The government also earmarked $257.6-million to boost aerial wildfire fighting capacity.

The federal budget is proposing funding to create a new National Public Alerting System model – one of several measures related to emergency management.

Tabled on Tuesday, the budget allocates $55.4-million over four years, starting in 2026-27, to Public Safety to support the proposal. After that, the budget says, the government will provide $13.4-million a year on a continual basis.

Also known as Alert Ready, the system is a collaboration between federal, provincial and territorial governments and industry partners. It sends Canadians critical alerts via television, radio and cellphones, including for natural disasters, extreme weather, security threats and child abductions.

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