Emergency, Safety & Alerts
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Federal
- Alert Ready — National Public Alerting SystemPublic alerts for life-threatening weather, Amber Alerts, and emergencies delivered via TV, radio, LTE
- Canada's MissingThe RCMP's national public database of missing persons and unidentified remains cases — browse or search case profiles and submit tips directly to investigators.
- Canadian Centre for Cyber SecurityGovernment of Canada lead for cyber security, providing guidance, tools, incident reporting, and threat intelligence for citizens and organizations
- Canadian Disaster DatabasePublic Safety Canada's searchable record of 1,000+ natural, technological and conflict disasters affecting Canadians since 1900, with fatalities, evacuations and cost estimates.
- Canadian Nuclear Safety CommissionFederal regulator of nuclear power and materials in Canada, overseeing licensing, compliance, and public health and safety around nuclear facilities
- CBSA — Enforcement Action StatisticsQuarterly statistics on CBSA seizures of drugs, firearms, currency, and intercepted stolen vehicles, broken down by category and fiscal year.
- CISC — Public Report on Organized CrimeDownload the annual Criminal Intelligence Service Canada public report assessing hundreds of organized crime groups and their national threat levels.
- CNSC — Nuclear Substance Licence DatabaseSearch all active CNSC licences for nuclear substances, radiation devices and Class II facilities by use type, organization, city or province — medical, industrial and research.
- CPIC — Stolen Vehicle and Bike SearchPublic search of the CPIC stolen-property database — check vehicles, bicycles, trailers and other serial-numbered goods reported stolen by Canadian police.
- CSE — Annual ReportsRead the Communications Security Establishment's unclassified annual reports on signals intelligence, cyber defence, and foreign cyber operations, back to 2019-20.
- CSIS — Public ReportsDownload every annual CSIS Public Report — the unclassified assessment of threats to Canada from terrorism, espionage, and foreign interference.
- Earthquakes CanadaNear-real-time earthquake tracking and event data
- Get Cyber SafeThe Government of Canada's national cyber-safety campaign (Canadian Centre for Cyber Security): plain-language guidance, quizzes, and alerts helping individuals and small businesses stay safe online.
- Health Canada — Canadian Cannabis SurveyAnnual cannabis use, perceptions, and harms reported by Canadians
- Health Canada — Recalls & Safety AlertsSearchable national database of consumer product, food, and health product recalls and safety alerts, filterable by category, date, and brand.
- National Wildland Fire Information SystemWildfire status and fire information across Canada
- Public Safety Canada — Listed Terrorist EntitiesOfficial registry of every entity listed under the Criminal Code as a terrorist entity, with background summaries and listing dates for each group.
- Public Safety Canada — National Emergency ResourcesEmergency preparedness guides, 72-hour kits, and hazard-specific response info
- RCMP — Canada's MissingSearch police-published profiles of missing persons and unidentified remains cases across Canada, with photos, descriptions, and tip submission.
- RCMP — Crime Mapping and StatisticsRCMP crime data, police reported statistics, and operational updates
- Recalls and Safety AlertsUseful public alert tool for recalls and safety notices
- Transport Canada — Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls DatabaseSearch safety recalls by make, model and year for Canadian-market vehicles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, trailers and child car seats.
- Transport Canada — Vehicle Recalls Database APIFirst-party REST API for safety-related recall records on vehicles, tires and child restraints — query by recall number, make, model or model-year range in JSON or XML, no key required.
Provincial
- Alberta Emergency PreparednessAlbertans' preparedness hub — stocking essential items, building support networks, creating a plan, hazard awareness, pet preparedness, plus public education materials (videos, posters, fact sheets) and Alberta's annual preparedness survey.
- Public Safety & Emergency Services — Alberta Emergency AlertView critical and advisory emergency alerts on a live map, browse a 7-year alert archive, and subscribe province-wide via the official Atom/RSS feed or mobile apps.
- B.C. Disaster Recovery Information for the PublicPost-emergency recovery hub for British Columbians — what help is available after an evacuation or disaster, how to apply, and how to navigate the provincial recovery process.
