In May and June 2025, wildfires raged in Flin Flon and La Ronge, in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) estimates that the related insured losses are now “close to $300 million,” reported the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) in a news release dated Sept. 4. Specifically, $250 million is attributed to the Flin Flon wildfire complex and $50 million to the La Ronge event.
“Prolonged dry and warm conditions across much of Manitoba and Saskatchewan this spring and summer have led to volatile conditions, with a total of 780 wildfires to date this year burning close to 5 million hectares of land,” says IBC.
Insurance Bureau of Canada urges all orders of government to “prioritize measures to protect people and communities.” Among them: “creating a more adaptable building code framework and more stringent building code standards that account for the heightened risk of severe weather...prioritizing nature-based solutions for fire prevention,” and taking “a proactive approach to emergency management so that communities across the country don't have to create unique playbooks after each catastrophic event.”
