Chapter 7: Authority and Legislation

During a pandemic, individuals and institutions responsible for managing the health sector emergency response will need the legal authority to implement pandemic plans. Most of this legislation is already in place (e.g. Health Protection and Promotion Act and Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act), while other legislation is currently under development.

Authority and Legislation (PDF 2 pages, 16KB)

Table of contents:

Table of Contents (PDF 97KB, 2 pages)
List of Figures, Tables, and Abbreviations (PDF 39KB, 3 pages)
Acknowledgements (PDF 30KB, 1 page)
Executive Summary (PDF 38KB, 4 pages)

Section 1: Overview
- Introduction (Chapter 1)
- Background on Influenza and Pandemics (Chapter 2)
- Key Planning Assumptions (Chapter 3)
- Health and Social Infrastructure in Peel Region (Chapter 4)
Section 2: Concept of Operations
- Roles and Responsibilities (Chapter 5)
- Emergency Response and the Incident Management System (Chapter 6)
- Authority and Legislation (Chapter 7)
Section 3: Response Components
- Surveillance (Chapter 8)
- Vaccine (Chapter 9)
- Antiviral Drugs (Chapter 10)
- Public Health Measures (Chapter 11)
- Health Services (Chapter 12)
- Communications (Chapter 13)
- Natural Death Surge Planning (Chapter 14)
- Health Sector Planning and Response by Pandemic Phase (Chapter 15)
Section 4: Planning and Preparedness
- Health Sector Planning and Preparedness (Chapter 16)
- Training and Exercises (Chapter 17)