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for <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/campaigns/hurricane.html">hurricane</a> season. </p> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <h3><a href="bt-en.aspx">About the Government Operations Centre</a></h3> <p>How Canada manages emergencies, the Federal Emergency Response Plan, legislation, policy and about the GOC</p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <h3><a href="rqst-fdrl-sstssnc-en.aspx">Requests for federal assistance</a></h3> <p>Help for provinces and territories when emergencies overwhelm or threaten to overwhelm their resources</p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <h3><a href="mdrnzd-en.aspx">Working in a modernized GOC</a></h3> <p>Workforce, job postings, new accommodations, surge capacity program</p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <h3><a href="rspns-mntrng-en.aspx">Response and monitoring</a></h3> <p>Daily operations, past events, what the GOC monitors, Watch reports, reporting criteria and activation</p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <h3><a href="xrcs-prgrm-en.aspx">Exercise program</a></h3> <p>About the GOC Exercise Program</p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <h3><a href="prprdnss-en.aspx">Preparedness</a></h3> <p>Planning, all-hazards approach, cyclical events, continuous improvement program</p> </div> </div> <div class="row mrgn-tp-lg"> <div class="col-md-6"> <h3>Emergency Management News Releases</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="list-group-item"> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2024/10/minister-sajjan-marks-the-international-day-on-disaster-risk-reduction.html">Minister Sajjan marks the International Day on Disaster Risk Reduction</a> <br /> <small class="text-muted">October 11, 2024</small> </li> <li class="list-group-item"> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2024/10/statement-by-minister-sajjan-on-fire-prevention-week.html">Statement by Minister Sajjan on Fire Prevention Week</a> <br /> <small class="text-muted">October 6, 2024</small> </li> <li class="list-group-item"> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2024/09/government-of-canada-invests-to-strengthen-public-safety-and-support-youth-in-kent-county-nb.html">Government of Canada invests to strengthen public safety and support youth in Kent County, N.B.</a> <br /> <small class="text-muted">September 20, 2024</small> </li> </ul> <p class="small mrgn-tp-md"><a href="/cnt/mrgnc-mngmnt/nws-rlss-en.aspx?t=mrgnc-mngmnt">More Emergency Management News Releases</a></p> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <h3>Emergency Management Publications and Reports</h3> <ul class='list-unstyled'><li class='list-group-item'><a href="/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/2024-pblc-rdr-mrgncy-rcmmndtns/index-en.aspx">Government of Canada Response to the Public Order Emergency Commission Recommendations</a></li><li class='list-group-item'><a href="/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/2024-ems-ctn-rs/index-en.aspx">Advancing the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Emergency Management Strategy: Areas for Action</a></li><li class='list-group-item'><a href="/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/vltn-nttvs-ddrss-pts-njrs/index-en.aspx">Evaluation of the Initiatives to Address Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries (PTSI) Evaluation Report</a></li><li class='list-group-item'><a href="/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/vltn-nttvs-ddrss-pts-njrs-smmry/index-en.aspx">Summary of the Evaluation of the Initiatives to Address Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries (PTSI) Among Public Safety Officers</a></li><li class='list-group-item'><a href="/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/2023-nrp-pnr/index-en.aspx">The First Public Report of the National Risk Profile</a></li></ul> <p class="small mrgn-tp-md"><a href="/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/index-en.aspx?t=mrgnc-mngmnt">More Emergency Management Publications and Reports</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <dl id="wb-dtmd"> <dt>Date modified: </dt> <dd><time property="dateModified">2024-09-24</time></dd> </dl> </main>  <footer role="contentinfo" id="wb-info" class="visible-sm visible-md visible-lg 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