Canada has deployed one of its Ebola rapid response teams to Nova Scotia in a practice drill that would simulate the process that would unfold if a case of Ebola were to be confirmed on Canadian soil.

One of the rapid response teams from Ottawa deployed to Halifax, N.S., for the drill, which was a joint exercise between the Public Health Agency of Canada and Nova Scotia’s Department of Health and Wellness, Health Minister Rona Ambrose announced Sunday.

The team will engage with local and provincial health officials to practice supporting them in the event of a case of Ebola.

“Drills, dry runs, and practising are important to ensuring that our teams are able to respond without hesitation in the event of a case of Ebola,” Ambrose said in the written statement.

The exercise followed a similar one that took place in Ottawa on Friday, which tested the teams’ ability to assemble with the proper gear and equip one of the dedicated aircraft.

There are four designated aircraft, two planes located in Winnipeg and two in Ottawa, loaded with key equipment and ready to take off “at a moment’s notice.”

If Canada were to confirm its first case of Ebola:

• One of five available teams would be deployed to work with local authorities to prevent further spread. Each team consists of seven subject matter experts: a team lead, a field epidemiologist, an infection control expert, a biosafety expert, a laboratory expert, a communications expert, and a logistics expert

• The teams would work with local officials to ensure all containment protocols are followed, ensure proper use and removal of protective equipment and provide any supplies from the National Emergency Strategic Stockpile that are required (such as masks, gloves and face shields)

• Vials of Canada’s experimental Ebola vaccine would be sent to the affected hospital

Prime Minister Stephen Harper warned Canadians on Saturday not to be complacent about the Ebola virus.

"What has happened recently with Ebola reminds us that in an age of globalization and particularly global trade and travel, what was a problem that was at one time far away from us could arrive at our shores very quickly," he said.

Canada will begin shipping its experimental Ebola vaccine to the WHO on Monday for possible use in the hardest-hit West African countries.