Red Cross Canada has a four star rating from CharityIntelligence.ca
They received 127 million in donations in 2015 and 122 million in government funding. They spent 152 million on program costs within Canada and 82.5 million internationally. They spent a total of 72 million on administrative and fundraising costs.
https://www.charityintelligence.ca/c...dian-red-cross
They are a very well-run charity who are actively helping. It is almost certainly the best thing you can do to
help people.
Yes, there is at least a reasonable chance your money may end up paying for a half-dozen mosquito nets in Africa instead of 24 bottles of water in Fort Mac.
If that would cause you to close your wallet, you are a bad person.