Emergency Management Ontario is the
Office of Emergency Management for the province of
Ontario
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responsible for planning for and responding to and recovering from all man-made or natural disasters within the province. The agency is under the responsibility of the
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. The agency's mandate is governed by the
Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act
The ''Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act'' is an Act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario that grants the Premier of Ontario and the Executive Council of Ontario the authority to declare a state of emergency. It was enacted on ...
of 1990. EMO works with
City of Toronto Emergency Management Office (OEM)
The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is a Division in the City of Toronto responsible for emergency co-ordination for the municipal government in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its goal is to "respond and reduce the impact of a public emergency and ...
, other similar provincial agencies across Canada as well as
Public Safety Canada
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.
Geographical Divisions
With the vastness of the province, EMO is divided into geographical regions or Emergency Management Sector Areas that have 40 to 50 municipalities in their area of coverage:
* Amethyst - covering Northwestern Ontario
* Albany - covering most of Northeastern Ontario
* Bruce - covering the Bruce Peninsula and regions within the Bruce Escarpment outside of the Golden Horseshoe
* Capital - covering areas near Ottawa region
* Golden Horseshoe - covering areas around the
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area, commonly referred to as the GTA, includes the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York. In total, the region contains 25 urban, suburban, and rural municipalities. The Greater T ...
and beyond
* Killarney - covering the southern end of Northeastern Ontario
* Lakes - covering areas east of Georgian Bay
* Loyalist - covering most of Eastern Ontario outside of Ottawa region
* Severn - covering the areas east of Golden Horseshoe
* St. Clair - covering the areas of Southwestern Ontario
Agency Heads
* Dr
James Young 2004
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Julian Fantino
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2005-2006
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Jay C. Hope 2006-2018
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2018–present
References
Canadian links
Public Safety Canada Emergency preparednessAlberta Emergency Management AgencySaskatchewan Emergency Management OrganizationMinistère de la Sécurité publique du Québec (MSP) (Department of Public Security, Québec)Nova Scotia Emergency Measures OrganizationPrince Edward Island Emergency Measures Organization*
Fire and Emergency Services – Newfoundland and LabradorNorthwest Territories Ministry of Municipal and Community AffairsNunavut Emergency Management
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Emergency management in Canada
Safety organizations
Ontario government departments and agencies
Organizations based in Toronto