Please find attached the slide deck from the DRAO information session which was held on Wednesday, March 5th, 2025.
DRAO Slide Deck – Mississauga Info Session
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As you may know, the Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians (DRAO) program was activated earlier this winter in an area around Little Etobicoke Creek where the community experienced significant private property damage due to flooding from the creek in July and August 2024. A map of the activation area is available on the program’s website at: www.ontario.ca/disasterassistance.
If you live in the activation area, you may be eligible to apply for financial help. Residents in the Little Etobicoke Creek area can learn more by joining a virtual session hosted by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 7 p.m. I would like to emphasize that ONLY residents living in the activation area, may be eligible.
During the online session, DRAO program staff will provide essential information on eligibility under the program, including applicant categories, eligible costs, ineligible costs, as well as important documentation to submit along with the application form.
The program is meant to meet basic needs only. Homeowners with more than $275,000 in insurance coverage are not likely to be eligible under the program.
Session details
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 7 p.m.
Registration is required and can be completed using the online form: DRAO Information Session Registration Form
Unable to join online?
Should you not be able to join online, the City of Mississauga is going to be providing a public viewing space where you can attend in person and watch the virtual session. Details can be found below:
DRAO Information Session – Presented by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Mississauga Valley Community Centre – LC Taylor Room
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Start time: 7 p.m.
Registration is required. Please email evelyn.krolicka@mississauga.ca or call 905-615-3200, ext. 5921.
To view the activation area, please visit: https://www.ontario.ca/files/2024-11/mmah-drao-map-program-activation-little-etobicoke-creek-en-2024-11-28.pdf
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I would like to share great news, that on Friday, November 29th, 2024, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced that the Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians (DRAO) program has been activated for the Little Etobicoke Creek area in response to the July 16th and August 17th and 18th localized flooding events. Applications for the program will be accepted until the deadline of Monday, March 31, 2025. Homeowners and residential tenants, small owner-operated businesses, and not-for-profit organizations may apply for assistance if they reside in the activation area.
Program guidelines, activation area maps, information sheets, and application forms can be found on the DRAO website.
DRAO is a program that can help with the recovery of costs after a natural disaster. Financial help from the program is limited to $250,000 per application, is subject to a $500 deductible (which may be waived for low-income households), and reimburses up to 90% of your total eligible costs with limits for emergency expenses, household appliances, and furnishings.
The DRAO program does not cover all costs. Eligible applicants may receive assistance for emergency expenses and for repair or replacement of essential property if they do not have insurance—or if their insurance is insufficient—to cover their essential costs according to the DRAO program guidelines. Damage due to sewer-backup is not eligible under the program. An exception is made for low-income households as defined by the guidelines. See details online.
In addition, eligible basement repairs are only allowed to the extent they are returned to a basic and safe state (e.g., stud walls and repairs to essential appliances such as furnaces and hot water heaters). Repairs to furnished basements are ineligible unless there is damage to an essential living space. See details online.
DRAO is a provincial program, and is not related to the various programs and initiatives that the City of Mississauga has undertaken related to localized flooding and flood recovery. Residents who do not reside in the DRAO activation area are still eligible for the other City programs and initiatives.
If you have any questions about the DRAO program, you may contact the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing program staff at: DisasterAssistance@Ontario.ca.
Respectfully,
Chris Fonseca
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DRAO Activation Area, Little Etobicoke Creek Map
Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians: Homeowners and Tenants
Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians: Small Owner Operated Businesses
Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians: Not-for-profit Organizations
