Emergency Notification System (ENS)
With ENS, you receive timely, reliable notification of major emergencies on our campus.
Lockdown
In the event of a violent aggressor on campus, remember these three concepts:
- Escape
- Cover
- Hide
Student’s emergency contacts
Student’s emergency contacts: How to update your emergency contact information
If something were to happen to you, who would we call? It is extremely important that the University of Ottawa have a record of your emergency contact and next of kin. To update your records, please log into InfoWeb via uoZone and edit the information under "Services" then "Address & Emergency Contact Update".
For more information on student emergency contact process, please consult Student Emergency Contact Notification.
Emergency Management at uOttawa
The Emergency Management Program (EMP ), which comes under Protection Services, works at designing and maintaining updated response plans to optimize the safety of the campus community in case of a major emergency. The EMP is guided by the following emergency management principles:
- Prevention & Mitigation
- Preparedness
- Response
- Recovery
All plans are based on the latest risk analyses, best practices and research, and all comply with rigorous standards. Together, they make up the overall uOttawa Emergency Plan, which goes into action when the University needs to respond to a major emergency.
What is considered a major emergency?
The EMP prepares response plans for major emergencies like the following, among others:
- Violent aggressor (lockdown)
- Earthquake
- Severe weather
- Explosion
- Major fire
