Bill Detail
An Act to establish a national framework for silver alerts
This enactment provides for the establishment of a national framework to support a coordinated silver alert system across Canada that will help to facilitate timely public notification and ensure the rapid and safe recovery of missing vulnerable older persons.
This bill aims to create a national framework for a coordinated "Silver Alert" system across Canada. Such a system would help notify the public quickly when a vulnerable older person, especially someone with dementia, goes missing. The goal is to ensure these individuals are found safely and rapidly. The framework will involve consultations with provinces, territories, police, and other relevant groups to standardize how alerts are issued and used across the country. It will also focus on privacy and public awareness campaigns. This bill affects vulnerable older persons, their families, law enforcement, and emergency alert systems nationwide.