Overview

• Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew declared a province-wide emergency after 22 active fires forced the evacuation of more than 17,000 residents in the region.
• Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe issued a 30-day state of emergency on May 29 as wildfires displaced over 4,000 people from remote northeastern communities.
• The Canadian Armed Forces are deploying aircraft and personnel to support evacuations and aerial firefighting in northern and Indigenous communities.
• Nearly 200,000 hectares have burned in Manitoba this month—triple the five-year average—and forecasts of continued heat and drought threaten to sustain fire activity.
• Across Canada, 134 wildfires remain active with about half uncontrolled, underscoring the growing role of climate change in intensifying fire seasons.