Targeted Engagement on National Risk Profile

Current status: Closed

Background

The National Risk Profile (NRP) was a five-year initiative that ended in March 2024 and was Canada's first strategic, national-level disaster risk assessment. The First Public Report of the National Risk Profile was published in May 2023, and focused on floods, wildland fires and earthquakes. It provides a national picture of the disaster risks facing Canada, and the existing measures and resources in our emergency management systems to address them. A second round of assessments followed the publication of the first public report.

Consultation

For this second round of research, Public Safety Canada (PS) focused on hurricanes, geomagnetic storms and heat events. PS collected input and perspectives from subject matter experts within several sectors, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit representatives, academics, and emergency management professionals.

Next steps

A summary of the results for the second round of assessments will be made available to the public. It will be used to inform disaster risk reduction and resilience efforts, as well as help Canadians better understand the risks they face in the event of an emergency.

For more information about the NRP and the consultations, contact: nrp-pnr@ps-sp.gc.ca.

Related Links

• Get Prepared
• An Emergency Management Framework for Canada
• Emergency Management Strategy for Canada: Toward a Resilient 2030
• Advancing the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Emergency Management Strategy: Areas for Action
• Government of Canada Adaptation Action Plan (National Adaptation Strategy)