The Canadian Emergency Response Contractors’ Alliance (CERCA) is an industry association comprised of stakeholders from all facets of the Canadian dangerous goods emergency response industry. The mission of CERCA is to foster the establishment of a sound emergency response network in Canada.

The Task Force was comprised of members from: CCPA, Transport Canada, railway carriers and emergency response contractors. Other organizations that joined the Task Force include: Canadian Fertilizer Institute, Canadian Trucking Association and CANUTEC in 1994; Association of American Railroads (Bureau of Explosives) in 1995; and, the Canadian Association of Chemical Distributors and National Environmental Emergency Centre (Environment Canada) in 1996.