Get Prepared with GovPrepare™
GovPrepare is your trusted source for government applications and emergency readiness. Emergencies can happen at any time and without warning. GovPrepare™ helps you get ready. With a little preparation, you can respond quickly to protect yourself, your family, your community and job. Understand the risks and get prepared.
Featured Emergency Topics
Wildfire Response
Canadians are at increasing risk of wildfires. GovPrepare™ offers steps to protect your home and family.
Flood Ready
Floods are among the most frequent and costly disasters. GovPrepare™ helps you take action to safeguard property and health.
Disaster Database
Review more than 1,000 historical disaster events to better understand risks in your community.
Emergency Preparedness Week
In the month of May, Canadians recognized Emergency Preparedness Week under the theme: Be Prepared. Know Your Risks. GovPrepare supports this call to action year-round.
GovPrepare is Thinking Forward
Just as Get Prepared transitions to Canada.ca, GovPrepare™ offers Canadians and Americans a clear, modern way to access preparedness information. Bookmarked links to Get Prepared will continue to work, but darkslategrey-otter-802538.hostingersite.com will always provide refreshed, user-friendly content designed for today's needs. Every region has different risks, knowing yours is the first step toward resilience.
Learn About Hazards and Emergencies
GovPrepare helps you understand the hazards that can lead to emergency responses:
- Wildfires Floods
- Extreme weather
- Other natural and technological risks
Get Expert Help with Your Application
Make an Emergency Plan
When emergencies happen, having a plan is the best way to respond quickly. A plan protects your family, your community, and your property.
- •Identify meeting places.
- •Assign roles for each family member.
- •Record key contacts.
- •Practice your plan regularly.
- •Make a plan now - before you need one.
Build an Emergency Kit
A 72-hour kit is essential.
GovPrepare™ recommends:
- •Water (2 liters per person, per day)
- •Non-perishable food
- •Battery-powered or crank flashlight and radio
- •First-aid kit and personal medications
- •Copies of important documents
Extreme weather can hit quickly. With your kit ready, you'll have the basics to survive and stay safe.
Interactive 72-Hour Kit Checklist
Tap each item as you pack. Progress saves automatically.
Water & Food
0/4Light & Power
0/5Health & First Aid
0/5Documents & Cash
0/4Warmth & Comfort
0/4Your progress is saved on this device. Download a printable PDF to keep a paper copy in your kit, and refresh supplies every six months.
Emergency Contact Card
Carry your critical info in your phone's digital wallet. Build a contact card with your details, emergency contact, blood type, and allergies, then export it as a vCard for your contacts app or a scannable QR code first responders can read instantly.
- •Export a .vcf file to save to Apple/Google contacts.
- •Generate a QR code to keep in your photo wallet.
- •Details stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
Emergency Contact Card
Save to your phone wallet & contacts. First responders can scan the QR code.
Your contact card is saved on this device only. Export a vCard to import into your phone's contacts app, or generate a QR code to keep in your digital wallet.
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