Waves of waters, wildfires and COVID-19: a critical analysis of federal-territorial disaster response in Canada’s north

dc.contributor.advisorKikkert, Peter
dc.contributor.authorJakubec, Rory
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-15T13:07:49Z
dc.date.available2025-05-15T13:07:49Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractIn the context of disaster and emergency management in Canada, a “Request for Federal Assistance is initiated when an emergency event overwhelms or threatens to overwhelm the resources of a province or territory and federal government help is needed to effectively support the impacted region” (Public Safety Canada, 2021). With the number of hazards to which the territorial North is exposed increasing in frequency and severity, and the limited emergency management capabilities and resources possessed by the territorial governments, there is a strong possibility that the territory will continue to require extensive federal assistance for disaster response. Between 2020 and 2023, in response to the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and severe flooding (2021), tainted water (2021) and wildfires (2023), the territorial governments made a number of requests for federal assistance, leading to the first Operation LENTUS operations ever conducted in the North. For this federal assistance to be effective, practitioners must know what is and is not working, building on best practices, and identifying areas for improvement. This thesis identifies the key ingredients for a successful disaster response in the North, examines how the military and other federal organizations fit into such a response and analyzes cases from 2021 to 2023 to determine the extent to which the ingredients for a successful response were or were not present.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14648/65399
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSt. Francis Xavier University
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectEmergency response
dc.subjectDisasters
dc.titleWaves of waters, wildfires and COVID-19: a critical analysis of federal-territorial disaster response in Canada’s north
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePublic Policy and Governance
thesis.degree.facultyFaculty of Arts
thesis.degree.grantorSt. Francis Xavier University
thesis.degree.levelUndergraduate
thesis.degree.nameBachelor of Arts (Honours)

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