SaskAlert
SaskAlert is the Government of Saskatchewan's emergency public alerting program. This program sends alerts about emergencies in real-time so you can keep yourself, your family and your property safe.
How to get SaskAlerts
- Android Devices require Version 5 (Lollipop) and higher.
- iPhone Devices require iOS 11.0 or later.
- How to personalize what alerts you receive on the app
Register for SaskAlerts your way! SaskAlert is now accessible by text message, email or on your landline.
An emergency alert issued through SaskAlert will tell you what the emergency is and the location. The alert will also give you instructions to keep you safe, and let you know when the emergency is over.
Additional agencies that issue alerts (in addition to SaskAlert)
Environment Canada, the Government of Saskatchewan as well as participating local governing jurisdictions also issue critical alerts on radio and TV.
- Environment Canada (EC) is responsible for all types and levels of weather-related alerts. SaskAlert will share these EC weather alerts also if they have potential to affect life and safety.
- EC weather alerts shared by SaskAlert include tornado – watches and warnings – as well as alerts for blizzards, blowing snow, dust storms, extreme cold, freezing drizzle, freezing rain, heat and rainfall, severe thunderstorm, snowfall, wind and winter storms.
- Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crowns and agencies issue alerts for their areas of responsibility when emergency events are occurring that have the potential to affect life and safety. SaskAlert will share these alerts also if they have potential to affect life and safety.
- Government of Saskatchewan participants include the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, the Ministries of Environment, Health, Social Services and Parks, Culture and Sport, as well as SaskPower, SaskTel and the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency.
- Policing agencies (RCMP or local police) can issue province-wide alerts to warn the public of imminent potential risk to their safety, child abductions and critical incidents.
- Local governing jurisdictions, including cities, towns, villages, resort villages, rural municipalities and Indigenous communities can also issue alerts.