What are the roles and responsibilities of individual government departments with respect to pandemic preparedness and response?
The Emergency Management Act sets out the general emergency planning responsibilities for all federal ministers and generally provides for both financial and non-financial support to provinces when emergency situations occur. Business continuity planning is an important aspect of pandemic preparedness for each federal department. Please go to http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cs/E-4.56 Link opens in a new window to view the Emergency Management Act and other federal legislation, and http://www.canlii.ca/ Link opens in a new window for provincial as well as other legislation.
The Emergency Management Act sets out the general emergency planning responsibilities for all federal ministers and generally provides for both financial and non-financial support to provinces when emergency situations occur. Business continuity planning is an important aspect of pandemic preparedness for each federal department. Please go to http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cs/E-4.56 to view the Emergency Management Act and other federal legislation, and http://www.canlii.ca/ for provincial as well as other legislation.
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