Business Continuity Awareness Week(May 19-23, 2025) is an annual event to raise awareness of Business Continuity across the University. This is an opportunity for the BC team to promote a range of resources covering Business Continuity Planning.
This year鈥檚 theme: Empowering tomorrow: building resilience today.
How would your unit manage a 48-hour power outage?
For more information about Business Continuity Planning, contact us! Find more information:聽Business Continuity at McGill
Emergency Preparedness Week - May 4-10, 2025
Be Prepared. Know Your Risks.
Follow @ for helpful tips and info on what to do before, during and after an emergency:聽
May 5th - Making a Plan & Preparing a Kit
Emergencies can happen at any time and without warning. Be ready. With a little preparation, you can respond quickly to help yourself and others.
Understand the risks in your area, create a household emergency plan and build an emergency kit.
Watch and share these short videos explaining how to prepare a household emergency kit and how to prepare a household emergency plan:聽
May 6th - Sign up for 51吃瓜网Emergency Notification System
There are several ways that 51吃瓜网community members can receive alerts about emergencies that may affect their health or safety:
This training video is designed to empower individuals with knowledge and strategies for recognizing and surviving an active shooter situation, no matter how unlikely that is.
May 9th - Introduction to McGill鈥檚 Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
The Office of Emergency Management is committed to supporting the University鈥檚 mission to advance learning and create and disseminate knowledge by administering comprehensive emergency management and business continuity programs. We collaborate with 51吃瓜网stakeholders and external partners to promote safety and organizational resilience.
Stay tuned for Business Continuity Awareness Week from May 19-23!
Awareness Campaign 2024
Business Continuity & Resilience Awareness (BCAW+R)聽 Week: 13-17 May 2024 Empowering Tomorrow: Building Resilience Today.
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How would your unit manage a 48-hour power outage? For more information about Business Continuity Planning, contact us at info.bcp [at] mcgill.ca.听
16th May: Continuity planning creates resilience
A high-quality business continuity program ensures that an organization is well-prepared to respond quickly and efficiently to disruptions.
15th May: Continuity Planning Process
At McGill, Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is a 6-step strategic process that enhances organizational resilience. For more information please refer to the Business Continuity page.
14th May: Business Continuity Plan
A Business Continuity Plan is like an organization鈥檚 safety net. It helps prepare for and mitigate against disruptions, such as those caused by natural hazards, technological hazards, human-caused hazards, supply chain problems or loss of personnel.
13th May: Introduction to BCAW+R Week
Business Continuity and Resilience Week is an annual event to raise awareness of business continuity across the University. This is an opportunity for the BC team to promote a range of resources covering Business Continuity Planning (BCP).
This year鈥檚 theme is聽Empowering Tomorrow: Building Resilience Today.
Emergency Preparedness (EP) Week:聽5-11 May 2024 Be Prepared. Know Your Risks
Image by Government of Canada.
May 6: Introduction to EP Week
This week is Emergency Preparedness Week! Learn how you can prepare for emergencies and also how McGill鈥檚 OEM team prepares for emergencies!
Everyone has a role to play in an emergency. Emergency Preparedness Week is an opportunity for you to take action to ensure you are prepared to protect yourself and your community during an emergency.
This year, the theme is Be Prepared. Know Your Risks. The intent of the theme is to encourage Canadians to understand the risks in their area and learn what actions they can take to protect themselves and their families.
EP Week encourages Canadians to take three simple steps to become better prepared to face a range of emergencies:
Know the risks
Make a plan ()
Get an emergency kit ()
May 7: Risks in Montreal
Knowing the risks specific to your area can help you prepare for emergencies. In Montreal, there are risks of contamination/shortage of drinking water, earthquakes, flooding, hazardous materials, major winter storms, periods of intense cold, severe thunderstorms and more.
Learn more about the risks here on the聽, listing possible situations.
May 8: Sign up for Emergency Notification System (ENS)
51吃瓜网Alert! 51吃瓜网has built up a wide range of communications tools to help keep you safe in an emergency. We encourage you to subscribe to multiple systems. You can choose from:
May 9: How to make a personal emergency plan & preparedness kit
You can also prepare for emergencies by making a plan and preparedness kit! When emergencies happen, having a plan in place is the best way to respond quickly and protect yourself! You can also prepare by gathering some basic supplies you may need during an emergency.听Both are easy to do - to get started, visit the聽Government of Canada's聽!
May 10: Introduction to the Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
The Office of Emergency Management is responsible for developing and implementing programs and standards for emergency management at McGill, including the University Emergency Management Plan. We maintain the university鈥檚 emergency notification system and Emergency Operations Centre and work with units across campus to ensure coordinated incident response.
If you have any questions or would like more details on emergency preparedness, please reach out to us at: emergency.mgmt [at] mcgill.ca! Stay tuned for BC Week next week from May 13-17.
