| A |
|
| ALE |
Annualised Loss Exposure or Expectancy |
| ALERT |
Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time |
| ANS |
Alert and Notification System |
| ASOS |
Automated Surface Observing System |
| ATCs |
Advanced Treatment Centers |
| AVSAG |
Antiviral Scientific Advisory Group |
| B |
|
| BC |
Business Continuity |
| BC |
Plan Business Continuity Plan |
| BCC |
Business Unit BCM Coordinator |
| BCCA |
Business Continuity Certified Auditor |
| BCCE |
Business Continuity Certified Expert |
| BCCLA |
Business Continuity Certified Lead Auditor |
| BCCP |
Business Continuity Certified Planner |
| BCCS |
Business Continuity Certified Specialist |
| BCMBoK |
Body of Knowledge |
| BCMS |
Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) |
| BCP |
Business Continuity Planning |
| BIA |
Business Impact Analysis |
| BRP |
Resumption Planning |
| BU |
Business Unit |
| C |
|
| CANUTEC |
Canadian Transport Emergency Centre |
| CBA |
Cost/Benefit Analysis |
| CBF |
Critical Business Functions |
| CBRN |
Chemical, biological, and radio-nuclear |
| CCUs |
Casualty Collecting Units |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CEPC |
Canadian Emergency Preparedness College |
| CESSD |
Council of Emergency Social Services Directors |
| CFIA |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
| CIP |
Critical Infrastructure Protection |
| CL |
Competency Level |
| CM |
Crisis Management |
| CM Plan |
Crisis Management Plan |
| CMCE |
Crisis Management Certified Expert |
| CMCP |
Crisis Management Certified Planner |
| CMCS |
Crisis Management Certified Specialist |
| CMED |
Central Medical Emergency Depot |
| CMP |
Crisis Management Planning |
| CMT |
Crisis Management Team |
| COOP |
Continuity of Support Plan |
| CRC |
Canadian Red Cross |
| D |
|
| DA |
Damage Assessment |
| DA |
Team Damage Assessment Team |
| DART |
Disaster Assistance Relief Team |
| DCPEP |
Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning |
| DEM |
Department of Emergency Management |
| DMORT |
Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team |
| DND |
Department of National Defense |
| DR |
Disaster Recovery |
| DR Plan |
Disaster Recovery Plan |
| DR Team |
Disaster Recovery Team |
| DRCE |
Disaster Recovery Certified Expert |
| DRCP |
Disaster Recovery Certified Planner |
| DRCS |
Disaster Recovery Certified Specialist |
| DRP |
Disaster Recovery Planning |
| DRP Team |
Disaster Recovery Planning Team |
| DSNS |
Division of Strategic National Stockpile |
| E |
|
| EAS |
Emergency Alert System |
| EC |
Emergency Coordinators |
| EC |
Environment Canada |
| ECC |
Emergency Command Center |
| EMO |
Emergency Measures Organization |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
| EOC |
Emergency Operations Center |
| EOC |
Emergency Operations Center |
| EPC |
Emergency Preparedness Center |
| EPC |
Emergency Preparedness Canada (now OCIPEP) |
| EPREG |
Emergency Preparedness and Response Expert Group |
| F |
|
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency (U.S.A.) |
| FMS |
Federal Medical Stations |
| FNEP |
Federal Nuclear Emergency Plan |
| FPT |
Federal, provincial and territorial |
| G |
|
| GHSAG |
Global Health Security Action Group |
| GIS |
Geographic Information system |
| GoC |
Government of Canada |
| H |
|
| HA |
High Availability |
| HAZMAT |
Hazardous Material |
| HEMB |
Health Emergency Management Branch |
| I |
|
| IC |
Incident Commander |
| ICS |
Incident Command Systems |
| IHRs |
International Health Regulations |
| IM |
Incident Management |
| IM Plan |
Incident Management Plan |
| INES |
International Nuclear Event Scale |
| IR |
Incident Response |
| IR Plan |
Incident Response Plan |
| M |
|
| MAD |
Maximum Allowable Downtime |
| MAO |
Maximum Acceptable Outage |
| MAOT |
Maximum Acceptable Outage Time |
| MASAS |
Multi-Agency Situational Awareness System |
| MBCO |
Minimum Business Continuity Objective |
| MCC |
Multi-Agency Coordination Center |
| MFA |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| MTD |
Maximum Tolerable Downtime |
| MTPD |
Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption |
| N |
|
| NAPAPI |
North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza |
| NAS |
National Antiviral Stockpile |
| NAS |
Network Attached Storage |
| NESS |
National Emergency Stockpile System |
| NSP |
National Support Plan |
| O |
|
| OCIPEP |
Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness |
| OEP |
Occupant Emergency Planning |
| OERS |
Office of Emergency Response Services |
| P |
|
| PD |
Plan Development |
| PEOC |
Provincial Emergency Center |
| PHEP |
Public Health and Emergency Preparedness |
| PM |
Project Management |
| PWGSC |
Public Works and Government Services Canada |
| R |
|
| RA |
Risk Analysis |
| RAID |
Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks |
| RAR |
Risk Analysis & Review |
| RCMP |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| RM |
Risk Management |
| RPO |
Recovery Point Objective |
| RS |
Business Continuity Strategy |
| RTO |
Recovery Time Objective |
| S |
|
| SAN |
Storage Area Network |
| SDLC |
System Development Life Cycle |
| SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
| SMS |
Short Message Service |
| T |
|
| TC |
Transport Canada |
| TDG |
Transportation of dangerous goods |
| TE |
Testing and Exercising |
| U |
|
| UNHRD |
United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot |
| UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| W |
|
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
