Alert Ready - Emergency Alert System

Record #: CWD0037

Last Modified: 05 Jul 2024

Last Full Update: 15 May 2018

Description

Description (Service)

A system that delivers critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians through television and radio.

Alerts will include events such as:

tornadoes or other natural disasters
train derailments
fires, including wild, industrial, uban and forest
biological, including chemial, radiological or water contamination
information alerts such as frost warnings
environmental
hazardous or explosive materials
terrorist threat
civil emergency
animal danger
amber alerts
missing persons
emergency responder disruption

Enables Canadian government officials at the federal, provincial and municipal level to issue all types of public safety messages through media companies so that the public can take immediate action and stay safe.

See website for a list of alerts and how the alert may sound when issued. Also provides information on emergency preparedness.

Service Details

Hours	Mon-Sun 24 hours
Areas Served	Ontario
Eligibility	No restrictions
Application	Visit website for information. To receive alerts, listen to radio or access a television.
Languages	Other - Alerts will be sent out as per the official language requirements of each jurisdiction or agency. At the discretion of the issuing government authority, alerts can made available in additional languages. Distribution of alerts in additional languages will be up to the individual television, radio, cable or satellite operator.
Fees	None

Address and Location

Located In Community	Ontario
Address & Map	Ontario, ON Canada

Contact Information

Office Phone	No public phone number available
E-Mail	alertready@pelmorex.com
Website	https://www.alertready.ca