Canadian Disaster Database

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…

Publisher

Public Safety Canada

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2

Updated

2026-02-10