Help your community

Being flood ready is a shared responsibility. Each member of your community has a role to play to reduce the impacts of major flooding events and to protect people and properties.

What community organizations can do:

• Work with your neighbouring organizations, and your provincial or territorial government, to assess and identify risks in your community.
• Develop and adopt a risk-based land-use planning strategy that outlines your vision for the future, with the aim of enhancing disaster resiliency.
• Learn about the effects of development on community stormwater management and drainage systems.
• Ensure community members and businesses are aware of, and follow the National Building Code of Canada and the National Plumbing Code of Canada in renovations and new builds.