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Take Our Readiness Survey

Preparing for an emergency involves three steps.

  1. Learning about the risks that affect your community.
  2. Developing an emergency plan that will safeguard your clients, volunteers and staff and that allows your organization to maintain your essential services.
  3. Training your team on exercising your emergency plan.

To determine your organization's readiness, answer the following questions.

You will receive one point for each No answer and two points for each Yes answer.
(Note: All questions marked with an * are mandatory.)

Survey Questions:
  1. Are your organization's staff and volunteers aware of the major disasters that might threaten your community? *
    Yes  No


  2. Do you have an emergency plan for a crisis affecting your clients or community? *
    Yes  No


  3. Does your organization have a service continuity plan? *
    Yes  No


  4. Would you be able to continue offering your core services in a disaster? *
    Yes  No


  5. Have you done any pandemic influenza planning? *
    Yes  No


  6. Does your organization have an inventory of assets that could be mobilized in the event of a disaster? *
    Yes  No


  7. Is your organization in regular contact with emergency officials in your municipality and province? *
    Yes  No

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Fast Facts

Recent survey results show only 33% of emergency management organizations conduct training exercises with high-risk populations.

Disaster Timeline

How disaster prone is Canada? To learn more about past disasters and future risks view our timeline.