Canadian Disaster Database

Canadian Disaster Database is an open dataset from Public Safety Canada with 2 files (XLSX); catalogue record updated 2026-02-10. On CanQuery you can preview 2 live tables, filter, chart and export up to 10,000 rows as CSV and follow the original downloads. Files are available in English and French.

The Canadian Disaster Database (CDD) contains detailed disaster information on more than 1,000 natural, technological and conflict events (excluding war) that have happened since 1900 at home or abroad and that have directly affected Canadians. The CDD tracks significant disaster events that meet one or more of the following criteria: 10 or more people killed 100 or more people affected/injured/infected/evacuated or homeless an appeal for national/international assistance historical significance significant damage/interruption of normal processes such that the community affected cannot recover on its own The CDD describes: where and when a disaster occurred; the number of injuries, evacuations, and fatalities; and an estimate of the costs Symbols and definitions used in the CDD: https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/cndn-dsstr-dtbs/rfrnc-tbl-smbls-dfntns-en.aspx The CDD can be used to support research, academic activities, and decision-making across a breadth of fields including earth sciences, agriculture, climate change, biology and epidemiology, land use planning, insurance, investment, and the anthropological and sociological aspects of community resilience, among many…

Publisher

Public Safety Canada

Resources

2

Catalogue metadata updated

2026-02-10