This national Canadian campaign educates the general public about the risks in their area and encourages them to make a plan and an emergency kit. There are also publications regarding specific hazards and a general guide for business continuity.
The Seismic Hazard Mitigation Program for High-Risk Buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia is developing a long-term strategy to prepare for and reduce the impact of a major earthquake on seismically vulnerable buildings. Goals include: to educate building owners about the seismic vulnerability of their buildings in the hope that they will upgrade them voluntarily and to provide incentives to encourage owners to upgrade their buildings within a certain time period.
Each May, Public Safety of Canada in collaboration with provincial and territorial governments has an emergency preparedness week to increase awareness and reinforce the idea that preparedness can reduce risks and lessen disasters.
Free resources to educate the public on how to protect their families and homes before, during and after natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, lightning, hail, tornados and winter storms.
The ICLR is a coordinated effort to reduce disaster losses involving member insurance companies, The University of Western Ontario and other partners. They have risk awareness and preparedness information for the general public on earthquakes, flood/droughts, hurricanes, lightning/hail, tornadoes, wildfires, and winter storms.
A collaborative effort of the Meteorological Service of Canada, the Institute of Catastrophic Loss Reduction and the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness. Background technical papers regarding the risk to Canadians from natural hazards, how those risks might be mitigated, and an inventory of gaps in knowledge and synthesis document suitable for the general public.
The Ontario Storm Prediction Center and Environment Canada advise the public by providing special winter weather alerts and information regarding preparedness for weather hazards.
Two booklets for adults are distributed in Canada: Quick Guide to Family Emergency Preparedness and Generic Emergency Plan for Schools. Also Kids Can, Emergency Plan coloring and activity book.
The British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety provides information for the general public regarding community emergency planning, response and recovery. There are similar programs in each province.
British Columbia's Provincial Emergency Preparedness Program has developed the School Earthquake Safety Guidebook, which is distributed to schools.
