I have a feeling that you never heard about that French team before, but maybe you should get some information about it. It is operational and it has intervened quite often in the Third World. However, I do not believe that we have many problems with earthquakes in Canada. In any case, our architects are designing buildings that can generally resist to the earthquakes we do have.
Nevertheless, I would like to know the extent of your knowledge. Does any one of you know of the Institute Armand-Frappier?