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Leadership in Times of Crisis: A Toolkit for Recovery and Resiliency, Canadian Edition
Economic Developers Alberta
This document provides a list of resources to support economic development in the context of disaster recovery and business continuity. The focus is on helping businesses that may be unfamiliar with disaster response and looking ...
Community Re-entry Considerations Screening Checklist for First Nations and Local Authorities
Province of British Columbia
This checklist helps First Nations and Local Authorities make decisions associated with re-entry. Re-entry considerations across sectors, the priority status of the action, and the lead agency are provided. Communities are able to indicate the ...
After the Disaster – Boulder County: A Toolkit for Communities Impacted By Wildfire
Colorado State University Extension
Developed for Boulder County, Colorado, this guidebook offers communities actionable tools and guidance for recovery after a wildfire. The focus is on supporting residents with steps to take for immediate safety, suggestions on tracking communication, ...
Local Economic Recovery and Restart Toolkit: A Resource Guide for Economic Developers and Local Leaders Recovering from a Disaster
BC Economic Development Association
This resource provides a collection of tools and templates to assist local councils, organizations, and individuals involved in economic recovery in preparing for a disaster response. The resource covers economic recovery from the perspective of ...
Planning for natural disaster debris
United States Environmental Protection Agency
This resource provides communities with a framework for developing debris management plans before disasters occur. It outlines recommended components of a plan, management options for various types of debris, case studies from several communities to ...
Long term disaster recovery plan: Prepared for the City of Oakland as a model plan for local governments in the San Francisco Bay Area
Association of Bay Area Governments
This resource serves as a model for post-disaster recovery planning in urban communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. It outlines strategies for financing recovery, restoring long-term housing, and operationalizing essential services and critical infrastructure ...
A-19.1 – Act respecting land use planning and development
Government of Quebec
Post disaster recovery can be supported by legislation that enables the creation of special zones that help streamline processes. This piece of legislation allows the government to declare any part of the territory of Québec ...
Post-disaster redevelopment planning: Addressing adaptation during long-term recovery
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and Florida Division of Emergency Management
This guidebook provides coastal communities with a framework for integrating sea-level rise considerations into post-disaster redevelopment planning. It outlines strategies for assessing vulnerability, adapting infrastructure, and aligning long-term recovery with resilience goals. Through planning tools, ...
Engaging stakeholders in pre-event recovery planning: Using a recovery capitals framework
Ripley, S., Kaiser, L. H., Campbell, E., Shadwell, J., Johnson, D., & Neely, D. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 35(3), 25-31.
This resource explores a collaborative approach to disaster recovery planning by engaging diverse stakeholders before an event occurs, using the recovery capitals framework. It highlights a case study from New Zealand’s Wellington Region where workshops ...
Public Engagement Planning Template
Office of Equity and Inclusion; Government of Nova Scotia
Accompanying the Nova Scotia Public Engagement guidebook, this fillable template provides a systematic approach for creating customized public engagement plans which allows staff to evaluate community needs, define and prioritize objectives, and identify relevant stakeholders, ...
Public Engagement Guidebook
Office of Equity and Inclusion; Government of Nova Scotia
This guidebook supports the development of government engagement initiatives that prioritize equity and anti-racism throughout both planning and implementation. It outlines the fundamental steps of the public engagement process and offers additional guidance to help ...
“Working Together in An Emergency: Social Sector Activation Guide” United Way British Columbia
United Way British Columbia
This resource guides host communities in supporting the diverse social needs of evacuees. It provides a structure for how the social sector (e.g. charities, frontline and outreach providers, municipal governments, Indigenous organizations) can provide intersectional ...
Acheter la plaine inondable: Recommandations pour les programmes de relocalisation stratégique au Canada
Partners for Action
Le rapport « Acheter la plaine inondable » présente une trousse d’outils pour mettre en œuvre des rachats volontaires de propriétés au Canada comme stratégie de retrait géré dans les zones inondables. Il met en ...
Open for Business™ Guide
Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
Small businesses are particularly vulnerable to disaster-related losses and closures. This guide walks small business owners through the steps needed to prepare for a disaster by developing mitigation and recovery plans. A self-assessment and fillable ...
Communicating in Recovery
Australia Red Cross
The guide provides practical advice for effective communication during disaster recovery, focusing on empathy, clarity, and community trust. It outlines key principles such as listening to affected communities, tailoring messages to diverse audiences, and maintaining ...
Communication in Disaster Recovery
The World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
This source outlines how to strengthen the resilience of communication infrastructure before, during, and after disasters. It emphasizes the critical role of reliable communication systems in emergency response and recovery, and provides recommendations for integrating ...
Buying out the Floodplain: Recommendations for Strategic Relocation Programs in Canada
Partners for Action
The report “Buying Out the Floodplain” presents a toolkit for implementing voluntary property buyouts in Canada as a strategy for managed retreat from flood-prone areas. It highlights key considerations such as equity, community engagement, and long-term planning ...
City of Seattle Disaster Recovery Framework
City of Seattle; Disaster Recovery Framework
The resource outlines Seattle’s pre-disaster recovery planning framework that is centred around a vision for recovery that strives to make the city more efficient, sustainable, and resilient. The framework opens with Seattle’s Vision for Recovery ...
New South Wales Recovery Plan: Supporting Plan of the NSW State Emergency Management Plan
New South Wales Government
The resource outlines a comprehensive strategy for transitioning from emergency response to long-term recovery and resilience in New South Wales. It emphasizes coordinated efforts across government, communities, and stakeholders to rebuild infrastructure, restore services, and ...
Response and Recovery Powers
Province of British Columbia - Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
The resource outlines the emergency response and recovery powers granted under British Columbia’s Emergency and Disaster Management Act (EDMA).It details who is authorized to exercise these powers—including provincial ministers, local authorities, and Indigenous governing bodies—and ...
The Family of Resources is an evergreen suite of resources curated by the Canadian Centre for Recovery and Resilience, offering practical tools, in-depth topical guidance, case studies, examples, templates, training materials, and other resources to support communities in detailed aspects of pre- and post-disaster recovery planning.
Recovery from disasters is complex and context-specific. To support practitioners, policymakers, and communities, the Canadian Centre for Recovery and Resilience has curated a family of resources that highlights diverse approaches, tools, and frameworks from across Canada and around the world for key topics and challenges in recovery.
This repository includes practical tools, detailed topic guides, case studies, examples, training materials, and other helpful resources to support communities with specific parts of pre- and post-disaster recovery planning. The materials are grouped by important recovery themes and highlight key areas of disaster recovery. Each resource was chosen for being clear, relevant, and useful in different recovery situations. We encourage you to explore them thoughtfully and creatively, thinking about how they might inform or inspire your own recovery experience.