Number of evacuations due to major wildfires in Canada

The largest evacuation caused by wildfires in Canada occurred in 2016, when more than 92,000 people were displaced. The Fort McMurray wildfire took place that year, which is the costliest natural catastrophe in Canadian history, with insured losses of almost six billion Canadian dollars.

Number of people evacuated due to disastrous wildfires in Canada from 1980 to 2019

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Release date

May 2023

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

1980 to 2019

Special properties

for more information on major wildfires go to the supplementary notes*

Supplementary notes

* Data includes disasters that meet one of the following criteria: 10 or more people killed. 100 or more people affected. An appeal for national/international assistance was issued. Deemed historically significant. or significant damage or interruption of normal processes were such that the community affected cannot recover on its own.

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