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Aug 9, 2023 · Recent research shows that Canadians’ awareness and preparedness for natural hazard disasters is consistently low and unevenly distributed among different segments of the population. Much of the ...
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The rising frequency and severity of natural disasters is a growing concern. In recent years, Canadians have seen extreme weather events, like floods and wildland fires, destroy homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure, and leave lasting impacts on communities right across the country.
May 11, 2023 - Ottawa, Ontario
The rising frequency and severity of natural disasters is a growing concern. In recent years, Canadians have seen extreme weather events, like floods and wildland fires, destroy homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure, and leave lasting impacts on communities right across the country. As Canada and the world continue to experience these disasters, it is crucial to increase risk awareness across all sectors of society and to inform decision-making for reducing, preparing for, and responding to them.
Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, released the National Risk Profile, Canada’s first public, strategic, national-level disaster risk assessment. It provides a national picture of disaster risks facing Canada, and the existing measures and resources in our emergency management systems to address them.
The report released today examines disaster risks from three of the most concerning hazards facing Canadians - earthquakes, wildland fires, and floods, with a section on the cascading effects of pandemics like COVID-19 on these three hazards.
The report will increase resiliency in a few different ways:
“When we understand the risks we face, we can better protect ourselves and our communities from them. The National Risk Profile is a foundational piece of emergency preparedness work that draws upon scientific evidence and stakeholder perspectives to support decision-making that will strengthen Canada’s emergency management and resiliency to climate-related risks and disasters.”
- the Honourable Bill Blair, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness
•In addition to broad public and stakeholder engagement, the National Risk Profile uses two evidence-based methodologies to assess Canada's current level of risk to all-hazards and inform our collective ability to mitigate their impacts:
•The All-Hazards Risk Assessment methodology measures the impact and likelihood of hazards that pose a threat to Canada. This helps raise awareness and reduce the vulnerability of people, property, the environment and the economy.
•The Emergency Management Capability Assessment methodology allows for consistent evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the Canadian emergency management system across different hazards and over time.
•The next phase of the National Risk Profile will focus on heat events, hurricanes and space weather. These three hazards were selected given their high impacts on public health, critical infrastructure, the economy, and ecosystems. Space weather refers to eruptions on the Sun that cause disturbances in the earth’s magnetic field, sometimes through events known as magnetic storms. While it does not directly affect people, like hurricanes and heat waves, it affects the technologies on which modern societies rely, such as electrical grids, satellites, and communications systems.
In future years, the National Risk Profile will expand to include more natural hazards, and subject to decision-making, will eventually include all hazards and threats, including those that are caused by humans.
In addition to the National Risk Profile, the Government of Canada is pursuing a number of measures with a view to improving the resiliency of Canadians in the face of the rising frequency and costs of disasters, including:
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Jun 1, 2023 · Millions of people living in Ontario and Quebec have lost power for extended periods in the past year in the wake of a deadly derecho windstorm in May 2022 and an ice storm this spring. We asked Canadians to share their level of concern about the risk of natural disasters and weather-related emergencies in the fall of 2022 through our Canadian ...
When and if natural disaster strikes, try to stay calm. Put your emergency plans into action, keep your loved ones close, and stay alert. The disaster will pass, and you’ll be able to handle whatever challenges may ensue. Just stay present, deal with things as they unfold, and help others however you can.
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