Industry Canada Emergency Telecommunications - Help

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Organization

This section shows the different hierarchical levels of the organization and provides the coordinates of key persons in the organization.

Legal Responsibilities

This section presents the legal responsibilities of the Emergency Telecommunications Branch under the Emergency Preparedness Act and the Federal Policy for Emergencies.

Programs

This section describes the on-going activities of the department in mitigating the effect of emergencies or disasters that impact the nation.

Projects

This section describes the projects that are underway to support the aims of the emergency telecommunications community on a national and international level.

Committees

This section describes a number of committees that are important to the aims of emergency telecommunications in Canada.

Working Groups

This section presents some national and international working groups that have been established in which Industry Canada participates or chairs.

Agreements

This section describes partnerships established that contribute to the objectives of effective emergency telecommunications planning.

Reference Documents

This section contains links to some useful documents.

Exercises

This section presents reports on exercises that are undertaken, when possible, to evaluate emergency planning.

Disasters Events

This section provides links to current or past disasters affecting Canadians.

Regional Activities

This section provides links to Emergency Telecommunications Program activities in the regions.

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