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Telecommunications for Disaster Relief in Canada

Learn how Canada's government ensures telecom availability during emergencies, coordinates alerts, and collaborates with industry for critical infrastructure assurance. Explore programs and partnerships to address increasingly sophisticated cyber threats and improve public safety communications.

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Telecommunications for Disaster Relief in Canada

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  1. Telecommunications for Disaster Reliefin Canada Jan Skora Director General, Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulation, Industry Canada

  2. Government Legislation and Policies • Emergencies Act • Emergency Preparedness Act • Federal Policy for Emergencies

  3. Government Requirements • Ensure the availability of telecom during periods of system overload or degradation • Advise and assist all levels of govt. & private or public telecom undertakings • Coordinate public alerting • Facilitate the provision of appropriate telecom equipment

  4. Programs and Capabilities • Emergency Telecommunications Service (ETS) • Priority Access for Dialing • Carriers network management • High Probability of Completion (under study) • Wireless Priority Access (under study)

  5. Programs and Capabilities • Partnerships w/ telecom industry & other government levels • Network and protocol analysis (PAL LAB) • National Support Plan (NSP)

  6. Programs and Capabilities • National Critical Infrastructure Assurance Program (NCIAP) • Critical infrastructure owned by private industry (95%) • Increased frequency & sophistication of physical and cyber threats • Reduced response time for cyber threats • Interdependencies means collaboration necessary between sectors

  7. Programs and Capabilities • Canadian Public Safety Radiocommunications Project • To improve co-ordination among public safety organizations regarding key issues (i.e. spectrum planning, interoperability) • The Tampere Convention • Signed by Canada in 1999 and ratified in 2001

  8. Perspectives • Difficulties encountered • Collaboration without profit • Information exchange: confidentiality, liability, competition • New priorities and funding • Future needs and issues • Cooperation rather than legislation • ITU’s lead role for standards, guidelines and best practices • International collaboration on cyber issues

  9. Additional Information • IC Emergency Telecommunications (PAD, HPC, WPA and other programs & projects): http://spectrum.ic.gc.ca/urgent • Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness (NSP & NCIAP): http://www.ocipep.gc.ca

  10. Questions?

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