---
title: "Emergency alerts and how to prepare"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts"
description: "Emergency alerts and how to prepare in Canada: run by each province and territory. Who handles it in all 13 provinces and territories. From official sources."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
lastReviewed: "2026-10-12"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Emergency alerts and how to prepare

Provincial or territorial service · Justice and safety

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## Short answer

Your province or territory's emergency management office issues alerts and evacuation orders for floods, wildfires and storms, and helps you prepare.

Each province and territory runs its own. Find yours in the table below.

## Official links

- [Get prepared for emergencies](https://www.canada.ca/en/services/policing/emergencies/preparedness/get-prepared.html), checked 12 October 2026

## In every province and territory

Who handles it in each province and territory, with the official link.

| Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/british-columbia) | EmergencyInfoBC and PreparedBC (Government of British Columbia) | [Current emergency info](https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/alberta) | Alberta Emergency Management Agency (Government of Alberta) | [See active alerts](https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-emergency-alert.aspx), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/saskatchewan) | Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SaskAlert) | [Get SaskAlert emergency alerts](https://www.saskpublicsafety.ca/public-resources/saskalert), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/manitoba) | Manitoba Emergency Management Organization (EMO) | [MB Ready emergency info](https://mbready.manitoba.ca/), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/ontario) | Emergency Management Ontario (Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response) | [Prepare for an emergency](https://www.ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/quebec) | Ministère de la Sécurité publique (Québec En Alerte) | [What to do in an emergency](https://www.quebec.ca/en/public-safety-emergencies/emergency-situations-disasters-and-natural-hazards/what-to-do-before-during-after-emergency-disaster), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/new-brunswick) | New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization (Department of Justice and Public Safety) | [Current emergencies](https://www.gnb.ca/en/emergency.html), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/nova-scotia) | Department of Emergency Management (Government of Nova Scotia) | [Emergency management](https://www.novascotia.ca/government/emergency-management), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/prince-edward-island) | PEI Emergency Measures Organization (Department of Justice and Public Safety) | None on record |  |
| [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/newfoundland-and-labrador) | Emergency Services Division, Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands | [Emergency services](https://www.gov.nl.ca/fal/emergency-services-home/), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/yukon) | Yukon Protective Services (Government of Yukon) | None on record |  |
| [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/northwest-territories) | NWT Alert (Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Emergency Management) | [Get NWT emergency alerts](https://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/en/services/nwt-alert), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/nunavut) | Nunavut Emergency Management (Government of Nunavut) | [Nunavut Emergency Management](https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/public-safety-and-emergencies/nunavut-emergency-management), checked 12 October 2026 |  |

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## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Emergency alerts and how to prepare", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts