Emergency Preparedness Week 2025

Emergency Preparedness Week (EP Week) is a national awareness initiative and an opportunity for you to take action to ensure you're prepared to protect yourself, your family and your community during an emergency. This year, the theme is Be Prepared. Know Your Risks. We encourage you to understand the risks in your area and learn what actions you can take to protect yourself and your household.

This year, EP Week is May 4-10, 2025.

EP Week toolkit

Graphics, social media content and more information to build your EP Week.

Emergency management organizations

Learn about your provincial or territorial emergency management organization.

Know the risks

Find out about risks in your region and how to prepare for different situations.

Make an emergency plan

An emergency plan will help you and your household know what to do in case of an emergency.

Build an emergency kit

Assemble essential items to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours.

Emergency preparedness guide

Follow these steps to become better prepared for emergencies.