Canada’s public alerting system, Alert Ready, will distribute Test Alerts on television, radio and compatible wireless devices in most provinces and territories during Emergency Preparedness Week OAKVILLE, ON, May 4, 2021– On May 5, 2021, Alert Ready will distribute a public test message, across most provinces and territories. Each participating provincial and territorial emergency management organization will issue one […]
Test Alerts will be issued on Television, Radio and Compatible Wireless Devices in most provinces and territories. OAKVILLE, ON, Nov. 23, 2020 – On November 25, 2020, a public test message will be issued through Alert Ready, Canada’s public alerting system, by most provincial and territorial emergency management organizations. Each participating province and territory will issue one test message […]
A radiological hazard alert for Pickering Ontario was issued on January 12th at 7:23 AM ET by the Province of Ontario’s Emergency Operations Centre through the Alert Ready system. There is no active nuclear situation taking place at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. There is no danger to the public or environment and no further […]
The following provincial tests of the Alert ready system have been completed. -Newfoundland and Labrador at 10:55 am NDT -New Brunswick at 10:55 am ADT -Prince Edward Island at 12:55 pm ADT -Nova Scotia at 1:55 pm ADT -Nunavut at 1:55 PM EDT -Manitoba at 1:55 PM CDT -Alberta and Northwest Territories at 1:55 […]
With regards to the Amber Alert issued on February 14, 2019 at 11:36 pm EST, by the Ontario Provincial Police on behalf of Peel Regional Police through the Alert Ready system for the province of Ontario, we can confirm the alert was distributed on TV, radio and LTE-connected and compatible wireless devices. We have received […]
The following provincial tests of the Alert ready system have been completed. Newfoundland and Labrador 1:55 pm NST Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island at 1:55 pm AST. Ontario and Nunavut at 1:55 pm EST Quebec at 2:55 pm EST Manitoba and Saskatchewan at 1:55 pm CST Alberta and Northwest Territories at 1:55 […]
On October 3rd, 2018 beginning at 2:18 pm ET, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the United States will be testing their public alerting system. Canadians visiting the US or living near the border may receive the test message on their mobile device. The message will read “Presidential Alert, THIS IS A TEST of […]
We value the feedback that we’ve received regarding recent public safety test alerts and actual provincial emergency alerts. Please be assured that each message is being read and shared with the appropriate Alert Ready partner. Due to high volumes of emails, replies to individual messages are not possible at this time. To check compatibility of […]
The test alerts scheduled for May 9th were successfully processed by the National Alert Aggregation and Dissemination System (NAAD System), part of the Alert Ready system. Managed by Pelmorex, the NAAD System delivers public alert messages issued by authorized government agencies to TV/radio/cable/satellite companies, and now, wireless service providers. It is then the responsibility of […]