As part of Emergency Preparedness Week, the Provincial Government is reminding residents that a test of the National Public Alerting System, Alert Ready, will be conducted in most provinces and territories over television, radio, and compatible wireless devices today, Wednesday, May 8, at 3:25 p.m. (NDT) in Newfoundland and 2:55 p.m. (ADT) in most of Labrador.

Public Safety Canada has established the capability to issue alerts through the Government Operations Centre to communicate important information of nation-wide interest directly to the public using the National Public Alerting System.

For this test alert, Public Safety Canada will test its own public alerting capability in participating provinces and territory, with the support of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Be advised some residents will not receive the test alert on their wireless device due to compatibility, LTE network connection, cell tower coverage, device software and/or settings. Check your phone’s compatibility here.

Alert Ready is Canada’s emergency alerting system, delivering critical and potentially life-saving alerts through television, radio, and compatible wireless devices. The emergency alerting system is a partnership of federal, provincial, and territorial governments, as well as industry partners that ensures residents receive emergency alerts immediately and take the necessary steps to protect themselves, their families, and their communities.

In 2023, the Alert Ready system distributed over 1,000 emergency alerts across Canada.

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