Alert Ready System
May 6, 2026 @10:55am
Department of Justice and Public Safety, New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization (NBEMO)
May 04, 2026
FREDERICTON (GNB) – Alert Ready, the National Public Alerting System, will be tested in New Brunswick on Wednesday, May. 6, at 10:55 a.m.
The system is designed to deliver critical and potentially life-saving alerts.
The test will take place on television, radio and compatible wireless devices connected to a LTE or 5G network. Following an audible alarm, the following information will be presented by television on a red background or broadcast by radio in a bilingual message: “This is a test of the National Public Alerting System issued by the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization. If this had been an actual emergency or threat, you would have heard instructions that would assist you and your family. This is only a test, no action is required.”
Compatible wireless devices will vibrate and the alert sound will play. The accompanying text in both official languages will state that it is only a test.
Alert Ready was developed in partnership with federal, provincial and territorial emergency management officials, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and the broadcast industry to enhance emergency preparedness and response in times of crisis.
The test is happening during Emergency Preparedness Week, which runs from May 3 to 9. The goal of this week is to encourage Canadians to understand the risks in their area and to take action to protect themselves and their households.
For more information visit:
Emergency preparedness week – gnb.ca