As severe storms, flooding, prolonged outages, and extreme heat escalate across Eastern Canada, communities and organizations face growing pressure to deliver coordinated, climate-resilient emergency responses.
DREMS East brings together municipal and regional EM directors, First Nation leaders, healthcare preparedness and critical infrastructure experts, insurers, and risk consultants to turn emergency management policy and funding rules into action-ready plans. Timed ahead of peak summer hazards, DREMS East focuses on Ontario’s emergency management modernization, cross-sector coordination, Indigenous partnership models, and funding-ready recovery under the updated Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA). Attendees will leave with practical governance, coordination, and recovery playbooks aligned to 2026 execution and procurement cycles.
Who Should Attend
- Emergency Management Directors
- Disaster Risk Reduction Officers
- Infrastructure and Utility Resilience Leads
- First Nations Chiefs & EM Directors
- Emergency, Health, and Environmental Risk Officers
- Lands and Resources Managers
- Insurance & Risk Managers
- Climate Consultants, Academia, & EM Tech Providers
Benefits of Attending
Gain Practical, Region-Specific Compliance Strategies
Understand what Ontario’s emergency management modernization means in practice—what changes for governance, planning, accountability, and coordination, and how to align with updated federal DFAA recovery and mitigation expectations.
Leave with Action-Ready Tools and Tested Models
Access templates, checklists, and coordination frameworks you can immediately adapt for your community or organization. Explore real case studies from municipalities, First Nations, and agencies that have navigated disaster preparedness and climate resilience effectively.
Strengthen Cross-Sector and Indigenous Partnerships Before Incidents Occur
Build meaningful connections across emergency management, healthcare, critical infrastructure, utilities, insurance, and Indigenous governance. Forge connections that strengthen collaboration before disaster strikes.
Get Ready for 2026 with Funding-Ready, Recovery-Focused Plans
Participate in interactive tabletop simulations and expert-led panels that translate policy into practical steps. Align your plans and budgets now to be ready for wildfire, flood, and extreme weather risks in the upcoming season.
Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors & Partners
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Sponsor Opportunities
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For more information please contact:
Jason Kanagalingam
Business Development Manager
Phone: 647-649-2438
Email: [email protected]
