Most Canadians will receive an alert on their cellphones Wednesday due to a test of the country’s national public alerting system.
The test of Alert Ready will take place in every province except for Alberta and Quebec.
The test message will simulate an emergency alert, beginning with the alert tone. The message will indicate that it is a test and does not require action from the public.
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Canadians in the following provinces will receive alerts at the following times:
- British Columbia: 1:55 PM PDT
- Manitoba: 1:55 PM CDT
- New Brunswick: 10:55 AM ADT
- Northwest Territories: 9:55 AM MDT
- Nova Scotia: 1:55 PM ADT
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 10:55 AM NDT
- Nunavut: 2:00 PM EDT
- Ontario: 12:55 PM EDT
- Prince Edward Island: 12:55 PM ADT
- Saskatchewan: 1:55 PM CST
- Yukon: 1:55 PM MST
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requires wireless service providers and broadcasters to send at least one test alert per year, either in May during Emergency Preparedness Week (May 8-12) and/or in November.