WildFireSat Remote Sensing Capacity for Use in Fire Management (WFS-RSC) Program

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Canada

Deadline

Rolling — apply anytime

Region

Canada

Funder type

Federal Government

For

Nonprofits & charities

Eligible organizations

Provincial and Territorial wildland fire management agencies, Territorial wildland fire management agencies, Indigenous wildland fire management entities, Indigenous stewardship and emergency management entities, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC)

Sectors

Wildland fire management, Emergency management, Earth observation and remote sensing, Forestry

About this program

The WildFireSat Remote Sensing Capacity (WFS-RSC) program provides up to 75% funding of approved project costs to help Canadian wildland fire agencies and emergency management organizations build capacity to use WildFireSat Earth observation satellite data products. A total of $6 million over three years (starting fiscal year 2026–2027) is allocated to support education, expertise development, information management technology alignment, and organizational capacity building. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed regularly throughout the year.

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