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Estimates of gross domestic product in wildfire-affected areas during the 2023 and 2024 wildfire seasons / by Matthew Brown and Mark Brown.CS36-28-0001/2025-6-4E-PDF

"This article reports experimental estimates of the economic activity at risk in wildfire-affected areas during the 2023 season and in 2024 with a focus on Jasper, Alberta. The paper uses a business-level dataset, burned-area perimeters and evacuation data to determine business operating locations that were likely affected by wildfires from May to September 2023, providing a geographic overview of estimated business sector output that might have been affected. Focused estimates for the regions of Yellowknife, Kelowna, Halifax, Edson, and Jasper are presented. While gross domestic product at risk of being affected by the 2023 wildfire season appears low when measured at the national level, a localized analysis reveals that the effects on local economies are much more pronounced, underscoring the importance of geographic scale in interpreting the economic impact of natural disasters"--Abstract, page 1.

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Department/Agency
  • Statistics Canada, issuing body.
TitleEstimates of gross domestic product in wildfire-affected areas during the 2023 and 2024 wildfire seasons / by Matthew Brown and Mark Brown.
Series title
  • Economic and social reports, 2563-8955 ; v. 5, no. 6, June 2025
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Cover title.
  • Issued also in French under title: Estimations du produit intérieur brut dans les régions touchées par les feux de forêt au cours des saisons des feux de 2023 et de 2024.
  • "Release date: June 25, 2025."
  • "Insights."
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-12).
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 2025.
  • ©2025
Author / Contributor
  • Brown, Matthew, author.
Description1 online resource (12 pages) : illustrations, maps, graphs.
Catalogue number
  • CS36-28-0001/2025-6-4E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number36-28-0001
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