Canada Wildfires

About wildfires in Canada

Canada has experienced record-breaking wildfire seasons in recent years, with the 2023 season being the most devastating on record. Over 18 million hectares burned across the country, blanketing major cities in smoke and forcing mass evacuations in British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and the Northwest Territories.

Canada's boreal forest, the largest intact forest ecosystem on Earth, is naturally adapted to fire. However, climate change is pushing fire activity far beyond historical norms. British Columbia and Alberta face the most intense fire seasons, but fires increasingly threaten eastern provinces and northern territories.

This real-time tracker monitors all fire activity across Canada's provinces and territories using NASA satellite data, providing essential information for the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) and provincial fire services.