- B.C. Emergency Education Programs and ToolsCurated emergency management education resources, programs and toolkits for schools, communities, Indigenous nations and local governments, including preparedness curricula and exercise materials.
- BC Coroners Service — Death Statistics & Drug Toxicity DashboardExplore unregulated-drug toxicity deaths by month, age, sex, health authority and drug detected via an interactive dashboard, plus PDF statistical reports on drownings, crashes and more.
- EmergencyInfoBC — Active Emergencies and Evacuation OrdersMinistry of Emergency Management portal listing current wildfires, floods, evacuation orders/alerts and states of provincial emergency, with links to EmergencyMapBC; updated continuously by local authorities.
- Financial Assistance in a Disaster (Evacuation Emergency Recovery)B.C.'s Evacuation Emergency Recovery program — eligibility and application routes for disaster financial assistance for evacuees, covering housing, rental and basic living costs after a declared emergency.
- PreparedBC — Public Emergency Preparation and RecoveryB.C.'s public-facing preparedness and recovery portal: how to prepare for floods, wildfires, earthquakes and other hazards, plus evacuation and disaster recovery information including financial assistance.
- Manitoba Emergency Alerting (Alert Ready in Manitoba)Manitoba EMO's page on the provincial implementation of Alert Ready: who issues alerts, the strict criteria alerts must meet, and how Manitobans subscribe to wireless emergency alerts. Distinct from the federal alertready.ca entry, which documents the national system.
- Manitoba Emergency GuideManitoba's main preparedness reference — walks the full emergency management cycle (mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery), the province's four protection priorities, and separate before/during/after guides for individuals, local authorities, and partners.
- Manitoba Emergency HazardsProvince-specific hazard profiles covering the natural, human-caused, and technological hazards Manitobans face — seasonal flooding, wildfire, tornadoes and blizzards, dam failure, pipeline and transport incidents — with links to per-hazard detail pages.
- Manitoba Emergency Measures OrganizationHome of Manitoba's Emergency Measures Organization: provincial emergency alerts, disaster financial assistance, and the municipal emergency programs the EMO coordinates.
- Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development — Fire Watch & Wildfire DashboardLive wildfire dashboard with fire status updates plus a province-wide map of daily burn conditions updated at 2 p.m.; permits info and active-fire alerts.
- NL Daily Wildfire Risk & Active WildfiresDaily Fire Weather Index map by region from Forestry, Agriculture and Lands, plus the NL Active Wildfires dashboard showing location, status and size of ongoing wildfires.
- WorkplaceNL — Certification Training Registry (CTR) Course MarketplaceSearch the marketplace of WorkplaceNL-approved OHS training providers and courses, with workers' certification records stored electronically.
- NWT AlertThe Northwest Territories' public alerting system: live emergency alerts and evacuation notices for NWT communities, issued through the Alert Ready partnership, with the Alertable app for ongoing updates.
- NWT Wildfire Update (ECC)GNWT Environment & Climate Change wildfire hub: live fire map with satellite hotspots, regional updates for all five regions, active-fire counts, hectares burned, smoke forecast and evacuation links.
- Department of Natural Resources — BurnSafe Fire RestrictionsDaily county-level burn ban map and table (updated 2pm in wildfire season): no-burn, restricted, or allowed hours. Check before campfires or brush burning.
- Nova Scotia Department of Emergency ManagementThe department responsible for coordinating provincial emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery, issuing timely emergency alerts and information, and supporting municipal emergency organizations; also houses the Office of the Fire Marshal.
- Nova Scotia Emergency AlertThe provincial page a Nova Scotian uses to register for emergency alerts, explaining the channels used, what the alert classes mean, and how to get notifications for your area.
- Nova Scotia Emergency Information — All HazardsNova Scotia's all-hazards emergency portal, with a live sub-page per hazard — floods, wildfire, power outages, hurricanes, extreme heat, winter storms, freezing rain, drought — plus 911 facts and recovery guidance.
- Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and ResponseOntario's emergency management ministry: the Provincial Emergency Management Strategy and Action Plan, the Community Emergency Preparedness Grant, nuclear emergency preparedness, Ontario Corps volunteer registration, and municipal emergency management support resources.
- Ontario — Emergency InformationOntario's official emergency information page: provincial emergency declarations and alerts in effect, plus links to municipal and ministry emergency resources.
- Ontario Wildfire Map (Interactive)Ontario's interactive fire map with fire size, status, and restricted fire zones
- Québec en AlerteQuébec's official provincial public alerting system — a single page showing the current alert level by region, and where residents register to receive SMS, email and voice messages from the province during an emergency.
- SOPFEU — Interactive Wildfire MapReal-time map of active forest fires (size, status, cause), fire danger index by zone, and current burn restrictions across Quebec, with saved locations and email alerts; updated daily at 9am.
- Vigilance — Surveillance de la crue des eauxSécurité publique real-time flood watch: river gauges, flood-extent surveillance maps and civil-security updates during spring freshet; complements regulatory flood-zone cartography.
- SaskAlert — Provincial Emergency Alert SystemView current Saskatchewan emergency alerts (wildfires, floods, severe weather) by area and get notification info from the SPSA's official alerting service.
- Saskatchewan Public Safety AgencyThe Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's hub: the provincial body behind SaskAlert, wildfire response and municipal emergency programs, with current program and incident information.
- Workers' Safety and Compensation Board (WSCB) — WHS Regulations SearchFull-text browse/search of Yukon's Occupational Health and Safety Regulations in 19 parts plus WHMIS, diving and radiation rules — the board's consolidated HTML regulations library.
- Yukon — Emergency PreparednessGovernment of Yukon's emergency preparedness hub: current alerts and advisories, household emergency planning and 72-hour kit guidance, and community emergency program information.
- Yukon Wildfires Map (Wildland Fire Management)Live Government of Yukon map of active wildfires and prescribed burns with status, size, response type, plus fire danger ratings and fire ban information across the territory.
Regional
- Capital Regional District — Public Alert Notification SystemCapital Regional District's Public Alert Notification System: residents of the CRD's electoral areas (Salt Spring Island, Juan de Fuca and the Southern Gulf Islands) sign up for emergency alerts by text, email or phone.
- Central Okanagan Emergency OperationsCentral Okanagan's emergency operations site: evacuation alerts and orders, incident updates and recovery information for Kelowna and neighbouring communities during active emergencies.
- Regional District of North Okanagan — AlertableThe Regional District of North Okanagan's Alertable alert page — a regional emergency notification service spanning member municipalities, including evacuation and shelter notices.
- Alert Waterloo RegionWaterloo Region's official emergency notification service: residents sign up once to receive alerts from the region and its local municipalities during emergencies.
Municipal
- Calgary — Flood alerts and noticesCalgary Water's flood status page: which parts of the city are exposed when the Bow River rises, the current flood alert level and active notices, and what residents should do at each stage.
- Edmonton — Neighbourhood Crime MappingClick any Edmonton neighbourhood to plot eight crime types (assault, break and enter, vehicle theft, more) on a map for any date range up to 60 days.
- Gatineau — Avis importants, alertes et urgencesVille de Gatineau's official important-notices, alerts and emergencies hub, with a direct path to subscribing to municipal emergency notifications.
- Halifax — Alarm RegistrationHalifax alarm registration: property owners and businesses register and renew burglar and fire alarm systems, check registration details, and find the bylaw and false-alarm process.
- Halifax — hfxALERTHalifax Regional Municipality's hfxALERT mass-notification service: residents sign up to receive emergency and public-safety alerts by text, phone or email.
- Halifax — Police Crime MappingSee recent Halifax crimes on a map updated daily — search five crime types by street name or community for the last day, four days or week.
- Halifax Emergency ManagementHalifax Regional Municipality's emergency hub: municipal emergency notification signup by text, email or phone, a three-step preparedness guide with a fillable Home Emergency Plan, and the Voluntary Vulnerable Persons Registry for residents needing extra support.
- Hamilton — Police Online Crime Mapping ToolSearch where break-ins, robberies, vehicle thefts and homicides occurred in Hamilton over the past 60 days, with hotspot maps and email crime alerts.
