Canadian Dialogue on Wildland Fire and Forest Resilience – What We Heard Report, Spring 2022

The purpose of the Canadian Dialogue on Wildland Fire and Forest Resilience was, ultimately, to inform the creation of a Canadian Wildland Fire Prevention and Mitigation Strategy, led by the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers, and help inform action on prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. To help drive the strategy, the Dialogue brought together a diverse group of experts and stakeholders to share their perspectives on the risks we face from wildland fire and opportunities to make gains. The CCFM vision – by 2030, communities and infrastructure across Canada will be more resilient to the threat and impacts of wildland fire – is one that depends not just on governments, but on a whole-of-society approach reflective of the myriad ways that wildland fire affects people, communities, the environment, and the economy, with little regard for jurisdictional and territorial boundaries.