A test of Alert Ready, Canada's National Public Alerting System, will take place on Thursday.
Test messages will be sent out over radio, television and compatible wireless devices at 1:55 p.m. on May, 7.
The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecom (CRTC) requires broadcasters and wireless service providers to send at least one test alert per year, either in May during Emergency Preparedness Week or in November.
Participation in the testing is at the sole discretion of each provincial and territorial emergency management organization (EMO).
The test message will simulate an emergency alert, beginning with the alert tone, known as the Canadian Alert Attention Signal.
The message will indicate that it is a test and does not require action from the public.
