Business Continuity & Resilience Program
Business Continuity is the creation of strategies through the recognition of threats and risks facing an organization, with a focus on resuming business operations in the event of a disaster or interruption in the most effective and efficient way. Resilience stands for the ability to recover quickly from difficulties and the ability of an individual or organization to bounce back. We seek to provide our community members with the right tools, as well as build up their capacity and capabilities to ensure their ability to “bounce back” in the event of a disaster or interruption.
Business Continuity & Resilience Planning involves …
- defining potential risks,
- determining how those risks will affect operations,
- implementing safeguards and procedures designed to mitigate those risks,
- testing those procedures to ensure that they work, and
- periodically reviewing the plan and identified processes to make sure they are current.
Business Continuity & Resilience Planning is important so Carleton University can be a viable entity and can continue to provide services in the event of a business interruption.
All departmental units are responsible for developing and maintaining a Business Continuity and Resilience Plan, which identifies critical operations, facilities, and resource requirements.
For inquiries related to the Business Continuity & Resilience program, contact the Emergency Management and Business Continuity Officer.
Recent News
Test of Carleton’s Emergency Notification System on Tuesday, Feb. 20
A test of Carleton’s upgraded Emergency Notification System (ENS) is scheduled Tuesday, Feb. 20 at approximately 11:15 a.m. This test will…
Business Continuity Awareness Week 2023
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Policy Updates
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Business Continuity Training Now Available
As part of Business Continuity Awareness Week (May 16 – 20), we want to equip departments and staff with the…
Business Continuity Awareness Week 2022
Business Continuity Awareness Week is May 16-20, 2022. This year’s theme for Business Continuity Awareness Week is Building Resilience in…
Carleton Leader Podcast
On June 22, 2021, Carleton University’s Emergency Management Officer, Sal Ugarte, was featured on The Carleton Leader Podcast (S1 E4).…