PEMSAP: Ontario’s Provincial Emergency Management Strategic Action Plan

The Ontario government released its first-ever Provincial Emergency Management Strategy and Action Plan, helping to ensure Ontarians are prepared for and safe during future emergencies like cybersecurity threats, pandemics or natural disasters.  

The plan, the first of its kind in Canada, sets a foundation for emergency management in Ontario and builds on lessons learned from past emergencies including the COVID-19 pandemic, which represented the single largest provincial emergency in decades. 

Highlights of the plan include the following: 

• A strengthened provincial governance and accountability framework that includes Emergency Management Ontario as the provincial lead for emergency management coordination. 
• A one window for all Ontarians approach to proactively coordinate with emergency management partners on preparedness and information sharing. 
• Increased local supports for municipalities and Indigenous partners, including a doubling of regional field services staff in 2022 to better support all regions of the province.
• Proactive planning and monitoring, including enhanced flood mapping, a cybersecurity strategy, and increased resources for emergency management partners.  
• Programs to improve community preparedness, including tabletop and priority exercises and a strengthened Ontario Corps. 
• A commitment to annual reports detailing the progress made on the strategy and action plan.   

For more information on Ontario’s provincial emergency management strategic action plan, please click here!