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

  • Statement by Ministers marking one year since the Lytton wildfire
    June 30, 2022
  • Minister Blair concludes international conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
    May 27, 2022
  • Minister Blair to lead Canadian Delegation at the 2022 Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction
    May 24, 2022

    • More Emergency Management News Releases

    Emergency Management Publications and Reports

  • Compendium of U.S. - Canada Emergency Management Assistance Mechanisms
  • Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Emergency Management Strategy Interim Action Plan 2021-22
  • A Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN) for Canada
  • 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

    • More Emergency Management Publications and Reports

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