Ontario Corps
Volunteer with Ontario Corps to assist your community during an emergency. Answer the call.
Overview
Ontario Corps brings Ontarians together with a single, powerful mission: to unite our province in times of crisis and protect the people who call it home. Whether it’s a severe storm, flood, wildfire, or any other emergency, we’re building a province that’s prepared and resilient.
Become a volunteer
As an Ontario Corps volunteer, you play a critical role helping communities impacted by emergencies. Volunteers are contacted when needed to support emergency response efforts and will be assigned duties based on their skill level, interest and availability.
Responsibilities may include:
- welcoming people to emergency shelters
- stocking emergency supplies
- transporting equipment
- cleaning up debris
- food services
- doing wellness checks
How it works
All Ontario Corps volunteers are registered using our website.
This allows authorized partners to search the database and view a volunteer’s profile.
Volunteers are contacted as needed to support emergency response efforts.
Eligibility
People from all backgrounds and experience levels are welcome to join Ontario Corps.
You are eligible if you are:
- a resident of Ontario
- 16 to 17 years old with consent from a parent or legal guardian
- 18 years or older willing to complete a criminal record check, provided for free
- willing to complete online training, provided for free
Register now
To register to volunteer, you must:
- Create an account.
- Complete your profile by providing your information.
- Complete the online training modules.
- Complete the criminal record check for those that are 18 years and over.
Volunteer login
All Ontario Corps volunteers are registered on our website.
Volunteers are contacted as needed to support emergency response efforts.
Ontario Corps partners
- Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing (ATTCH) Niagara
- Feed Ontario
- GlobalMedic
- Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex
- Independent First Nations Alliance
- Kenora Chiefs Advisory – Ogimaawabiitong (KCA)
- Labatt Breweries of Canada
- Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
- Ontario Mine Rescue
- Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA)
- Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Association (OSARVA)
- 211 Ontario
- Radio Amateurs of Canada
- The Salvation Army
- St. John Ambulance
- Team Rubicon Canada
Contact us
If you have general questions about emergency management in Ontario, contact us.