Started on May 25, 2023.
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Burning near Caniapiscau, Quebec, an active wildfire has maintained a long-term presence over 1,172 days since it first started on May 25, 2023. The incident covers 6,167 hectares, which is approximately 15,240 acres, while sustaining an average daily growth of about 5 hectares per day within a region where the typical fire season runs from May to September.
This prolonged fire occurs within a broader national context where 2,202,999 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 48% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Quebec for 1216 days. So far it has affected roughly 6,167 ha (15,240 acres) — about 62 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Canada
Across Canada, roughly 2,609,874 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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