The 2025 Forest Forest season among the worst ever recorded in Canada

Until now, summer 2025 is one of the seasons with the largest area of territory affected by forest fires. In question: abnormally high temperatures and low precipitation.

Dated July 16, more than 55,000 square kilometers from Fôret had burned in Canada. In addition to the record season of 2023, it is the largest cumulative area for this period of the year, according to the federal government.

According to Public Security Canada, which took stock Friday on the season of forest fires in the country, 561 braids are raging at the moment, including 69 not controlled.

It is especially in the western Canada that the lights are concentrated.

If it is true that temperatures above normal have affected almost all of the country since the start of the season, the territory located between the Pacific Ocean and the West Ontario has received very little precipitation.

In addition, the risk that new fires are triggered remains extremely high, according to representatives of the federal government.

The data provided by the Canadian Forest Service indicate that the whole country will continue to experience abnormally high temperatures over the next two months.

The low precipitation planned in the West could worsen the already difficult situation in this region, especially in the south of the Northwest Territories, which presents the greatest risk of fire in the country.

So far relatively spared, the eastern country should continue to receive enough rain to mitigate the effects of heat in the coming months. A small region in South Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is at risk.

First Nations

First Nations continue to be disproportionately affected by fires, especially because of their presence in isolated territories.

According to the Minister of Aboriginal Services, Mandy Gull-Masty, First Nations members are 18 times more likely to have to evacuate their accommodation than the rest of the Canadians. Residents of 66 First Nations have already had to evacuate their territory this year.

The lights are A new reality that will require more support and more investmentssaid Minister Gull-Masty during a press briefing. Qualifying for extraordinary The current fire season, she argued that the situation highlights great needs to be better equipped.

The Minister of Emergency Management and Communities Resilience, Eleanor Olszewski, has described certain means used now to fight the flames. More than 500 firefighters from other countries went to Canada this year.

Five requests from the provinces to obtain federal aid have also been approved so far this year, including two for the Garden Hill, Manitoba fires in recent days.

Minister Olszewski also said that for each dollar brought to the Red Cross related to the fires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, the governments of these two provinces as well as the federal government will pay the same sum. This commitment will allow to triple the $ 9.4 million already paid.

A consortium to better fight against forest fires

In addition to this update on the fire season, Ottawa announced on Friday the creation of a national center intended to strengthen preparation and interventions against forest fires.

The Carney government wants to invest nearly $ 12 million over four years for the establishment of Consortium for resilience to Canada forest fires (CRFFC).

This commitment stems from the Kananaskis Charter on the forest fires, about which the G7 leaders agreed during their meeting last June.

The Crffc among other things, must bring together various national and foreign governments, representatives of the private sector, scientists and experts in forest fires.

Money will be used to share knowledge, facilitate collaboration and accelerate the use of advanced sciences and technologies in prevention, attenuation, preparation and intervention in terms of forest firesexplained the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Canada, Tim Hodgson, at a press conference on Friday afternoon.

The Crffc must also support the indigenous management of fires in order to recognize and respect indigenous knowledge in this area.

Report on Jasper

Taloned as to the creation of an agency devoted to combat against forest fires and the humanitarian response to them, Minister Olszewski said on Friday that the concertation work continues but that no announcement is planned before fall as soon as possible.

In addition, Ms. Olszewski did not want to comment on the remarks of Prime Minister Albertaine, Danielle Smith, who criticized the federal fire management on Friday that left Jasper in ashes last year.

A report on the management of this brazier published Thursday reported rather an inadequate provincial response.

Minister Olszewski also showed the mismanagement of national parks, federal responsibility, to explain the frequency of fires, because these parks would often be the cradle of fires, she said.

With Canadian press information