Wildfire activity expected to increase after slow start, say feds
The federal government says wildfire activity is expected to increase in the coming months after starting off slower than in 2023 or 2025.
Those two years, according to Ottawa, were the two worst wildfire seasons in Canadian history.
In 2025, 8.9 million hectares was burned, which is larger than New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island combined. However, the most destructive wildfire season on record was 2023 with over 15 million hectares burned; an area larger than England.
However, this year, with temperatures expected to ramp up, we can expect more wildfires on the way.
As of June 10, Canada has had 1,747 wildfires with 95 active and 44 out of control, with an area of 166,400 hectares burned.
Modelling suggests fire danger will remain low across much of Alberta, Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba in June, but will increase in eastern Northwest Territories where there is a drought as well as in the Atlantic provinces.
As for July, fire danger should be worse as it gets hotter across most of the country.
