The North Island 9-1-1 Corporation was established on January 5, 1995 to manage the provision of 9-1-1 to the Comox Valley Regional District, Strathcona Regional District, Regional Districts of Mt. Waddington and Alberni-Clayoquot and a portion of the Nanaimo Regional District. The Powell River Regional District joined the service in 1999. In 2008 the Province of BC restructured the Comox Strathcona Regional District into two separate regional districts: the Comox Valley Regional District and the Strathcona Regional District. Both of these regional districts participate in the 9-1-1 service. The North Island 9-1-1 Corporation works cooperatively to provide fire, police and ambulance response for those areas.

The primary duties of the North Island 9-1-1 Corporation board are to manage the assets of the corporation, specifically:

1. Through the secretary of the corporation establish and approve a yearly operating budget.
2. Approve all capital expenditures for additions to or replacement of system components.
3. Maintain an agreement with the RCMP to provide initial call answering for 911 calls.
4. Approve all new or revised operational policies and procedures and ensure they are followed.
5. Resolve any jurisdictional disputes and or operational disputes between participating agencies or regional districts.
6. Operate and maintain a fire dispatch and mapping system used for the dispatch of 49 fire departments covering a geographic area of approximately 40,000 square miles.
7. Oversee and manage an agreement for fire dispatching services with the City of Campbell River.
8. Oversee and manage an agreement for initial 9-1-1 emergency call dispatching services with the RCMP.

Approvals are on a weighted vote based on the number of common shares:

Comox Valley Regional District	6
Regional District of Nanaimo	5
Strathcona Regional District	4
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District	3
Powell River Regional District	2
Mt. Waddington Regional District	1