Canadians would start to receive emergency alerts on compatible wireless devices such as mobile phones on Friday.
Canada’s Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale applauded the collaborative work of federal, provincial and territorial governments, wireless services providers, as well as other industry partners to expand the National Public Alerting System (NPAS) to include wireless emergency alerts.
NPAS, publicly branded as Alert Ready, is a collaborative initiative between federal-provincial-territorial governments and industry partners in the country.
The emergency alerts provide rapid warnings to the public of imminent or unfolding hazards to life.
Situations that could prompt an alert include forest fires, terrorist threats or an Amber Alert for a missing child.
Canadians do not need to sign up or pay to receive emergency alerts on their smartphones.
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