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the PCC becomes the nexus for situational awareness, 2. Restore disrupted critical business functions within
resource requests, facilitating access to resources and planned restoration thresholds.
providing reports to government officials and the public. 3. Delegate authority as required to support the
The PCC is supported by public and private agencies business continuity plan.
including the Canadian military Joint Task Force Atlantic, 4. Authorize resources required to support the incident.
municipal emergency centres, and critical infrastructure 5. Approve the incident objectives and action plan.
agencies. 6. Collaborate with other Local Incident Commanders
in incidents affecting multiple provincial entities (known
The Provincial Business Continuity Management Office as Unified Command).
(BCMO) supports the PCC using Incident Command 7. Provide updates to Senior leadership throughout the
System (ICS) – Area Command methodology to incident.
simultaneously support multiple Local Incident
Commanders (LICs) with resources, rapid decision Local Incident Commanders assemble their Incident
escalation channels to senior leadership and on-scene Management Team (IMT) following the ICS organizational
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coordination . concepts, with each member of the IMT having their role and
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responsibilities outlined in their business continuity plan .
Provincial Senior Joint Task Force
Officials Table Atlantic BUSINESS CONTINUITY EXECUTIVE
SPONSOR
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NS EMO Each provincial entity usually assigns a senior official to
Provincial Business Provincial Coordination External Agencies /
Continuity Centre (PCC) CI Partners act as a visible champion for business continuity efforts
within the provincial entity, providing strategic support,
advocating for resources that support business continuity
Provincial planning and execution, and assist with major issues or
Departments Municipalities problems during incidents.
(Local Incident Commanders)
Figure 2: Agencies supporting the Provincial Coordination
Centre. Senior Local Incident
O cial Commander
LOCAL INCIDENT COMMANDERS (LICs) Occupational
Each provincial entity appoints Local Incident Commanders Communications Health & Safety
Lead
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based on business units and geographic area . The LICs Consultant
are appointed by their senior leadership and act on behalf Operations Planning Logistics Finance
of the provincial entity, providing on-scene leadership, Section Section Section Section
implementing business continuity plans, delegating authority
Business
as the complexity of the incident or event requires, and the Business Continuity IT Service Insurance &
ability to authorize resources. Managers Coordinator Desk Claims Services
During an incident, the functions of the Local Incident Building Subject Matter Vendors &
Service
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Commander are to: Operator Experts Providers
1. Ensure the safety of all employees involved in the Figure 3: Incident Management Team structure.
incident.

MITIGATION PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE RECOVERY

Identify critical Review and update BCMO issues
business activities plans. weather related BCMO monitors
that need to operate storm alerts. storm impacts.
through storms. Assemble and train
Incident Response LICs implement LICs establish
Determine recovery Teams. business continuity return to work
times, storm related plans. priorities.
risks, impacts & Update and test LICs provide ongoing
resources required. call trees. updates to BCMO
and Senior O cial.

Figure 4: Basic Emergency Management process for storm planning, preparation, response and recovery.
Source: Business Continuity Management Office, Nova Scotia.

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