The ''Emergency Management Act'' (french: Loi sur la gestion des urgences) is an Act of the
Canadian government
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. It was passed in June 2007 during the minority
Harper government
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. It came into force in August 2007, and it revoked the ''
Emergency Preparedness Act The ''Emergency Preparedness Act'' (french: Loi sur la protection civile) was a legislative act of the Canadian Parliament. It was passed in 1988 during the Mulroney government and repealed in August 2007 by the Harper government during the 39th Ca ...
'' in so doing.
It named the
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
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as its enforcer,
who is responsible under the Act for many things, including conducting exercises and providing education and training related to
emergency management
Emergency management or disaster management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency management, despite its name, does not actuall ...
.
Furthermore, each
Minister of the Crown
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is responsible under Section 6 of the Act:
Emergency Management Plans of Natural Resources Canada
An audit process, which complies with the Internal Auditing Standards of the Government of Canada, of
Natural Resources Canada
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan; french: Ressources naturelles Canada; french: RNCan, label=none)Natural Resources Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Natural Resources (). is the depa ...
's responsibilities under the Act discovers nine Emergency Management Plans (EMPs):
* Wildland Fires;
* Geological Hazards;
* Space Weather;
* Geomatics Support;
* Nuclear Explosions Monitoring;
* Nuclear and Radiological Incidents;
* Energy Supply Disruption;
* Offshore/onshore Oil and Gas Incidents; and
* Non-fuel Mineral and Metal Commodities and Production Shortages Support.
References
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Emergency management in Canada
2007 establishments in Canada