Alberta public alert system test May 8

On May 8, there will be a test of the National Public Alerting System at 11:55 a.m. The Government of Canada will conduct this test in Alberta and other participating jurisdictions.

Regular testing of the alerting system is necessary to ensure the delivery of life-saving instructions to Albertans during emergencies.  

To check your phone’s compatibility to make sure you are receiving alerts, visit alertready.ca. Download the Alberta Emergency Alert app or visit Alberta.ca/EmergencyAlerts for more information. 

Alert Ready is Canada’s emergency alerting system. Alert Ready delivers critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians through television, radio and LTE-connected and compatible wireless devices.