The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) will be conducting an emergency exercise at Toronto Pearson International Airport, overnight on Saturday, June 2, 2018.


The exercise will run from 10 p.m. on June 2, until 4:30 a.m. on June 3 and will take place in several locations, including: Runway 24L and some of its affiliated taxiways, Terminal 3 Check-in counters, Terminal 1 employee areas, and some airside locations.

Throughout the exercise, passengers and people in the airport area can expect to see volunteers, emergency vehicles, airport equipment and personnel on airport approach roads, in Terminal 1 and 3 and airside.

Theatrical effects may be visible and audible.

The GTAA runs one full scale and one tabletop exercise per year to test protocols, procedures, communications and planning for emergency and/or security related incidents.

Many organizations are involved in the planning and implementation of these exercises.


The scenario for the June 2 exercise involves an aircraft incident on airport property and includes emergency response.

Participants in this exercise include more than 150 airport employees and responders from organizations including Peel Regional Police, Peel Regional Paramedic Services, Nav Canada, and WestJet.

Approximately 250 members of the public have volunteered to portray passengers and friends and family members for the exercise.

Please be advised that this is an exercise only and that only authorized personnel and volunteers will be admitted into the exercise area.

For live updates during the exercise, follow the hashtag #YYZEMERGEX on Twitter.