Another test of Canada’s National Public Alerting System will be done this week.

Cell phones, radios and televisions will sound out a test message on Wednesday.

The Alert Ready system helps to ensure Canadians are ready and prepared in the event of an actual emergency.  It is designed to deliver critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians, including, but not limited to, tornadoes, flooding, fires and AMBER alerts.

Canadians do not have the option to opt out of this essential life-saving service.

Since 2024, the Alert Ready system has delivered 877 public emergency alert messages to Canadians.