2026 Consequences of Climate Breakdown in Canada

Our 2026 Climate Impacts Map documents the ongoing devastation from climate impacts that communities across Canada face. It will be regularly updated throughout the year. The 2025 map can be found here.

In 2025, we documented a staggering 1 in 4 Canadians living in more than 220 communities were impacted by climate disasters: wildfires, flooding, drought, toxic air quality and extreme heat. That does not even include the millions more Canadians struggling with heating and cooling bills, at risk from erosion, or facing reduced municipal services as communities struggle to pay for climate-related damages and infrastructure costs.

We expect these numbers to worsen in 2026; already 1 in 5 Canadians have been impacted to date across 53 cities and towns. 

Enough is enough…

Discover our recommendations for how the federal government can keep our communities safe while protecting our economy, and get in touch if your community has been impacted. 

Note: The population count denotes that of the community, municipality or region where the alert occurred. It does not necessarily denote the number of people directly affected by the alert.

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MunicipalityProvinceClimate ImpactsPopulation (2021 Census)
AberdeenSKFlood Watch, Local State of Emergency716
Annapolis CountyNSExtreme Heat18,834
BadgerNLEvacuation, Flood Watch682
BCBCFlood Watch5,378
Big RiverSKLocal State of Emergency, Flood Watch994
BramptonONExtreme Heat656,480
BrantfordONSevere Storm104,688
Central Coast Regional DistrictBCFlood Watch, Evacuation Alert3,200
Central ManitoulinONLocal State of Emergency, Flood Watch2,235
ChisholmONLocal State of Emergency, Flood Watch1,312
Comox Valley Regional DistrictBCLocal State of Emergency, Flood Watch72,000
Cowichan Valley Regional District BCFlood Watch, Evacuation, Severe Storm89,010
Credit River WatershedONFlood Watch~314,000
EdmontonABUnsafe Air Quality1,130,000
Fort-CoulongeQCLocal State of Emergency, Flood Watch1,312
Fraser Valley E (Electoral Area E)BCEvacuation Alert, Flood Watch1,568
French RiverONLocal State of Emergency, Flood Watch2,800
GatineauQCFlood Watch, Local State of Emergency305,334
HudsonBCFlood Watch3,052
JasperABUnsafe Air Quality4,738
KinistinoSKLocal State of Emergency, Flood Watch700
LondonONSevere Storm508,000
Lunenburg countyNSExtreme Heat48,599
Manitoulin districtONSevere Storm13,935
Mansfield-et-PontefractQCEvacuation, Local State of Emergency, Flood Watch2,250
MarkhamONExtreme Heat338,500
MatagamiQCSevere Storm1,340
MerrittBCDrought7,051
Minden HillsONLocal State of Emergency, Flood Watch6,971
MississaugaONExtreme Heat717,960
Moose RangeSKEvacuation, Flood Watch, Local State of Emergency942
Peace RiverABEvacuation Alert, Flood Watch, Severe Storm7,200
Peguis First NationMBEvacuation, Flood Watch3,800
Penticton BCDrought36,885
Port AlberniBCFlood Watch18,260
Prince George BCUnsafe Air Quality89,490
Queens CountyNSExtreme Heat10,501
Quill LakeSKFlood Watch, Local State of Emergency377
Rama First NationONFlood Watch998
Regional district of Kitimat-StikineBCLocal State of Emergency, Flood Watch37,790
Richmond HillONExtreme Heat202,022
Sandy BeachABWildfire, Local State of Emergency278
SmithersBCUnsafe Air Quality5,350
Summerland BCDrought12,042
TorontoONExtreme Heat2,794,356
VancouverBCDrought662,00
VanderhoofBCUnsafe Air Quality4,350
VaughanONExtreme Heat323,103
Village of White FoxSKFlood Watch, Local State of Emergency345
West NipissingONLocal State of Emergency14,583
Woodlands CountyABWildfire4,558