OMSSA Members have a legal responsibility to manage necessary services in the event an emergency is declared. And while most members have dealt with emergencies of varying sizes, there is also a need to prepare for more frequent climate-related challenges. In thinking about ways we might move forward, the lack of integration and formal agreements within Ontario's current emergency management response has often been evident during times of need. But do other provinces cope with the same difficulties? If not, how have other provinces in Canada transformed their emergency social services response procedures in light of their experiences with regular climate-related disasters? This session will pay close attention to both B.C. and Alberta to understand what lessons we might learn from the way they approach such emergencies. Whereas B.C.'s approach is centralized through a new provincial ministry, in Alberta, the approach is much focused on the roles of municipalities. With the help of experts from both these provinces, OMSSA Members will learn fresh approaches to emergency social services management knowing full well that climate-related emergencies are likely to become the norm rather than the exception.