- Montreal — Avis et alertesVille de Montréal's official notices-and-alerts board, the municipal channel residents check for city-issued advisories and emergency notices.
- Montréal — Vue sur la sécurité publiqueVisualize SPVM police data on Montreal crime since 2015 through an interactive map and charts, by borough, category and time period.
- Nanaimo — Emergency Alert System (Voyent Alert)The City of Nanaimo's official page for its Voyent Alert emergency call alert system, the channel used to issue and subscribe to city emergency notifications.
- Fort Smith — AlertableThe Town of Fort Smith's official sign-up page for its Alertable emergency alert service, where residents register a phone or email to receive notifications about local incidents.
- Ottawa — Emergency Preparedness & Ottawa AlertCity of Ottawa's emergency preparedness hub: current and ongoing emergencies, hazard guides and kit checklists, and sign-up for Ottawa Alert (Alertable) public emergency notifications.
- Ottawa — Police Community Safety Data PortalBrowse Ottawa Police crime maps (year-to-date and historical), shootings, overdose calls by neighbourhood, and download 340k+ criminal offence records.
- Prince Albert — CSWB Data & Crime DashboardInteractive GIS crime dashboard updated weekly with police call data, plus encampment mapping and needle reporting for community safety and well-being.
- Quebec City — Québec en alerteVille de Québec's own instance of the Québec en alerte system, showing the current municipal alert state and letting residents subscribe to city-issued alerts.
- Regina — NotifyNowThe City of Regina's NotifyNow page — the municipal alert subscription flow for emergency and service notifications, run by the city under its own brand.
- Saskatoon — NotifyNowThe City of Saskatoon's NotifyNow page — the municipal alert subscription flow residents register with to receive emergency and service alert messages by text, phone or email.
- Saskatoon — Police Crime MapView approximate locations of crimes and traffic collisions reported to Saskatoon Police on an interactive city map, by neighbourhood or citywide.
- Sherbrooke — Situations d'urgenceSherbrooke's official emergency situations page, covering the city's alert levels, alerts by sector and what to do during a crisis.
- The KeelsonToronto neighbourhood safety and property reports by Magnistics (independent): look up any postal code, neighbourhood, or address for police-reported incidents in plain language with coverage maps, building permits address-by-address, and TRREB average home prices. Methodology is public (public-record figures, no rankings, no small-count percentages, visible corrections); monthly editions co-published free with residents' associations. Featured in the City of Toronto open-data gallery.
- Toronto — Active Alerts & EmergenciesCity of Toronto's active alerts hub: emergency and major service alerts currently in effect across the city, with links to city notification services.
- Toronto — Fire Active IncidentsWatch active incidents dispatched by Toronto Fire Services in near real time, pulled from the CAD dispatch system and refreshed every five minutes.
- Toronto Police — Crime DashboardPublic Safety Data Portal — major crime incidents, shootings, traffic collisions in Toronto
- Vancouver — GeoDASH Crime MapMap crimes reported to Vancouver Police, filtering by neighbourhood, crime type and date range, with statistical reports updated every 24 hours.
- York Region — Police Community Safety Data PortalTrack crime in Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill and the rest of York Region with an interactive safety map, auto-theft trend dashboard and stats by municipality.
Agency
- Avalanche Canada — ForecastsDaily avalanche danger forecasts on an interactive map with dynamic region boundaries set by forecasters, covering Canada's backcountry mountain regions.
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)Workplace safety guides, OSH Answers fact sheets, and e-learning
- NSICOP — Committee ReportsDownload annual and special reports from Parliament's security-cleared committee, including reviews of foreign interference, lawful access, and defence intelligence.
- NSIRA — Reports and PublicationsRead unclassified NSIRA review reports and annual reports scrutinizing the national security activities of CSIS, CSE, the RCMP, and other federal agencies.
- Office of the Intelligence Commissioner — DecisionsRead declassified quasi-judicial decisions approving or rejecting ministerial authorizations for CSIS and CSE intelligence activities.