Canada is allocating $45.7 million to advance wildfire science, improve risk assessments, and strengthen community resilience through 30 projects nationwide. The investment supports both research initiatives and Indigenous-led fire stewardship, with $41.7 million directed to 20 research and demonstration projects and $3.9 million to 10 Indigenous-led projects, according to Natural Resources Canada.

The largest allocations include $4,999,649 for the Tŝilhqot'in Active Forest Management Initiative in Williams, British Columbia, to reduce fuel loads by using dead and damaged forest fibre, and $4,999,500 for the Wildland Foundations project in Mill Bay, British Columbia, to develop Indigenous-led fire risk mitigation strategies across western Canada.

Other major projects include $3,506,800 for wildfire risk reduction through forest harvesting and fuel treatment in Ontario, $3,395,853 for wildfire mitigation strategy evaluation in British Columbia forests led by the University of British Columbia, and $2,500,000 for Indigenous-led adaptive forestry in Smithers, British Columbia, in collaboration with three First Nations.

In Atlantic Canada, $2,379,250 will fund a Living Lab for fire behaviour research, fuel break perception studies, and public education in partnership with the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. A further $2,320,000 will go to FPInnovations in Quebec to standardize post-fire examination of affected communities.

The $3.9 million Indigenous-led funding package includes $500,000 for Blood Tribe fire guardianship in Alberta, $500,000 for wildfire management integration in Chemawawin Cree Nation in Manitoba, and $499,950 for Indigenous fire stewardship demonstration in the Saskatchewan River Delta. Smaller allocations include $42,000 for wildfire risk assessment by Chawathil First Nation in British Columbia.