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Canada Stands at.....
Federal Government: The Canadian government has pledged, as of 02 January 2005, CAD 80 million (USD 67 million), an increase to the original figure of CAD 4 million offered by the federal government, which had previously been revised to 40 million, as an immediate contribution toward the aid effort and will also be providing blankets, water purification devices, and generators through the Canadian International Development Agency. The Canadian federal government has also announced a debt moratorium for the countries most severely impacted by the tsunamis. Also, Canada has announced it will send its DART (Disaster Assistance Response Team) to Ampara in Sri Lanka. Provincial Governments: In addition to the federal funds, the provincial government of British Columbia has given CAD 8 million (USD 6.6 million) to the Canadian Red Cross, the provincial governments of Ontario and Alberta have each pledged CAD 5 million (USD 4.1 million), the provincial governments of Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia have each given CAD 100,000 (USD 82,000), and the provincial governments of the Northwest Territories and Prince Edward Island have pledged CAD 25,000 and 20,000 respectively. As of 03 January 2005, Canadian governments have pledged CAD 98.5 million in aid; this translates to CAD 3.05 per capita. Voluntary Sector: Measuring the extent of individual and corporate philanthropy is more difficult, although the government estimated on 02 January 2005 that donations to tsunami victims had reached CAD 36 million, or a little more than one CAD per capita. The federal government created incentives for private donations: it announced that it would match donations dollar-for-dollar and decided to bend the rules by allowing tsunami-related donations made before 11 January 2005 to be claimed on 2004 income-tax returns. |
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