Overview
Emergency Management Planning Support Initiative (EMPI) – Community Interest Survey
The Line 3 Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee (Line 3 IAMC) is delivering an Emergency Management Planning Support Initiative (EMPI) to strengthen emergency preparedness among Line 3–impacted First Nations and Métis governments across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

The initiative provides external, fully funded support to help communities:
  • Develop or update Community Emergency Management Plans (CEMPs) and/or Emergency Response Plans (ERPs);
  • Conduct Community Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (HIRAs);
  • Participate in Incident Command System (ICS) training;
  • Participate in tabletop exercises; and
  • Strengthen emergency management planning through the integration of provincial emergency management frameworks and Indigenous knowledge systems.
To support ongoing intake of interested communities, the Community Interest Survey is currently open to eligible Line 3-impacted First Nations and Métis governments.

This short survey helps us better understand community interest, readiness and timing, and emergency management planning needs, so that supports can be planned and offered in a fair and equitable way.

⏱️ The survey takes approximately 7 minutes to complete.
✅ Completing the survey does not commit your community to participate.

Important Notes
  • If your community has already completed this survey, you do not need to complete it again.
  • Communities that complete the survey may be invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) as a next step.
  • Participation in EMPI is subject to community readiness, program capacity, and available funding.
  • Communities may be invited to participate on a rolling basis as capacity becomes available.
  • Emergency management planning supports are delivered by IAMC-contracted consultants.
Survey Availability
The Community Interest Survey is currently open.
Eligible communities are encouraged to complete the survey if they are interested in learning more about EMPI or participating in future intake opportunities.

If you have questions about the survey or the initiative, please contact:
emergencymanagement@iamc-line3.com

For more information on the Line 3 IAMC Emergency Management Planning Support Initiative, visit:
www.iamc-line3.com
Section 1: Community Information

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1. Province (Required.)

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2. Community / Nation / Métis Government Name (Required.)

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3. Primary Contact (Required.)

Section 2: Eligibility Check

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4. Is your community located within the Line 3 impacted region?

See list of eligible communities here.

Please Note: Only Line 3 impacted Nations are eligible for this opportunity. Please visit our website or contact us for further information. (Required.)

Section 2: Current Emergency Management Planning Status

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5. Does your community currently have an Emergency Management Plan or Emergency Response Plan? (Required.)

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6. If YES — what best describes your plan?

Section 3: Community Readiness & Capacity

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7. If selected, can your community identify a “champion” or lead contact to work closely with the consultant?

This person does not need to be an emergency management expert but should be able to coordinate meetings, support information sharing, and act as a liaison with leadership. (e.g., an emergency manager, Band manager, safety coordinator, senior administrator, etc.) (Required.)

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8. Leadership support: We have (or can obtain) leadership acknowledgement to proceed with this planning work (Required.)

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9. Does your community anticipate having the capacity to participate in meetings, validation sessions, and training activities as part of this initiative? (Required.)

Section 4: Timing & Availability

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10. To support longer-term planning and scheduling, please indicate the general timeframe when your community could begin work (select all that apply): (Required.)

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11. To understand how soon you could realistically begin, please select the earliest feasible start time (required): (Required.)

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12. Are there any seasonal, cultural, governance, or capacity realities we should know about that may affect timing (e.g., hunting season, elections, flood/fire season, major community priorities)?

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13. If you wish, please share any brief information that helps us understand your readiness to begin sooner (e.g., leadership support, staffing availability, recent planning work).

Section 5 - Interest in Additional Supports (Optional)

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14. Would your community also be interested in any of the following? (check all that apply)

Section 6: Community Declaration
Line 3 IAMC works in a collaborative partnership model. We recognize communities face competing priorities, emergencies, and resource constraints. If selected, participation is flexible and respectful — but ongoing participation is required to ensure projects are successful.

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15. If selected, would your community feel comfortable committing to work collaboratively toward completing this project, recognizing that participation may need to pause at times (e.g., emergencies, elections)? (Required.)

Section 7 — Final Comments

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16. Anything else you’d like us to know?

Thank you for sharing your interest.

This information will help Line 3 IAMC to plan fairly, understand readiness, and design emergency management supports in a good way. Our staff will review responses weekly and follow-up directly with survey respondents. If your community signals interest in an early start, we will follow-up in a timely manner.

Find out more about Line 3 IAMC on our website: www.iamc-line3.com

Questions?

Email us: emergencymanagement@iamc-line3.com

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