Alberta City: Crisis Situations and Replacement Costs

alberta city: At that time, it was deemed in the public interest to assist in providing a quick return to normalcy for individuals whose lives were affected, many of whom were in crisis situations for long periods of time, says a note accompanying a remission order posted on the federal government's website this week, according to CBC. They experienced loss of income, employment, unanticipated out-of-pocket expenses and interim costs pending insurance and provincial assistance. The May 2016 disaster displaced more than 80,000 people in the northern Alberta city for at least a month as flames consumed one-tenth of its buildings. Replacement costs for the documents would have imposed an additional burden. Anyone in Fort McMurray who applied for a replacement passport between May 3 and Sept. 6 of last year and submitted supporting documentation did not have to pay. Canada's costliest natural disaster The note says 626 passports, 48 permanent resident cards and 32 citizenship certificates were replaced free of charge because they were lost, damaged or destroyed in Canada's costliest natural disaster. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.