria earthquake emergency relief efforts.
Pakistan Flood Relief
- Canada Helps – Canadian charities providing aid in Pakistan post their appeals for assistance. Charities include the Canadian Red Cross, UNHCR, and more.
- ICNA Relief Canada (Islamic Circle of North America) – Pakistan Emergency Flood Appeal
- International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) – Pakistan Flood Relief
Ukraine
International support:
- Canadian Red Cross – Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal (The federal government’s match up to $10 million has now been exceeded)
- Canada Ukraine Foundation – Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
- GlobalMedic – Ukraine Conflict Response 2022
- HART Humanitarian Aid Response Team – Refugee Crisis in Ukraine.
- Humanitarian Coalition – Crisis in Ukraine
- UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency – Ukraine Emergency
- UNICEF Canada – Ukraine Emergency Fund
- Samaritan’s Purse Canada – Ukraine Response
- Salvation Army Canada – Crisis in Ukraine
National support:
- Canada Helps – Additional charities across Canada supporting Ukraine emergency relief efforts
Local support:
- Centre for Newcomers – Ukraine Refugees Emergency Appeal
- Women in Need Society – clothes, household items, or furniture
- Parachutes for Pets – Pets of Ukraine
Afghanistan
International support:
- Canadian Red Cross – Afghanistan Humanitarian Crisis Appeal
- Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
- Islamic Relief Canada – Afghanistan Emergency Appeal
- Samaritan’s Purse – Support for Afghans
- UNICEF Canada – Afghanistan Emergency Fund
- UNHRC Canada – The UN Refugee Agency – Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
- Veterans Transition Network – Emergency Support Fund
National support:
- CanadaHelps – Additional charities across Canada supporting Afghanistan emergency relief efforts.
Local support:
- Centre for Newcomers – Support Afghan Refugees

These Emergency Aid Resources have been compiled to recognize current global events and emerging crises.

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International

Please note, these lists are not exhaustive and the charities included, while confirmed as registered charities through the Canada Revenue Agency, have not been vetted by Calgary Foundation.