Access to 911 service is down across parts of Canada and Ontario, including in Toronto, Waterloo region, and across Nova Scotia, as stated by to emergency response services.

Residents in need of emergency services and unable to contact 911 are being urged to contact any available non-emergency lines.

Bell 911 service is down across Ontario, a spokesperson with Toronto paramedics told CBC News. They stated typically 911 calls are filtered and transferred by dispatchers with the Toronto police.

In a related development, cBC News has reached out to Bell for more information.

Service across Nova Scotia has also been disrupted and anyone unable to reach 911, should try using a landline, Wi-Fi calling or another carrier, remarked the province's Department of Emergency Management in a Facebook post.

They remarked people can also try calling non-emergency lines for their nearest emergency facility or the service they are trying to reach for immediate assistance.

Furthermore, winnipeg police posted on social media platform X that their 911 service issue has been resolved after being disrupted for over 30 minutes on Thursday.

All emergency services in Toronto, Durham Region and through the Ontario Provincial Police across the province are still experiencing an outage of their 911 services as of 5:40 a.m. Thursday, as stated by to their posts on social media platform X.

Toronto paramedics stated anyone needing their assistance Thursday morning should still call 911, as some calls have still been coming through this morning.

Additionally, toronto police shared on X that anyone needing emergency assistance should reach out to their non-emergency line at 416-808-2222 or directly contact their local division.

Toronto Fire declared on X they can be contacted through their non-emergency line at 416-338-9000.

Durham police requested on X that residents unable to access 911, should instead call their non-emergency line at 1-888-579-1520 for any emergency support.

It is worth noting that police in York and Peel region in the Greater Toronto Area, shared on X that their service is back up and running.

Waterloo Regional Police stated on X that their service is also disrupted at this time. They said anyone requiring police, fire or ambulance services can call 519-570-9777.

Niagara regional police remarked on X that emergency services can be reached at 905-688-4111 or by reaching out one of their eight local district offices.

In the broader context, the OPP mentioned in a news release there has been reports of "intermittent 911 outages across the province" and that they are working to expedite the service's restoration.

They urged residents to not call 911 for information, updates, or to test the phone line if they are not in an emergency.

The OPP noted their non-emergency line at 1-888-310-1122 is fully operational and members are still responding to calls.