Natural Hazards

Hazards

Flood, wildfire, and earthquake profiles for 343 cities. Seismic PGA from NRCan's national hazard model (NBC design values); wildfire context from CWFIS; flood mapping remains largely provincial.

Natural hazard exposure

Risk Profiles Across Canada

Composite grades for browsing, insurance estimates when sourced, and separate flood, wildfire, and earthquake components for every tracked community.

343
Communities tracked
13 provinces
Not sourced
Avg. home insurance
Awaiting verified premium data
38
High-risk profiles
Flood, wildfire, or earthquake rated high
3
Hazard types
Seismic sourced · flood/wildfire pending

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Reading the scale

Hazard Grade Dial

Composite A–F grade from flood, wildfire, and earthquake ratings; sample median community shown below.

A

Composite hazard grade

Low composite hazard exposure

ABCDF
Flood
Pending provincial data
Wildfire
Pending provincial data
Earthquake
Low

Median composite profile across 343 communities. Individual city pages show full tri-hazard breakdown and preparedness checklists.

Grade ramp key

Flood, wildfire, and earthquake

Mapping Natural Hazard Exposure

These are three separate public layers, not one model. NRCan Earthquakes Canada supplies PGA for NBC design values (commonly 2% in 50 years). CWFIS publishes fire weather and hotspots. Flood-plain maps stay with provinces and municipalities, with federal support through the Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program.

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All Provinces & Territories

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Featured communities

Highest Composite Hazard Exposure

Communities with the highest combined flood, wildfire, and earthquake ratings

Know Your Exposure

NRCan seismic PGA on city pages, with wildfire and flood context labeled by tier. Grades are browsing aids, not parcel certificates.

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