The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts on Wednesday.
That means Ontarians will receive a test alert on their cellphones, as well as through TV and radio broadcasts at 12:55 p.m.
Provincial and territorial emergency management organizations already conduct regular tests of the system, but this is the first time the federal government will test its capacity to issue alerts.
The government says it recently signed an agreement to issue alerts on information of national interest that falls within federal jurisdiction.
Tests across all other Canadian provinces and territories took place back on May 8th.
Written by: K. Freeman with files from The Canadian Press
