Emergency Management Ontario is the Office of Emergency Management for the province of Ontario responsible for planning for and responding to and recovering from all man-made or natural disasters within the province.[1] The agency is under the responsibility of the Ministry of the Solicitor General. The agency's mandate is governed by the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act of 1990.[2] EMO works with City of Toronto Emergency Management Office (OEM), other similar provincial agencies across Canada as well as Public Safety Canada.
Geographical Divisions[edit]
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:[3]
- 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 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[edit]
- Dr James Young 2004[4]
- Julian Fantino 2005-2006
- Jay C. Hope 2006-2018
- Mario Di Tommaso 2018–present
References[edit]
- ^ "Emergency Management in Ontario | Emergency Management Ontario". www.emergencymanagementontario.ca.
- ^ "Law Document English View". Ontario.ca. July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Emergency Management Sector Areas | Emergency Management Ontario". www.emergencymanagementontario.ca.
- ^ "Newsroom : Dr. James Young named Commissioner of Emergency Management". news.ontario.ca.
Canadian links[edit]
- Public Safety Canada Emergency preparedness
- Alberta Emergency Management Agency
- Saskatchewan Emergency Management Organization
- Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization
- Emergency Management Ontario
- Ministère de la Sécurité publique du Québec (MSP) (Department of Public Security, Québec)
- New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization[permanent dead link]
- Nova Scotia Emergency Measures Organization
- Prince Edward Island Emergency Measures Organization
- Fire and Emergency Services – Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories Ministry of Municipal and Community Affairs
- Nunavut Emergency Management
- Yukon Emergency Measures Organization
