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7.0 Key Partners Druing An Emergency
During an emergency, the Ministries work closely with:
- Emergency Management Ontario, Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services (MCSCS)
- Emergency Management & Security Branch, Ministry of Government Services
- Municipalities/First Nations
- District Social Service Administration Boards
- Relevant partner ministries re: MCSS OIC responsibilities/needs:
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) – emergency funding
- Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) – psychosocial intervention
- Ministry of Education – schooling of young evacuees
- Ministry of Attorney General and MCSCS – youth justice/justice issues
- Ontario Shared Services (OSS) – IFIS and financial and administration systems
- Ministry of Finance (MOF) – financial payment systems
- Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) – evacuation and flight manifests
- Emergency Management Ontario, MCSCS – Supply Chain & Logistics Coordination Section
- Ontario Realty Corporation (ORC) – Business Continuity Framework and emergency response policy and procedures to support ministries with facility-related emergencies/issues.
- Federal government (e.g., Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is responsible for First Nations)
- Transfer payment agencies (e.g., children’s mental health, youth justice, child welfare and developmental services- tracking and ensuring service provision to “at risk” children and adults, and tracking and monitoring of clients in the youth justice system)
- Suppliers and volunteer organizations with a role in providing emergency social services (e.g., Red Cross, Salvation Army).
Psychosocial intervention before, during and after an emergency may be necessary for emergency responders, children, the worried-well, and those who may be having diagnosable symptoms as a result of stress. MCSS, MCYS and MOHLTC are engaged in mental health matters dealing with the assessment of psychosocial intervention for children and adults. For First Nations, MCSS, INAC and Health Canada all play a role.
During 2008, MCSS formalized its working relationship with the Canadian Red Cross Ontario Zone in order to strengthen the ministry’s emergency social services response capacity when an emergency requires a provincial response.
When provincial resources cannot adequately meet emergency social service needs during an emergency, the province can request that the Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Government of Canada release stocks from the National Emergency Stockpile System (NESS). NESS supplies include emergency cots, blankets, reception centre kits, registration and inquiry kits and mobile feeding units which can be accessed by designated EMU staff.
7. Key Partners During an Emergency
During an emergency, the Ministries work closely with:
- Emergency Management Ontario, Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services (MCSCS)
- Emergency Management & Security Branch, Ministry of Government Services
- Municipalities/First Nations
- District Social Service Administration Boards
- Relevant partner ministries re: MCSS OIC responsibilities/needs:
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) – emergency funding
- Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) – psychosocial intervention
- Ministry of Education – schooling of young evacuees
- Ministry of Attorney General and MCSCS – youth justice/justice issues
- Ontario Shared Services (OSS) – IFIS and financial and administration systems
- Ministry of Finance (MOF) – financial payment systems
- Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) – evacuation and flight manifests
- Emergency Management Ontario, MCSCS – Supply Chain & Logistics Coordination Section
- Ontario Realty Corporation (ORC) – Business Continuity Framework and emergency response policy and procedures to support ministries with facility-related emergencies/issues.
- Federal government (e.g., Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is responsible for First Nations)
- Transfer payment agencies (e.g., children’s mental health, youth justice, child welfare and developmental services- tracking and ensuring service provision to “at risk” children and adults, and tracking and monitoring of clients in the youth justice system)
- Suppliers and volunteer organizations with a role in providing emergency social services (e.g., Red Cross, Salvation Army).
Psychosocial intervention before, during and after an emergency may be necessary for emergency responders, children, the worried-well, and those who may be having diagnosable symptoms as a result of stress. MCSS, MCYS and MOHLTC are engaged in mental health matters dealing with the assessment of psychosocial intervention for children and adults. For First Nations, MCSS, INAC and Health Canada all play a role.
During 2008, MCSS formalized its working relationship with the Canadian Red Cross Ontario Zone in order to strengthen the ministry’s emergency social services response capacity when an emergency requires a provincial response.
When provincial resources cannot adequately meet emergency social service needs during an emergency, the province can request that the Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Government of Canada release stocks from the National Emergency Stockpile System (NESS). NESS supplies include emergency cots, blankets, reception centre kits, registration and inquiry kits and mobile feeding units which can be accessed by designated EMU staff.