Table 6
Emergency planning activities, by census metropolitan area, 2014

Table 6
Emergency planning activities, by census metropolitan area, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Emergency planning activities. The information is grouped by Census metropolitan area (appearing as row headers), Canadians whose household has (a/an):, Emergency exit plan, Designated meeting place for household members, Contact plan for household members, Household emergency supply kit, Vehicle emergency supply kit, Extra copies of important documents, List of emergency contact numbers and Plan for meeting special health needs, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Census metropolitan area Canadians whose household has (a/an):
Emergency exit plan Designated meeting place for household membersNote 1 Contact plan for household membersNote 1 Household emergency supply kitNote 2 Vehicle emergency supply kitNote 3, Note 4 Extra copies of important documents List of emergency contact numbers Plan for meeting special health needsNote 5
percent
St. John's 64 35 58 50 62 49 71 79
Halifax 70 34 56 48 62 51 66 71
Moncton 61 30 53 43 65 52 64 63
Saint John 63 41 52 52 65 48 68 62
Saguenay 42 35 49 49 47 42 63 59
Québec 40 22 48 45 49 44 68 52
Sherbrooke 39 34 47 43 45 43 62 54
Trois-Rivières 46 38 51 46 50 43 68 46
Montréal 46 29 53 42 43 50 68 64
Ottawa-Gatineau (Quebec part) 50 34 50 51 49 47 69 55
Ottawa-Gatineau (Ontario part) 61 26 51 43 62 61 67 56
Kingston 70 35 54 46 68 56 69 62
Peterborough 69 34 58 44 64 54 71 62
Oshawa 64 33 57 38 61 51 74 68
Toronto 56 25 58 49 58 55 72 61
Hamilton 61 34 61 44 64 59 71 41
St. Catharines-Niagara 66 32 55 45 63 54 72 68
Kitchener 70 33 56 42 69 59 64 54
Brantford 66 33 55 41 64 52 71 48
Guelph 65 30 55 41 63 51 73 52
London 72 37 56 38 66 57 71 62
Windsor 66 39 62 44 59 61 73 58
Barrie 72 36 56 47 66 61 72 69
Greater Sudbury 73 40 59 50 70 53 60 68
Thunder Bay 74 39 53 43 63 49 65 56
Winnipeg 64 35 50 40 64 50 63 58
Regina 59 34 51 41 74 55 63 48
Saskatoon 56 29 53 36 71 56 65 57
Calgary 58 27 52 39 65 54 67 64
Edmonton 66 36 59 44 67 59 67 61
Kelowna 73 38 52 42 62 55 65 70
Abbotsford-Mission 68 38 56 52 57 47 70 55
Vancouver 71 36 53 54 53 57 68 57
Victoria 74 38 60 63 58 55 65 67
Canada 60 33 55 47 59 53 69 62
Note 1.

Excludes single-person households (13%).

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Note 2.

A household emergency supply kit could include items to be used in an emergency, for example, water, food, medicine, flashlight, cash, etc. (e.g., a 72-hour emergency kit).

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Note 3.

A vehicle emergency supply kit could include items such as a blanket, first aid kit, flashlight, shovel, etc.

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Note 4.

Excludes those who reported that they lived in a household that did not have a vehicle (6%).

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Note 5.

Percentage based only on those indicating that they or someone in their household has special medical needs (e.g., dependence
on medication, special medical equipment or mobility issues) (22%).

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Note: Percentage calculation includes responses of "don't know" and not stated.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in Canada, 2014.
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