Overview

• Federal data show 3.7 million hectares have burned this season—six times the size of Prince Edward Island—making it the second-largest area on record.
• Wildfires have forced thousands of residents in multiple provinces, including Sandy Lake First Nation in Ontario, to evacuate their homes.
• Environment and Climate Change Canada forecasts higher-than-normal temperatures through August, intensifying wildfire risks in central and western regions.
• Public Safety Canada projects southern British Columbia will face its peak fire danger in July, with elevated risks also in the Northwest Territories and Yukon.
• The government is exploring options to create a national emergency response agency after criticism over its absence in managing consecutive severe fire seasons.