Recent signals
- wildfireGDACS1w agoGreen forest fire notification in CanadaOn 23/05/2026, a forest fire started in Canada, until 24/05/2026.Source →-3.0
- floodGDACS3w agoGreen flood alert in CanadaOn 07/05/2026, a flood started in Canada, lasting until 09/05/2026 (last update). The flood caused 0 deaths and 0 displaced .Source →-3.0
Foreign-ministry advisories
Practical guidance
What the disaster sub-score covers
Canada’s natural-disaster sub-score is 71/100 (moderate band). It combines the country’s long-term hazard exposure (fault lines, tropical cyclone tracks, volcanic chains, flood basins) with the live event feed from USGS, NOAA, NHC, JMA, GVP, and regional agencies. A score drop usually means a specific recent event; baseline hazard exposure barely moves year over year. The events feed above shows what is currently active.
Seasonality matters more than the headline number
Most natural-hazard risk is seasonal. Atlantic hurricane season runs June through November (peak August to October). Pacific typhoon season is broadly May to October. Indian Ocean monsoon flooding peaks June to September in South Asia. North Atlantic storm surge weights winter months. Volcanic and seismic risk is non-seasonal but clusters geographically; a country’s baseline score factors this in, but your specific itinerary’s exposure depends on which region you visit. The country safety guide’s natural- hazards chapter breaks it down by region.
What to actually do
Three concrete steps that move you out of the “tourist who got caught in it” bucket: enrol in your government’s traveller-notification programme (STEP for US citizens, LOCATE for UK, Smartraveller subscription for AU) so embassies can reach you in a major incident; download offline maps of your destination before you arrive (Maps.me or Google Maps offline) because mobile networks fail first in most disasters; and read the relevant Field Manual response guide for the specific hazard your destination carries. How to survive an earthquake while travelling and the wildfire, flood, and hurricane equivalents are linked from the relevant country safety guides.
Related for Canada
Long-form context
Canada is among the safest large countries in the world. Violent crime against tourists is rare, the major cities operate at safety levels comparable to Western European capitals, and the standard tourist itineraries (Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Vancouver, the Rockies, the Maritimes) carry essentially no general-crime concerns. The risks travellers actually meet are environmental: bear and moose encounters in the national parks, the genuinely-cold winter conditions of central and northern provinces, the extensive smoke seasons of the BC and Alberta wildfire years, and the deceptive distances between everything outside the southern population corridor.
Frequently asked about Canada
What natural hazards affect Canada?
Canada's natural-disaster sub-score is 71/100. It combines long-term hazard exposure (fault lines, tropical cyclone tracks, volcanic chains, flood basins) with the live event feed from USGS, NOAA, NHC, JMA, GVP, and regional agencies. Currently active events are listed in the recent-signals feed above.
When is hurricane / typhoon season in Canada?
Atlantic hurricane season runs June through November (peak August to October). Pacific typhoon season is broadly May to October. Indian Ocean cyclone season splits between November to April (southern hemisphere) and April to December (Bay of Bengal). Canada's specific exposure window is documented in the country safety guide.
What should I do if a natural disaster happens while I am in Canada?
Three concrete steps before you go: enrol in your government's traveller-notification programme (STEP for US, LOCATE for UK, Smartraveller subscription for AU), download offline maps because mobile networks fail first in major incidents, and read the relevant Field Manual response guide (earthquake, hurricane, wildfire, flood) for the specific hazard your destination carries.