Business Continuity Planning
Critical services or products are those that must be delivered to ensure survival, avoid causing injury, and meet legal or other obligations of an organization. Business Continuity Planning is a proactive planning process that ensures critical services or products are delivered during a disruption.
What does a Business Continuity Plan Include?
- Plans, measures and arrangements to ensure the continuous delivery of critical services and products, which permits the organization to recover its facility, data and assets.
- Identification of necessary resources to support business continuity, including personnel, information, equipment, financial allocations, legal counsel, infrastructure protection and accommodations.
Business Continuity Planning Resources and Checklists
- The Public Health Agency of Canada provides resources for Business Continuity Planning
- The Canadian Center for Emergency Preparedness has created B-Ready Now to help small businesses get prepared.
- Larger businesses you may want to consult the Canada Standards Association's Z-1600 standard and training programs or The Disaster Recovery Institute - Canada.