diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary.yml b/.github/workflows/canary.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..feb6092759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: Mission Model Canary
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 * * * *' # every hour at the top of the hour
+
+jobs:
+  canary:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
+    with:
+      env: 'canary'
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ee69bd268b..836d0866af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ on:
     tags:
       - v*
   workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      env:
+        description: 'Github Actions environment that the test workflow should run under'
+        type: string
+        required: false
 
 env:
   AERIE_PASSWORD: '${{secrets.AERIE_PASSWORD}}'
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
             **/unit-test-results
   e2e-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: test-workflow
+    environment: ${{ inputs.env || 'test-workflow' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo (UI)
         uses: actions/checkout@v4