Japan Earthquake Information for Canadians

The Government of Canada continues to closely monitor the situation at several nuclear power plants following the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan on March 11, 2011.

Important Links

Public Safety Canada

• Frequently Asked Questions

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

• Information update regarding the earthquake in Japan
• Japanese Earthquake - A Canadian Perspective: Questions and Answers
• Seismic Activity Near Major Canadian Nuclear Facilities

Health Canada

• Exposure to Ionizing Radiation Fact Sheet
• Questions and Answers: Potassium iodide
• Information Update: No radiation at harmful levels will reach Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

• Information on Radiation Levels in Japan

Public Health Agency of Canada

• Nuclear Emergency in Japan: Travel Notice (Updated on March 29, 2011)

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

• The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Border Controls - What does it mean?
• Additional import controls in place for food products from Japan
• Information for Canadians Regarding Imported Food
• Japan Earthquake - Questions and Answers

News Releases and Statements

• Damaged Japanese Nuclear Power Plants not Expected to Pose Risk to Canada
  14 March 2011
• Statement by British Columbia's Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall
  14 March 2011
• Statement by the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia
  13 March 2011

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