Territorial Emergency Management

About Territorial Emergency Management

Territorial Emergency Management is responsible for NWT preparedness and response activities. This includes planning for territory-wide emergencies, as well as national emergencies, and supporting prevention and mitigation initiatives on a territorial scale or as part of a national program.

The head of Territorial Emergency Management is the Territorial Emergency Management Coordinator. The Coordinator serves as the Senior Emergency Management Advisor to MACA's Deputy Minister. The Coordinator represents the GNWT in Federal/Provincial/Territorial emergency management fora. In case of a national emergency The Coordinator would work closly with the Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada for activities such as recovery work after a disaster.

Emergency Management Responsibilities

Emergency arrangements established under the NWT Emergency Plan provide for the response to and recovery from an emergency and form the territorial element of a national emergency response system.

• The NWT Emergency Plan is approved by the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs to provide for a prompt and coordinated response by the GNWT and its public & private sectors partners. The NWT Emergency Plan applies to emergencies or threat situations beyond the normal operational capabilities of any one organization.

• The response to an emergency escalates through four levels of control, although the organizational structure of government is retained and jurisdictional authority continues as much as is possible.

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