National Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction: Advisory Committee

Canada's Platform Advisory Committee is composed of representatives from six organizations, who hold permanent organizational membership seats, and four rotating members elected biennially by the General Membership of Canada's Platform.  

To enable horizontal collaboration, the Advisory Committee represents the following six key sectors through both permanent and rotating membership: private; public; Aboriginal; academic; non-governmental, community, faith-based organizations; and professional/industrial associations. 

The Advisory Committee is co-chaired by two Advisory Committee members. Public Safety Canada serves as a co-chair for the first 3 years of Canada's Platform; the second co-chair is elected biennially from within the Advisory Committee.  

Advisory Committee Tasks and Activities

In support of the development and implementation of Canada's Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction the Advisory Committee will:

• Provide advice to Canada's Platform on the direction and priorities for DRR;
• Develop and approve an action plan;
• Host an Annual National Roundtable event, which brings together Platform's General Membership; and
• Develop and approve an annual report.

Guiding Principles

The following principles will be used to guide the activities of Canada's Platform Advisory Committee:

• Ensure that respective organizational accountabilities and mandates are respected;
• Operate on a consensus basis; 
• Commit to meaningful and effective dialogue, consultations and communication;
• Commit to the notion of inclusiveness of potential DRR stakeholders; and
• Commit to multi-stakeholder representation within the Platform.

Advisory Committee Membership

• Serge Beaudoin, Public Safety Canada, Government of Canada
• Ernie MacGillivray, Public Safety, Government of New Brunswick
• David McCormack, Natural Resources Canada
• Louise Geoffrion, Canadian Red Cross
• Francis Bradley, Canadian Electricity Association
• Ron Kuban, Canadian Risk and Hazards Network
• Gordon McBean, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
• Laurie Pearce, Royal Roads University
• David Day, Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada
• Mark Baker, Business Continuity and Risk Management