2025 Canadian wildfires
| 2025 Canadian wildfires | |
|---|---|
Fires in Canada for May 2025 | |
| Date(s) | May 2025 — ongoing |
| Location | Manitoba Ontario Saskatchewan Alberta Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Statistics | |
| Total fires | 1,985 (as of June 16, 2025) |
| Total area | 3.87 million ha (9.6 million acres) (as of June 16, 2025) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 2 civilians |
| Evacuated | 40,000 |
| Structures destroyed | 428+ |
| Season | |
← 2024 | |
The ongoing 2025 Canadian wildfire season began with over 160 wildfires active across the country in mid-May 2025 primarily in Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan. Two civilians died in the town of Lac du Bonnet located northeast of Winnipeg. Fires continued to form and spread in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador forcing tens of thousands to evacuate, including the city of Flin Flon. Manitoba and Saskatchewan declared respective states of emergency on May 28 and May 29.
Smoke from the wildfires has made the sunset appear more orange-red than usual across the Eastern US. The smoke has since been blown to Europe, causing the same phenomenon there. Smoke from the fires resulted in air quality warnings being issued for June 5–6 in the Ottawa–Gatineau area, parts of the Greater Toronto Area, and in Montreal.