Protect what matters.
Identifying vulnerabilities and developing practical protocols helps your team respond sooner and more effectively. That preparation can protect lives, time, and resources when an incident occurs.
Your partner in emergency management
You won’t find preparedness in a binder.
It’s about practice. It’s about people.
Knowing what to do—and having the confidence to do it.
Deep roots. Real-world action.BOREAL PRAXIS
Based in Ottawa. Working across Canada.45.42032° N · 75.69332° W
Practical by principle
Champions of simplicity.
Ready to go.
Adversaries of acronyms and jargon. We turn complex risks into clear actions your people can use.
Some ways we can help
01
Planning
Ask “what could go wrong?” Let’s identify hazards that could affect your organization, assess how bad they could be, and plan what to do about them.
02
Training
Let’s get to know your teams. We’ll have real, in-person training and conversations about response plans. When everyone is ready, we can run a simulation too.
03
Business Continuity
Aside from emergency preparedness, we should talk about how to keep critical parts of the business running. We’ll map out processes and recovery strategies.
04
After Action
After a major event, first let’s make sure everyone is okay. Then let’s have a calm, methodical conversation about how things went and what can be improved.
The value of being ready
It’s worth more
than you think.
Build a stronger team.
Working through high-stakes scenarios together strengthens team bonds, improves communication between departments, and builds a culture of trust.
Make a stronger case.
Clear emergency and business continuity plans help demonstrate how you manage risk. They can support your broker’s discussions about coverage terms and potential premium savings.
Worth remembering
“You do not rise to the occasion; you fall to your level of training.”
“Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.”
“Complexity is the enemy of execution.”
“Disaster doesn't wait for consensus.”
“Smooth seas do not make skilled sailors.”
The case for preparedness
The risks are real.
So is the value of planning.
Public Safety Canada’s September 2025 snapshot puts the scale of the challenge in perspective.
38%
More natural disasters in 2000–2020 than in the previous two decades.
400%
Higher recovery costs over the same comparison period.
$20B
Estimated economic impact of Canada’s natural disasters in 2024.
$7–13
Potential post-disaster assistance savings for every $1 invested in mitigation.
Readiness is a shared responsibility.
More than 40% of ransomware attacks in Canada target critical infrastructure sectors, raising the risk of catastrophic emergencies.
Recognition of the need for stronger emergency management is driving targeted investments in local and regional response capacity.
Canadian federal reimbursements
for disaster costs
DFAA payments to provinces and territories · millions of dollars
| Period | Payments |
|---|---|
| 1985–89 | 54 |
| 1990–94 | 65.4 |
| 1995–99 | 909.8 |
| 2000–04 | 463.9 |
| 2005–09 | 275.7 |
| 2010–14 | 1704 |
| 2015–19 | 1813 |
| 2020–24 | 3648.4 |
Source: Public Safety Canada, Emergency Management Placemat, September 8, 2025
What happens next?
A conversation.
Then a plan.
You say hello.
We can connect by email or phone, and together we’ll decide if we are the right fit for your needs. You’ll get a quote based on the work required. Then you can decide if and when to proceed.
We get to work.
This can mean corresponding by email, drafting or reviewing documents, facilitating training, meeting on Zoom or Teams, or meeting in person at your place or ours.
Breadth of experience. Practical focus.
Areas of expertise.
- After-Action Reports
- Business Continuity Plans
- Business Impact Analysis
- Community Safety and Wellbeing
- Continuity of Operations Plans
- Coordinating Emergency Services (911)
- Crisis Communications Plans
- Disaster Recovery Plans
- Emergency Management Programs
- Emergency Notification Systems
- Emergency Operations Centres
- Emergency Response Plans
- Exercise Design (Tabletop, Functional, Full-Scale)
- Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
- Incident Command System (ICS) Training
- Incident Management System (IMS) Training
- Mitigation Strategy Development
- Mutual Aid Agreements
- On-Site Incident Support & Coaching
- Training Programs
Good questions
Let’s clear
a few things up.
Frequently asked questions about working with Boreal Praxis.
Frameworks & professional resources
PIPEDA
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
CSA Z1600
Canadian Standards Association · Emergency and Continuity Management Program
ISO 22301:2019
International Organization for Standardization · Business Continuity Management
Emergency Management Act
Government of Canada · S.C. 2007, c. 15
DRI Canada
Disaster Recovery Institute Canada
IAEM
International Association of Emergency Managers
Knowledge into practice
Ready?
Let’s start with a conversation.