OFA provided comments to Emergency Management Ontario regarding Bill 283, Emergency Management Modernization Act, 2024: Proposed amendments to the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.
OFA reiterated our key messaging expressed in our submission on ERO 019-8860: Engagement on Proposed Modernization of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. This included the following recommendations:
- Ensuring effective Municipal Programs for Agricultural Emergencies
- Support for Rural Municipalities
- Clarification of Emergency Declarations for Agriculture