Targeted engagement on advancing a pan-Canadian civilian response capacity
From Public Safety Canada
Current status: Closed
The consultation closed on March 31, 2024.
Consultation Description
Communities across Canada are experiencing more extreme weather events and natural disasters than ever before. These large-scale emergencies can quickly overwhelm resources across the country and greater collaboration is needed to ensure a long-term, sustainable approach to disaster response. The Government of Canada engaged key emergency management partners and stakeholders across the country to better understand current capacities, gaps and limitations within the emergency response system and gather insights and views on ways to more efficiently leverage these capacities through a future, all-hazards pan-Canadian civilian response capacity model. A civilian response model can provide a predictable, whole-of-society workforce across emergency management partners, capable of providing surge support for a range of emergency events and provide relief to Canadians in times of need.
Consultation Details
Public Safety Canada sought input from emergency management subject matter experts within Canada, and from First Nations, Métis and Inuit representatives, from organizations such as:
- Provinces and territories
- National Indigenous Organizations (NIOs) and other Indigenous groups
- Civil society organizations involved in emergency management, including non-governmental organizations, academia, industry and private sector partners
Next Steps
Insights gained through this engagement will help inform future action to strengthen Canada’s preparedness for future all-hazard events and are summarized in a What We Heard Report: Advancing a Pan-Canadian Civilian Response Capacity.
The findings in this report represent one of the first steps towards a sustainable whole-of-society, pan-Canadian approach for civilian response capacity. These findings will be used to inform continued discussions with provincial and territorial partners at various federal, provincial and territorial fora to explore potential opportunities to collaborate on addressing shared challenges and gaps and avoiding potential duplication of efforts, and through continued engagements with emergency management stakeholders and community in the near future.
Contact Us
For more information about the initiative, please reach out to Public Safety at: civilianresponse-interventioncivile@ps-sp.gc.ca