The Northern Ontario technology company is helping Canadians organize critical health information before an emergency happens

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Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by GlobeNewswire The Northern Ontario technology company is helping Canadians organize critical health information before an emergency happensAuthor of the article:EXIT Life Ready is taking preparedness out of the crisis and bringing it into everyday family life GNWEXIT Life Ready Launches Enhanced Health & Emergency Preparedness Features for Individuals and FamiliesTHIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountSUDBURY, Ontario, Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — What would happen if you were unexpectedly admitted to hospital tonight? Could someone find your current medication list? Would your family know who to call? Do they know where your Will is? And if you couldn’t speak for yourself, would the people closest to you know what matters to you?This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.These are simple questions, but they can become difficult ones during a crisis.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againNorthern Ontario-based EXIT Life Ready is working to change when Canadians start asking them. By launching health emergency preparedness features in EXIT Life Ready App. Founded by End-of-Life Doula Joy Wirta and co-founders Nicole Blais and Jordan Duplessis, EXIT Life Ready grew from years of witnessing families navigate illness, caregiving, aging, death, and unexpected life transitions, often facing legal challenges while trying to locate important information or understand conversations that never happened.“I’ve watched families try to find answers during some of the hardest moments of their lives,” says Wirta, Founder and CEO of EXIT Life Ready. “Often, the problem wasn’t that families didn’t care. They simply didn’t know. They didn’t know where the information was, what conversations had taken place or what the person wanted. We created EXIT Life Ready because we believe those conversations and preparations should happen before the crisis.”Preparedness Isn’t Just for Later in LifeThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.EXIT Life Ready challenges another common perception: that conversations about Wills, Powers of Attorney, healthcare wishes, and emergency preparedness belong primarily to older adults.A young parent may need someone to know what to do for their children in an emergency. A traveller may need medical and insurance information accessible away from home. An adult child may suddenly become a caregiver. A healthy working adult can experience an unexpected accident or illness.Preparedness isn’t an age-based conversation. It’s a life-stage conversation.“We don’t want the first conversation about preparedness to happen at 65,” says Wirta. “We want it to become part of healthy adult life. We insure our homes, plan financially for retirement and keep emergency contacts. Knowing where our important information is, and making sure someone we trust can access what we want them to have, should feel just as normal.”From Planning to PreparednessEXIT Life Ready brings together three areas that are often addressed separately:This advertisement has not loaded yet.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Through its digital platform, individuals can organize important health and personal information, including medications, healthcare providers, emergency contacts and important documents.The company has also introduced an Ontario Will & Power of Attorney Builder, providing Ontarians with another accessible way to act on important planning.Within the EXIT Life Ready app, users can also invite a Legacy User, a delegate, someone they trust to access information the user has chosen to share.Beyond technology, EXIT Life Ready’s work includes community education, family and caregiver conversations, and End-of-Life Doula support.The goal is not simply to collect information.It aims to ensure the right information reaches the right people when it matters.A Northern Ontario Idea with a Much Bigger PurposeEXIT Life Ready was developed in Northern Ontario, where distance, rural and remote communities, limited access to services, and an aging population make medical preparedness app especially meaningful.Since launching, the company has taken its message directly into communities through presentations, seniors’ organizations, healthcare and community partnerships, retirement living communities, caregiver education, and planning sessions.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.The company has surpassed 1,300 downloads through organic growth and continues to expand its technology and community presence. EXIT Life Ready has also been recognized as a nominee for the 2026 Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Awards.But Wirta says the numbers are only one part of the story.“Technology can help us organize information, but technology can’t replace the conversation around the kitchen table,” she says. “Someone still needs to say, ‘Here’s what matters to me. Here’s where my information is. And here’s who I trust.'”EXIT Life Ready recently began asking its community a simple question:Could someone find your medication list?Your healthcare contacts?Your emergency information?The questions have generated conversation online and that, Wirta says, is exactly the point.“We’re not asking these questions to frighten people. We’re asking them to make preparedness easier to talk about. Sometimes one question is all it takes to start a family conversation.”Five Things Worth Talking About with Your FamilyThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Families don’t need to organize everything at once. EXIT Life Ready encourages people to begin by asking whether someone they trust knows where to find:A current medication list and important health informationEmergency contacts and healthcare providersPower of Attorney informationTheir Will and the location of the original documentImportant personal, household, family or pet information that someone may need unexpectedlyWirta says the first step doesn’t have to be complicated.“Being prepared isn’t about expecting something to happen,” says Wirta. “It’s about knowing you’re ready if it does.”EXIT Life Ready Inc. is a Northern Ontario-based digital preparedness tech start-up company that helps individuals and families plan, prepare, and stay connected to the information that matters through life’s expected and unexpected transitions.Its ecosystem brings together digital health and emergency preparedness, important-document organization, legacy information, an Ontario Will & Power of Attorney Builder, community education and End-of-Life Doula support.Be Ready Before You Need to Be.This advertisement has not loaded yet.Notice for the Postmedia NetworkThis website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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