Canada wildfire activity trends
See current official wildfire activity by province and territory and follow changes over time. The FireRadar daily archive begins on July 20, 2026; earlier dates are not added retroactively.
Official records from 11 of 11 expected source jurisdictions.
From 116 active records with a usable reported size. Not cumulative area burned.
British Columbia: 76 active official fires.
9 have complete source coverage for the trend line. Partial dates remain in the archive and are not shown as zero.
FireRadar wildfire activity over time
FireRadar's daily observation history begins Aug. 8, 2026 and grows from there. Each point records official wildfire information available that day; current-day data is included immediately.
| Date | Active official fires |
|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | 538 |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 552 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 544 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 543 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 518 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 518 |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 545 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 572 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 551 |
Reported active hectares sums usable sizes for currently active official records. It is not cumulative annual area burned and should not be used as a substitute for an official burned-area statistic.
Provinces and territories with the most active fires
Only jurisdictions with official records currently available are included. Others are omitted rather than shown as zero.
| Jurisdiction | Active fires | Reported active hectares |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 76 | 414,918 ha |
| Ontario | 19 | 573,956 ha |
| Saskatchewan | 10 | 34,525 ha |
| Manitoba | 4 | 4,990 ha |
| Quebec | 3 | 101,531 ha |
| Yukon | 3 | 3,115 ha |
| Alberta | 1 | 0 ha |
| New Brunswick | 0 | — |
| Nova Scotia | 0 | — |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 | — |
| Northwest Territories | 0 | — |
What you can compare
- Fires by province: current counts from official records available to FireRadar.
- Regional rankings: jurisdictions ranked using the same current source coverage.
- Daily timeline: archive dates with comparable source coverage.
- Season comparisons: equivalent periods only, once enough history is available.
Why this does not say “area burned”
This page totals the sizes reported for active fires on each archived date. The total can rise or fall as fires change, close or are updated. It is not cumulative annual area burned.
What the FireRadar series includes
The series uses official provincial and territorial incident records available to FireRadar. CWFIS national records and NASA FIRMS satellite hotspots are excluded to avoid double-counting. Missing sizes remain missing, and jurisdictions without a confirmed official source are not treated as zero.