Table 3
Initial sources of help and information during or immediately following an emergency, by most common events experienced by Canadians, Canada, 2014

Table 3
Initial sources of help and information during or immediately following an emergency, by most common events experienced by Canadians, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Initial sources of help and information during or immediately following an emergency. The information is grouped by Source of information/help (appearing as row headers), Overall, Most common events experienced by Canadians, Blizzards, winter storms or ice storms, Extended power outage and Floods, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Source of information/help Any major emergency or disaster Most common events experienced by Canadians
Blizzards, winter storms or ice storms Extended power outages Floods
percent
Family 37 43 40 29
Friends 15 16 15 19
Neighbours 24 23 30 18
Co-workers, employer or other business acquaintances 3 2Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published F
Police 9 7 Note F: too unreliable to be published 13Note E: Use with caution
First responders (paramedics or firefighters) 9 9Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution 13Note E: Use with caution
Hospital, clinic, doctor, other medical professional 1 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Utility company or provider 4 3Note E: Use with caution 10Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
Local/municipal government 15 16 6Note E: Use with caution 28
Provincial government 5 5Note E: Use with caution 2Note E: Use with caution 10
Federal government 3Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 4Note E: Use with caution
Not-for-profit or charitable organization 4 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 10Note E: Use with caution
Religious or cultural organization 1Note E: Use with caution 0Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 5Note E: Use with caution
Other community organization 4Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 5Note E: Use with caution
Bank, financial institution or financial advisor 0Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other professional Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Army/Armed Forces/Military 2Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 1Note E: Use with caution
Insurance company Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
News/media 4 3Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 3
Local business Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other 3 Note F: too unreliable to be published 1Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note: Responses of 'don't know/not stated' are included in the percentage calculation but are not shown when representing 5% or less of respondents. Respondents were asked to indicate which events they have personally experienced, and to include only events that took place in Canada, in a community where they were living at the time of the event and that resulted in a severe disruption to their daily activities. Respondents were asked to indicate whether or not they had received information or assistance from anyone during or immediately following the emergency or disaster which had severely disrupted their daily routines, and if so, who they had turned to first. Respondents could provide as many responses as were applicable.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in Canada, 2014.
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