Accessibility and Emergencies
The University takes into account the best interests of all its students and staff, all the time. If you have a disability or a special need, this website applies to you as well. Please acquaint yourself with its contents and then contact us to learn more on how you can protect yourself.
Also, be sure to check out the Ontario Personal Preparedness Guide for people with disabilities or special needs for additional information.
Emergency Notification System (ENS)
With ENS, you receive timely, reliable notification of major emergencies on our campus.
An ALL STAFF TEST was held on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 at 11:00am
Learn more about the All Staff Test
If something were to happen to you, who would we call?
Update your emergency contact information now!
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 such as:
- Violent aggressor (Lockdown)
- Earthquake
- Severe weather
- Bomb threat
- Fire
- ...and many others
