Province To Conduct Test Of Emergency Alert System Today

B.C. is joining other regions across the country today in a test of the Alert Ready system.

The alert will be sent to cellphones, radio, and TV stations at 1:55pm Pacific Time.

The alert, being sent out everywhere except PEI, will be heard at various times across the country, and at 1:55pm in B.C.

Testing of the Alert Ready system provides the opportunity to increase public awareness about the system and spark emergency preparedness conversations, so that Canadians can be ready and prepared in the event of an actual emergency. It’s also a way to make sure the system operates as intended from end to end.

Alert Ready was developed in collaboration with federal, provincial, and territorial government agencies, the broadcasting industry and wireless service providers. Each stakeholder has a unique and important role to play in the Alert Ready process.

Given the importance of warning Canadians of imminent threat to the safety of life and property, Canadians do not have the option to opt-out of this essential life-saving service.

So far in 2022, the Alert Ready system has delivered more than 800 public emergency alert messages to Canadians.

For more information, visit EmergencyInfoBC.