Canada’s emergency alert system can’t measure how many phones get the notices

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However Tim Warmington also says there is no mechanism for the providers to know how many phones actually received the message.

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It became mandatory for wireless providers to issue emergency alerts on mobile phones in April 2018.

Concerns about the limitations of the system arose this week when numerous Ottawa residents reported never getting warned about a tornado that hit an east-end neighbourhood on Sunday night.

The Canadian Press