Canada in a Changing Climate
Status: Ongoing – 2021
A five-year national assessment of how Canada's climate is changing, the impacts of these changes and how we are adapting to reduce risk.
The process to develop Canada in a Changing Climate is an ongoing collaboration among subject-matter experts. This team will deliver a series of authoritative science and information reports to advance our knowledge.
Some of the key areas that will be explored include:
- Canada's Changing Climate
- National Issues
- Regional Perspectives
- Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate
How to participate
Canada in a Changing Climate Survey
Tell us how you use information about climate change impacts and adaptation and what topics and formats are most useful to you.
Be an expert reviewer
Thanks to all the expert reviewers who registered. Now that the review process is underway, registration is closed.
What we're hearing
Check out how the assessment process is progressing and what we've heard so far on climate change impacts and adaptation in Canada:
Read the results from our first survey (PDF, 2.5mb)
Next steps
The first report, Canada's Changing Climate, will be finalized by the end of 2018. The National Issues, Regional Perspectives and Health of Canadians reports are in development now and will be released as soon as they are available in 2020–2021. The final, enhanced synthesis report will be released in 2021 and will draw from, and add value to, the findings of all other reports produced during the process.
- Learn more about the assessment process.
- Look ahead at the reports you can expect to see.
- Follow our progress
- Check out Canada’s published assessments.
Contact us
Contact Canada's Assessment Secretariat with questions about the process