Government Operations Centre

On behalf of the Government of Canada, the Government Operations Centre (GOC) supports preparedness for and leads the coordination of the integrated federal response to all-hazard events of national interest.

About the Government Operations Centre

How Canada manages emergencies, the Federal Emergency Response Plan, legislation, policy and about the GOC

Current activity

Current events and exercises

Preparedness

Planning, all-hazards approach, cyclical events, exercise and continuous improvement programs

Response and Monitoring

Daily operations, what the GOC monitors, Watch reports, reporting criteria and activation, requests for federal assistance

Requests for Federal Assistance

Help for provinces and territories when emergencies overwhelm or threaten to overwhelm their resources

Working in a Modernized GOC

New accommodations, workforce, surge capacity program

Emergency Management News Releases

  • Government of Canada welcomes Council of Canadian Academies’ report Building a Resilient Canada
    January 13, 2022
  • Government of Canada to assist Nova Scotia with COVID-19 immunization program
    January 10, 2022
  • Strengthening Canada’s anti-money laundering regime through collaboration and capacity building
    December 3, 2021

    • More Emergency Management News Releases

    Emergency Management Publications and Reports

  • Progress Report on a National Public Safety Broadband Network - Working towards the next generation of public safety communications in Canada
  • Supporting Canada’s Public Safety Personnel: An Action Plan on Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries
  • Awareness Brochure
  • Emergency Management Strategy for Canada: Toward a Resilient 2030
  • An Emergency Management Framework for Canada - Third Edition

    • More Emergency Management Publications and Reports

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